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Country regulatory reports

Russia: strict regulation appears to be on the way

Written by Marija Obradovic | 11th May 2017

Until now the only law directly affecting e-cigarettes in Russia has been a tax levied on nicotine-containing products. But that looks set to change, with five bills under consideration that would see sweeping restrictions...

Finland: online sales banned in hardline TPD

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 19th April 2017

ECigIntelligence finds a stringent approach to e-cigarette regulation in Finland, where nicotine-containing products were only recently...

Estonia: online ban, taxes on the way

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th April 2017

While The Tobacco Act classes e-cigarettes as tobacco-related products, Estonia's government is considering a draft amendment to that bill that could see domestic online sales may be banned in 2019. Currently, e-liquid is not taxed,...

Texas: few restrictions but plenty of red tape

Written by Aidan Semmens | 18th April 2017

ECigIntelligence guides you through the thicket of bureaucratic requirements faced by retailers engaging in either face-to-face or distance sales of vapour products in the Lone Star...

Lithuania: restrictions in line with TPD

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th April 2017

Our guide to Lithuania’s amended Tobacco law, which came into force on 20th May 2016, transposing the European TPD and imposing various legal restrictions on vaping...

Romania: tax unchanged, advertising restricted

Written by Marija Obradovic | 30th March 2017

In this March 2017 report, we see that Romania has transposed the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). There is a tax on some e-cigarette products, but vaping is still allowed in most public...

California: vaping treated as if it was tobacco

Written by Aidan Semmens | 24th March 2017

In this March 2017 look at regulations in California, we find that nicotine-containing products are subject to a wholesale tax of 27.3%. This tax rate will be revised periodically. Vaping in the state is treated...

Hungary opens for vaping trade, but with stiff restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th March 2017

Hungary has finally opened its market for sale of nicotine e-cigarettes by adopting changes to its national tobacco laws and aligning them with TPD standards. Nevertheless, Hungarian regulation remains among the most severe in Europe....

Portugal halves tax on nicotine e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st February 2017

Portugal's 2016 Tobacco Law fully transposed the TPD. A further bill is expected later this year which seeks to ban vaping within five metres of windows or an entrance to health institutions and pharmacies, places...

Germany: post-TPD regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th January 2017

The future of e-cigarette regulation in Germany is becoming clearer since the transposition of the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), but the country's separate states still have some autonomy is setting the...

Indonesia: ban looks possible – when government makes its mind up

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th December 2016

The legal classification of e-cigarettes in Indonesia is far from clear – whether they come under regulations relating to tobacco, pharmaceutical or consumer products. What does seem clear is that e-cigs continue to be legal for...

Belgium: end of medical regulation, new consumer regime imminent

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 6th December 2016

The new Belgian law, transposing the TPD, comes into force in January 2017. It will end the classification of e-cigarettes as medical devices and impose severe restrictions, including an online sales ban as well as...

Slovakia: latest law adds little to TPD, but requires dual notifications

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th November 2016

In this report, ECigIntelligence looks at the current regulatory landscape in Slovakia, where provisions for regulating e-cigarettes are largely in line with the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), which categorises e-cigs as tobacco-related...

Israel looks set to follow EU or U.S. lead on e-cig legislation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th November 2016

In this report, ECigIntelligence looks at a country with a complex past and slightly complicated present as the Supreme Court recently overturned a five-year ban on e-cigs. ECigIntelligence expects Israel to follow the European or...

Bulgaria brings in TPD regulation with the lightest of touches

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th November 2016

Bulgaria has taken a gentle approach to adopting Europe's TPD regulations. E-cigarettes are regarded as "tobacco-related" rather than tobacco products as such, and are treated more benignly than tobacco, with public usage...

Regulation in Norway: ban on nicotine products likely to end

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd November 2016

We strongly expect nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to be legalised in Norway, where their sale has been banned until now. The anticipated move will come as a boost to the Norwegian vaping market, which has already grown...

Italy: light-touch TPD transposition with minimal restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st October 2016

Italy has adopted a light touch approach to implementing the European TPD regulations, with only minimum restrictions on the e-cigarette industry. There is only a limited ban on advertising, and no restriction on public use...

Poland regulatory report: e-cigs regulated as tobacco

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 30th September 2016

Recent legislation transposes the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive into Polish law and regulates e-cigarettes in the same way as tobacco. This means advertising and vaping are banned in public places are banned, in line with...

Croatia regulatory report: TPD finally being transposed

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 23rd September 2016

E-cigarette products are in the process of being regulated in Croatia, by transposing the Tobacco Product Directive (TPD), once the government is established. We expect the Draft Act on Restriction of the Use of Tobacco...

Malta regulatory report: cross-border sales permitted, some ads banned

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 16th September 2016

Malta has imposed the TPD’s restrictions on advertising, product labelling and packaging. The authorities’ move to ban vaping in the same premises as smoking has been challenged in court so no legal nationwide restriction currently...

France regulatory report: public spaces relaxed, ads banned

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 5th September 2016

One of the world’s largest e-cig markets, France has transposed the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in several pieces of legislation, starting with the Health Law plus decrees and ordinances with more detailed product specific regulation...

Irish regulatory report: TPD law includes unusual packaging rule

Written by Jon Bruford | 12th August 2016

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Product restrictions5 Labelling and packaging6 Information obligations7 Retail channels restriction (including cross-border and distance sales)8 Public usage9 Advertising and marketing10 Taxation11 Enforcement   There may be more...

