Country regulatory reports - Vape regulation

New York State getting tougher on vaping: regulatory update

Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 21st June 2018

New York, formerly one of the less restrictive states for e-cigs, now has a widespread ban on indoor vaping, no e-cigs allowed in schools, and a number of other measures in the offing ...

New rules step beyond the TPD: Netherlands regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th June 2018

In our latest look at the Dutch regulations, we find that The Netherlands recently decided to go beyond the TPD, regulating nicotine-free e-cigs fully in the same way as nicotine containing ones ...

No tax proposed as yet: Slovakia regulatory report

Written by Marija Obradovic | 13th June 2018

In our latest look at the regulatory picture in Slovakia we see that e-cigarettes are not covered by any excise tax, e-cigs with and without nicotine have mild retail restrictions and notification is free of...

Light on enforcement and notifications are free: Bulgaria regulatory report

Written by Marija Obradovic | 1st June 2018

In our latest look at Bulgaria, we find that distance sales are banned, notification is free-of-charge, non-nicotine products are regulated as a consumer products and there is no taxation of e-cigarettes ...

Tax cut due along with more laws: California regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st May 2018

In our latest look at California's regulations, we find that the wholesale tax is set to be adjusted in July and vaping is treated as tobacco in regards to public usage ...

Shake and vape still a grey area: Poland regulatory report

Written by Marija Obradovic | 29th May 2018

In our latest look at Poland we find that a tax on all e-liquids will apply as of January 2019, distance sales are prohibited and new, slightly higher, notification fees now apply ...

Spain: regulatory report on ‘devices capable of releasing nicotine’

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 23rd May 2018

Spain transposed the EU TPD into national law in 2017. Law 28/2005 in its consolidated version now regulates all aspects of the use, sale and promotion of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes ...

Rules are strictly enforced: Austria regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th May 2018

In our latest look at the regulations in Austria, we see that Austrian legislation regulates both nicotine-free and nicotine-containing products, going further than the TPD ...

Hungary regulatory report: tough rules but weakening enforcement

Written by Marija Obradovic | 23rd April 2018

The regulation of vaping products in Hungary is substantially derived from the European TPD, but remains the most severe in the EU – although enforcement of many of the rules does appear to be slackening...

Focus is on minors: Atlanta and Georgia regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th April 2018

ECigIntelligence looks at regulation in Georgia and Atlanta and finds it is and mainly focused on preventing minors from accessing the products ...

Age limit up, flavour ban on the table: New Jersey regulatory report

Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 28th March 2018

State regulation of vaping products in New Jersey is explained, including the recently raised age limit of 21 and proposals to ban flavours, to establish licensing for the sale of e-cigarettes, and to extend limits...

Ukraine regulatory report: TPD beyond the EU?

Written by Marija Obradovic | 12th March 2018

Ukraine's current regulatory setup is lenient on e-cigs but with politicians keen to foster stronger links with the EU, and with acts now in force to strengthen existing relations, it's only a matter of time...

Domestic online sales ban looms: Estonia regulatory report

Written by Marija Obradovic | 16th February 2018

Estonia is one of the most severe environments for the vaping industry in Europe. Cross-border distance sales are prohibited, while domestic online sales will be banned as of 1 July, 2019 ...

Norway regulatory report: nicotine e-cigarettes will soon be legal

Written by Marija Obradovic | 5th February 2018

Norway is likely to end its ban on e-cigarettes in mid-2018. However, vapour products are subject to detailed regulations and the Norwegian authorities have extended the EU’s TPD to cover nicotine-free products ...

Greece regulatory report: cross-border ban details and a legal challenge

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 2nd February 2018

Our updated report on the current state of e-cigarette regulation in Greece includes interpretation from the customs authority on what is covered by the cross-border distance sales ban and news of a legal challenge to...

Online sales now banned: Italy regulatory report

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 25th January 2018

In our latest look at the Italian market, we see that distance sales, including domestic and cross-border, are now banned under the latest amendment (known as the “Vicari amendment”) approved in the Italian parliament ...

Proposed tax rate increase: North Carolina regulatory report

Written by Aidan Semmens | 12th January 2018

North Carolina's current regulatory status is explained by the ECigIntelligence team of analysts: decisions are made at state level for state-wide uniformity; vapour products are included in the definition of tobacco products; and the taxable...

