Country regulatory reports - Vape regulation

Distance sales banned in Latvia as TPD is transposed

Written by Marija Obradovic | 8th June 2017

ECigIntelligence examines the post-TPD state of e-cigarette regulation in Latvia, including the distance sales ban, taxation, registration, and retailer...

Austria: restrictions go beyond TPD requirements

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 7th June 2017

Austrian legislation regulates both nicotine-free and nicotine-containing product, going further than the TPD, with online sales banned and both advertising and vaping in public places heavily...

Pennsylvania: 40% Other Tobacco Products tax and licensing

Written by Aidan Semmens | 1st June 2017

All state e-cigarette regulation in Pennsylvania relates to taxation – a 40% tax on e-cigarettes to be collected by wholesalers or...

Italy: minimum restrictions but tax on e-cigs with nicotine

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 19th May 2017

The Italian government has implemented the minimum level of restrictions required by the European Union’s (EU’s) Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). A tax of €0.393 (0.438 USD) per millilitre is imposed on all e-cig products that...

France: post-TPD rules get some needed clarification

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 18th May 2017

One of the world’s largest e-cigarette markets, France has transposed the European TPD in several pieces of legislation, starting with the Health Law plus decrees and ordinances with more detailed product specific regulation for e-cigarettes....

Colombia: a free market faces tobacco-style regulation

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 15th May 2017

By contrast with other South American countries, which have a de facto ban on vaping, e-cigarettes have until now been virtually unregulated in Colombia. That could soon change, however, with a proposal before Congress to...

Hardware notification in Denmark: questions answered

Written by Marija Obradovic | 12th May 2017

From 7th June 2017, all e-cig products launched in Denmark must meet the new requirements for notification and ones that don’t must be removed from the market. As the transitional period is approaching, questions concerning...

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...

New York state regulation: tough times ahead for e-cigs

Written by Aidan Semmens | 6th May 2017

ECigIntelligence explores e-cigarette regulation in the state of New York, which is showing signs of taking a hard line toward vaping despite little existing...

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....

Denmark makes the rules clearer than most on TPD enforcement

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th February 2017

ECigIntelligence reports on the Danish approach to regulating e-cigarettes in the wake of Europe's TPD, and finds it more detailed and transparent than...

Greece’s TPD law: distance sales allowed, new tax now in place

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 6th February 2017

The European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is now operative in Greece, with laws in place that are specific to e-cigarettes and...

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...

Czech Republic: the post-TPD picture becomes clearer

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th January 2017

The Czech Republic has adopted into law the chief terms of the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). However, some important issues remain...

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...

Taiwan: likely to end pharma regime for nicotine-containing products

Written by Aidan Semmens | 1st December 2016

In this report, ECigIntelligence looks in detail at the situation in Taiwan, where the legal situation may possibly be set to change. It is likely that nicotine-containing products will become legal while nicotine-free liquid will...

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...

U.S. regulation update: latest bills in state legislatures

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th November 2016

ECigIntelligence rounds up the latest bills that have been passed in Alaska, Illinois, Pennsylvania and the District of...

Australia: hardline attitudes and red tape make for a difficult road ahead

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 22nd November 2016

Though states and territories get to make their own rules, vaping products containing nicotine are effectively outlawed across Australia - and life isn't much easier for sellers and users of non-nictotine...

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...

Turkey: pharma licence requirement is a nicotine ban in practice

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th November 2016

E-cigarette products containing nicotine cannot be sold in Turkey without a pharmaceutical licence from the Ministry of Health - and so far no such licence has been...

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...

Netherlands: TPD followed closely, but some issues remain unresolved

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th October 2016

Regulation of vape products in the Netherlands follows closely the provisions of the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). But although the vaping industry is highly regulated, a few issues remain to be resolved, such as...

Luxembourg: duchy at the heart of Europe takes a strict view on e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th October 2016

E-cigarette sales have come under strict regulation in Luxembourg since the TPD was adopted: our report provides full...

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

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Ireland or the advanced search page. Executive summary Ireland’s transposition of the TPD has been quite straightforward, with...

Russia: regulations expected by 2017

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 5th August 2016

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Russia or the advanced search page. Executive summary • E-cigarette products are mainly unregulated in Russia, aside...

Regulatory report: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Written by Jon Bruford | 3rd August 2016

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on these territories. Please visit the full list of regulatory reports, or the advanced search page. Executive summary Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are often collectively known...

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

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Germany or the advanced search page. Executive summary On 20th May, the European Union’s (EU’s) Tobacco Products...

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

Written by Jon Bruford | 28th April 2016

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the full list of regulatory reports, or the advanced search page. Executive summary E-cigarettes are not currently regulated in Slovenia. However,...

Austria poised to enter stricter post-TPD regulatory landscape

Written by Jon Bruford | 27th April 2016

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the full list of regulatory reports, or the advanced search page. Executive summary E-cigarette products are currently unregulated in Austria,...

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

Written by Jon Bruford | 15th April 2016

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Belgium or the advanced search page. Executive summary
Nicotine-containing products will become legal for the first...

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

Written by Aidan Semmens | 29th March 2016

There are more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Canada. Executive summary The federal government’s regulatory stance on e-cigs is unclear, which is...

Denmark: draft TPD law will end licensing requirement

Written by Jon Bruford | 17th March 2016

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Denmark or the advanced search page. Executive summary Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes can’t be sold or advertised without a...

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

Written by Jon Bruford | 14th February 2016

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the full list of regulatory reports, or the advanced search page. Executive summary
Tax is levied on e-cigs and...

Finland regulatory report: pharma regime ending, new rules arriving

Written by Barnaby Page | 9th February 2016

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Finland or the advanced search page. Introduction Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, currently illegal in Finland unless a medical...

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