Russia: regulations expected by 2017

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 5th August 2016

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Labelling and packaging6 Retail channel restrictions (including cross-border and distance sales)7 Public usage8 Advertising and marketing9 Taxation10 Enforcement11 Case law12 Future developments   There may...

Regulatory report: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Written by Jon Bruford | 3rd August 2016

Contents1 Executive summary2 TPD common rules3 Legal framework in the Baltic nations4 Estonia (Eesti)5 Latvia (Latvija)6 Lithuania (Lietuva)   There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on these territories. Please visit the full list of regulatory...

Sweden prepares for consumer regulation after court decision

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 6th June 2016

Draft legislation to transpose Article 20 of the Tobacco Products Directive into Swedish national legislation will be in force by October 2016. The Swedish government is taking quite a lenient approach by allowing distance sales...

Germany’s post-TPD journey begins; further rules on the way

Written by Jon Bruford | 1st June 2016

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 Previous regulatory framework4 National regulatory framework post-TPD5 Age restrictions6 Product restrictions7 Ingredients8 Labelling and packaging9 Product notification10 Annual reporting11 Vigilance12 Retailing13 Public usage14 Public usage: an inconsistent future?15 Advertising and...

Slovenia’s tough post-TPD regime: no advertising, no online sales

Written by Jon Bruford | 28th April 2016

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions: current5 Product restrictions6 Labelling and packaging: current7 Obligation to notify8 Retail channels restriction (including cross-border and distance sales)9 Public usage10 Advertising and marketing11 Taxation12 Enforcement13...

Austria poised to enter stricter post-TPD regulatory landscape

Written by Jon Bruford | 27th April 2016

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 Current national regulatory framework4 Current national regulatory framework: near future5 Product categorisation and the tobacco monopoly6 Age restrictions7 Product restrictions8 Packaging restrictions9 Retail channels10 Information obligations11 Public usage: current12 Public...

Belgium: e-cigs become consumer products, but tough rules likely

Written by Jon Bruford | 15th April 2016

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Product restrictions6 Labelling and packaging7 Notification and surveillance obligations8 Retail channels restriction9 Public usage10 Advertising and marketing11 Taxation12 Enforcement13 Next steps   There may be...

Canada’s e-cig regulation a three-tiered tangle

Written by Aidan Semmens | 29th March 2016

Contents1 Executive summary2 Introduction  3 Federal regulation of e-cigarettes 4 The role of Health Canada5 Provincial regulation6 Municipal regulation7 Consumer safety and product standards8 Appendix 1. New rules for Ontario9 Appendix 2. ECTA warning requirements    ...

Denmark: draft TPD law will end licensing requirement

Written by Jon Bruford | 17th March 2016

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 4 National regulatory framework5 Age restrictions: current6 Product restrictions7 Labelling and packaging: current8 Obligation to notify9 Retail channels restriction (including cross-border and distance sales)10 Public usage11 Advertising and marketing12 Taxation13...

Romania regulatory report: tax regime in place, TPD on the way

Written by Jon Bruford | 14th February 2016

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 Regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Product restrictions6 Labelling and packaging: near future7 Obligation to notify8 Retail channels restriction (including cross-border and distance sales)9 Public usage10 Advertising and marketing11 Taxation  12 Enforcement13...

Finland regulatory report: pharma regime ending, new rules arriving

Written by Barnaby Page | 9th February 2016

Contents1 Introduction2 Regulatory landscape3 Current national regulatory framework4 Upcoming regulatory changes5 Age restrictions6 Product restrictions7 Labelling and packaging: current8 Labelling and packaging: near future9 Sale restrictions10 Retail licensing11 Public usage12 Exceptions to the public vaping...

Netherlands TPD report

Written by Jon Bruford | 5th February 2016

E-cigarettes are legal in the Netherlands, and are currently regulated as consumer products. But from May 2016, new regulations transposing the EU Tobacco Products Directive will enter into force. Our report examines current and future...

In depth update: e-cigarette regulation in Croatia, 2016

Written by Jon Bruford | 28th January 2016

Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Age restrictions • Packaging and product restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Case law • Taxation • Enforcement • The missing pieces from...

Philippines unregulated but local laws on horizon

Written by Jon Bruford | 28th January 2016

In the Philippines e-cigs are regulated as any other consumer product, therefore, the e-cig industry is largely unrestricted; in other words, very few product limitations apply, public usage and advertising is permitted, and e-cigs can...

E-cigarette regulation in Japan: the future is still pharma

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th January 2016

E-cigarette products containing nicotine cannot be sold in Japan without a pharmaceutical licence, and there appears to be little immediate likelihood of that changing. However, imports are tolerated and nicotine-free products can be sold. Our...

Updated: Germany's draft TPD plans and beyond

Written by Jon Bruford | 19th January 2016

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • National regulatory framework post-TPD • Age restrictions • Product restrictions • Ingredients • Labelling and packaging • Product notification • Annual reporting • Vigilance •...

Spanish regulation: TPD looms, regions react

Written by Jon Bruford | 15th January 2016

Contents1 Executive Summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions: current5 Product restrictions: current6 Labelling and packaging: current7 Notification and surveillance obligations8 Retail channel restrictions (including cross-border and distance sales)9 Public usage10 Advertising and marketing11...

Italy in-depth: preparing for the TPD

Written by Jon Bruford | 31st December 2015

Contents1 Executive Summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Product restrictions6 Labelling and packaging7 Obligation to notify8 Retail sale channels restriction9 Public usage10 Advertising and marketing11 Taxation12 Enforcement   There may be more recent...

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