Limiting youth access: Arizona, Maricopa County and Phoenix regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd January 2018

E-cigarette regulation in Arizona and its state capital, Phoenix, is almost non-existent, with the exception of limiting access to those aged 18 or above ...

Re-drawn law less stringent than TPD: updated Switzerland regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd January 2018

Our updated report looks at the newly re-drafted tobacco law that is likely to form the basis of future regulation of e-cigarettes and HnB products in a country that is in Europe but outside the...

A risk rather than an opportunity: San Francisco Bay Area regulatory report

Written by Aidan Semmens | 20th December 2017

ECigIntelligence's report on the Bay Area details how city and county regulation of e-cigarettes and vaping in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Fremont applies on top of California's statewide rules ...

Los Angeles: proactively restricting e-cigarettes

Written by Aidan Semmens | 11th December 2017

Los Angeles takes an active approach towards electronic cigarettes, including them in the definition of tobacco products for purposes of the Tobacco Retailing License and public smoking restrictions ...

An eye on minors in the Buckeye State: Ohio and Columbus regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th December 2017

E-cigarette regulation in Ohio and its state capital Columbus is chiefly focused on preventing vaping among young people – below 18 in the state, below 21 in the city ...

E-liquids enjoy a zero-tax regime: Croatia regulatory report

Written by Marija Obradovic | 30th November 2017

Unlike its Balkan neighbours Slovenia and Serbia, Croatia – one of the last countries in Europe to transpose the TPD – puts a zero rate of tax on e-liquids ...

E-cigs still consumer products – for now: Serbia regulatory report

Written by Marija Obradovic | 24th November 2017

ECigIntelligence's regulatory report on the state of e-cigarette legislation in Serbia - this report shows that e-cigs are presently regulated as a consumer product, but the country is likely to bring its laws in line...

State falls back in line with US constitution: Indiana regulatory report

Written by Aidan Semmens | 23rd November 2017

The US state of Indiana was forced to repeal a number of its e-cigarette regulations following a successful plea to a federal court of appeal. This report details the relevant law in the state as...

Still European for now, Britain goes its own ways: UK regulatory report

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 22nd November 2017

Our updated report on the state of e-cigarette regulation in the UK unpicks the differences between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...

E-Zigi law on its way – but don’t hold your breath: Switzerland regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th November 2017

Our updated report on Swiss law as it relates to e-cigarettes considers both current regulation and how it is likely to change in a country that is in Europe but outside the EU ...

Presence of nicotine determines applicable regime: South Korea regulatory report

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 8th November 2017

Different rules apply in South Korea to nicotine and non-nicotine products, one of which is defined as tobacco, the other as a quasi-drug. ...

District vapour tax may rise to keep in line with cigarettes: DC regulatory report

Written by Aidan Semmens | 6th November 2017

A 65% tax relative to the wholesale value of vapour products is imposed in the District of Columbia, with the aim of equalising them to some extent with traditional cigarettes ...

Malaysia regulatory report: uncertainty as government ponders new rules

Written by Marija Obradovic | 3rd November 2017

The Malaysian e-cig industry has cause for optimism as some members of the ruling party are strongly in favour of ending the pharma regime for nicotine-containing products ...

South Africa regulatory report: vaping in legal limbo

Written by Marija Obradovic | 23rd October 2017

Nicotine e-cigs can only be sold legally in South Africa at pharmacies under medical licence. There is, however, a thriving black market, and a government promise – yet to be acted on – to regulate...

Belgium regulatory report: a year after TPD, are further restrictions in the pipeline?

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 18th October 2017

Transposition of the TPD into Belgian law has been force since January 2017. The restrictions it imposes include a ban on online sales as well as product, packaging, labelling and advertising restrictions ...

Germany regulatory report: more restrictions possible on advertising and zero-nicotine

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th October 2017

ECigIntelligence’s updated review of Germany’s e-cigarette laws and regulations includes details of likely future tightening of...

