Lenka Hajnovicova, Author at ECigIntelligence

Regulatory report: Israel, October 2020

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 14th October 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

E-cigarettes are regulated in Israel as smoking products and as such are subject to the same regulation as combustible cigarettes. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory framework ...

Slovak finance ministry rejects call for a tax on nicotine vapour products

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 6th October 2020 || News analysis |

The Slovakian Ministry of Finance has rejected a suggestion by education officials that it should set up a tax scheme for nicotine-containing e-cigarettes ...

Regulatory report: Colombia, August 2020

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 19th August 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This report offers a detailed overview of the current regulatory regime in Colombia for e-cigarettes, as well possible future regulation ...

Germany set for new restrictions on nicotine-free e-cigs and liquids

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 16th July 2020 || News analysis |

The German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the country’s 16 Länder (states) at federal level, will vote in September on a law that will introduce further restrictions on nicotine-free e-liquids ...

Regulatory report: Turkey, December 2019

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 24th December 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

E-cigarette products containing nicotine cannot be currently sold in Turkey without a pharmaceutical licence from the Ministry of Health, although none have been granted so far ...

Slovakia proposes increased HnB excise duty amid coalition opposition

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 8th November 2019 || News analysis |

The Slovak Republic is currently debating a proposal from the Ministry of Finance that would increase excise duties for tobacco products, including heated tobacco, from February 2020 ...

Mild retail restrictions on e-cigs: Slovakia regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 1st October 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory landscape for vapour products in Slovakia, including information relating to age, retail and product restrictions ...

Further restrictions for vaping: Netherlands regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 4th September 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This report looks at the latest rules and regulations in the Netherlands, featuring updates regarding advertising and marketing, packaging and labelling, notifications and taxation ...

Smoking ban reach to extend: Austria regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 5th July 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

The latest ECigIntelligence regulatory report on Austria features extensive updates, including changes to the country's stance on public place...

E-cigs exempt from tax rise: Slovenia regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 1st July 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

In this updated report on Slovenia we explain how the rules around advertising and the country's tax regime have evolved ...

More restrictions for advertising proposed: Germany regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 26th June 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

A proposal to extend Germany's ban on tobacco advertising to outdoor and cinema advertising is being considered, alongside a proposal to exempt e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products ...

Strict regulations may get tougher: Finland regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 29th March 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Finland’s vaping regulations are among the strictest in the EU; nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are treated as tobacco-related products and all flavours except tobacco are banned. Online sales are prohibited; bricks-and-mortar stores are the only retail channel allowed; advertising and...

The Netherlands: a case study on plain packaging for e-cigarettes

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 26th February 2019 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

So far Israel is the only country to insist on plain packaging for e-cigarettes – but it’s on the agenda elsewhere, such as the Netherlands, where the scheme is backed by the minister charged with rewriting public health...

Further restrictions being considered: Ohio regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 5th February 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

In our latest look at e-cigarette regulation in Ohio and the city of Columbus, we find a focus on increasing the legal purchasing age to 21, while public health organisations have been advocating the taxing of e-cigs ...

Czech Republic regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 19th December 2018 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This regulatory report on the Czech Republic includes updates on the regulatory landscape, product restrictions, labelling and packaging, obligation to notify, public usage, taxation, and enforcement ...

Romania regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 6th December 2018 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This December 2018 report on e-cig regulation in Romania includes updates on product restrictions, packaging, notification, taxation and enforcement ...

Texas regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 15th November 2018 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Our latest report on e-cig regulation in Texas has updates on age restrictions, notification, retail channels, public usage, advertising and marketing, relevant laws and relevant bodies ...

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