New licensing requirements in the Big Apple: New York City regulatory report

Written by Aidan Semmens | 11th October 2017

New ordinances in New York City place a cap on the number of e-cigarette retailers in each district of the city – and licences will only be granted to those who were already in business...

Two possible paths to e-cig legalisation: Mexico regulatory report

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 4th October 2017

The sale of e-cigarette products is banned in Mexico under the General Tobacco Control Law, although a modest e-cigarette market does exist. In 2015 Mexico’s highest court unanimously held that the regulator’s interpretation of Mexico’s Tobacco...

New incoming rules will mean further restrictions in Portugal

Written by Marija Obradovic | 27th September 2017

New legislation regulating nicotine-containing e-cigarettes came into force on 1st January 2016 in Portugal. Current taxes on nicotine e-liquids are €0.30/ml, but a new budget law is due for vote in November 2017 when it will become...

Chicago adds detail and taxation to Illinois’s light state regulation

Written by Aidan Semmens | 27th September 2017

While Illinois has a relatively liberal approach to e-cigarettes, Chicago has a more restrictive regime and two layers of taxation – city and...

Russia: little regulation of e-cigs or HnB for now – but the heat is on

Written by Marija Obradovic | 11th September 2017

At present there is comparatively little regulation in Russia covering either heated tobacco or e-cigarettes. This may change, however ...

Czech Republic: e-cigarettes under a post-TPD regime

Written by Marija Obradovic | 8th September 2017

Our latest look at the legal status of e-cigarettes in the Czech Republic details the country’s approach to the European TPD requirements ...

Cyprus: strict on ads and public vaping, but lenient in other respects

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 14th August 2017

ECigIntelligence’s up-to-date round-up of the law and regulations surrounding e-cigarettes on the most highly populated island in the Mediterranean ...

Light-touch regulation aids HnB over e-cigs in Japan

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 7th August 2017

In our latest look at Japan, we find the country is a favoured market for heated tobacco products because regulation is much lighter on tobacco than it is on nicotine-containing e-cigs. In a country where...

Canada: national law set to clear up a confusing picture

Written by Aidan Semmens | 28th July 2017

The confused picture of e-cig regulation in Canada, where provinces have established various partial regimes, is set to end with the likely passing of a federal law imposing a unified code ...

How Slovenia is adapting to the early stages of TPD regulation

Written by Marija Obradovic | 24th July 2017

New regulation in Slovenia – one of the last European countries to transpose the TPD into law – applies to all types of e-cigarettes, with or without nicotine ...

Sweden’s new e-cig law transposes TPD

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 21st July 2017

E-cigarettes are regulated in Sweden by the Act on Electronic Cigarettes and Refill Containers (2017/425), which came into force on 1st July 2017. It transposed the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into Swedish legislation. Non-nicotine...

China: the shape of possible e-cig regulation to come

Written by Aidan Semmens | 13th July 2017

With no specific regulation in place, e-cigarettes in China only come under general consumer product rules – but that could change. Our special report investigates current Chinese law and where it might be...

Spain: regulation now in force, and what further restrictions lie ahead

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 4th July 2017

Spain was among the last European Union member states to transpose the TPD into national law, adopting it through royal decree only in June 2017 – and there are almost certainly further restrictions on e-cigarettes...

Netherlands: early applier of TPD brings non-nicotine e-cigs into line

Written by Marija Obradovic | 21st June 2017

The first country to transpose the TPD has now updated its rules to bring non-nicotine e-cigs into line with nicotine products, as our comprehensive regulatory report...

Florida: e-cigarette regulation is focused on protecting under-18s

Written by Aidan Semmens | 14th June 2017

E-cigarette regulation in Florida is minimal, focused entirely on preventing minors from gaining access to vaping...

Ireland: how TPD regulations apply in the Emerald Isle

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 14th June 2017

The interpretation of the European TPD by the Irish Department of Health has resulted in a slightly more restrictive stance towards e-cigarettes in the Republic of Ireland than in the neighbouring UK, but there is...

Poland: a stringent approach to vapour products

Written by Marija Obradovic | 8th June 2017

ECigIntelligence brings you updated detail on the state of Polish regulation of e-cigarette products following transposition of the EU Tobacco Products Directive into national law, and reports on how the rules are being enforced in...

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