City of Chicago takes legal action as well as inspections to enforce flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th March 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Illinois

North America

United States

Flavours

Regulatory briefing

Six months after implementing a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes, the city of Chicago has cited several businesses for breaking the rules and announced a lawsuit against a business accused of selling non-compliant vaping products ...

PHE report suggests medicine before or after vaping as best way to quit smoking

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 25th February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Health

Regulatory briefing

Public Health England (PHE) is calling on local authorities to continue supporting e-cigarettes after new research confirmed they are more effective than nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) in smoking cessation ...

German higher court rules that online adverts CAN say e-cigarettes save lives

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Germany

Health

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A high court in Germany has ruled that it is legal to promote e-cigarettes as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, overturning a previous decision by a lower regional court ...

New York legislature aims to increase the state’s vaping tax 140%

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

New York

North America

United States

Tax

Regulatory briefing

Lawmakers in New York state recently introduced bills that would more than double the excise duties for vaping products with the aim of financially disincentivising citizens from using nicotine products ...

Germany proposes new €0.02 per mg tax on nicotine e-liquids from 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Germany

Policy and Politics

Tax

Regulatory briefing

The German government is proposing a new tax scheme for nicotine-containing vaping products to come into force in summer 2022 as “a response to current market developments” ...

COP9 ‘will be UK’s chance to put the case for more progressive vaping regulation’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

Britain will have an “incredible opportunity” later this year to spread the message that appropriate vaping regulation saves lives, members of the Westminster parliament have been told ...

Uncertainty over leaked government plan for new e-cigarette tax in Germany

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Germany

Tax

Regulatory briefing

Rumours of a German government proposal to introduce a tax scheme for e-cigarettes from 2022 have been greeted with both surprise and doubt among the industry and federal policymakers ...

‘Incomprehensible and deadly’: store owners’ verdict on Dutch flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Netherlands

Flavours

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

Members of the vaping industry in the Netherlands have voiced concern at the legislative bid to ban non-tobacco flavours in e-cigarettes from 2022, accusing the Dutch government of proposing dangerous regulations ...

European strategy on beating cancer comes under MEPs’ legislative scrutiny

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 8th February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

Intense debate has begun in the European Parliament on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, presented by the European Commission last week, including suggested measures to tighten regulation of tobacco alternatives ...

Indiana lawmakers adopt last-minute change in bill to increase vaping tax

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Indiana

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Tax

Regulatory briefing

The Indiana House of Representatives has proposed a change to the taxation scheme for e-liquids presented in a bill after lawmakers raised concerns about exactly how the money collected would be used for public health purposes ...

European Commission commits to taking ‘stricter’ approach to tobacco alternatives

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 3rd February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

The European Commission has committed itself to a more restrictive legislative approach to tobacco-related products, to protect the public “from picking up lasting habits that are damaging to health” ...

Canadian court turns down application to suspend Nova Scotia’s vaping rules

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st February 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada

North America

Nova Scotia

Regulatory briefing

A Canadian judge has refused to grant an injunction to suspend application of Nova Scotia’s vaping laws until a challenge to its constitutionality is decided ...

US Postal Service unsure about federal e-cigarette delivery ban implementation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th January 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A month after the US Congress passed a federal ban on delivering e-cigarettes by mail, the US Postal Service (USPS) is still unsure how to implement and enforce the new regulations ...

E-liquid tax among tobacco reform plans put forward by Mexico’s ruling party

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th January 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Mexico

North America

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Tax

Regulatory briefing

Members of the ruling party in Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies aim to establish a new tax for e-cigarette products, while officials are working to tighten advertising restrictions and enforce the ban on vaping imports ...

Bavarian High Court rules vape stores can open during coronavirus lockdown

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th January 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Germany

COVID-19

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The High Administrative Court of Bavaria has ruled that vape stores provide essential goods and services and can remain open during the Covid-related lockdown in Germany’s largest state ...

Beijing kicks off China’s second round of inspections of vaping businesses

Written by Tao Hong || 21st January 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

China

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Chinese government is increasing the regulatory pressure on the vaping industry and expects to strengthen the supervision of the e-cigarette market in the country this year ...

US judge dismisses investors’ ‘meritless’ case against major Juul distributor

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 19th January 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Major brands

Regulatory briefing

A class-action lawsuit against one of Juul’s largest distributors has been dismissed by a US judge who described it as “meritless” and “a hammer in search of a nail” ...

Senators’ letter to FDA on PMTAs hints at tougher US policies on vapour products

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th January 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

FDA

Regulatory briefing

Twelve US senators, including 11 leading Democrats, have called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enforce tougher reviews of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) ...

US agents seize 33,000 fake Puff e-cigarettes flown in from China

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th January 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

FDA

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

More than $700,000 worth of counterfeit e-cigarettes arriving from China have been seized in the US as part of a joint-agency operation to crack down on fraudulent vaping products ...

Royal Navy bans vaping at sea as UK armed forces aim to cut it out

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 12th January 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Regulatory briefing

Vaping is no longer allowed on UK Royal Navy vessels under a Ministry of Defence strategy to achieve a smoke-free – and vape-free – generation among all the armed forces ...

What lies over the horizon for the worldwide e-cigarette industry in 2021?

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 7th January 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Africa

Asia

Australasia

Australia

Brazil

Canada

Central America

China

Costa Rica

Denmark

Estonia

EU

Europe

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Netherlands

New Zealand

North America

Philippines

South Africa

South America

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Taiwan

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

2021 is sure to be another significant year for the vaping industry across the globe, with a bunch of new regulations on the horizon – and hopefully a light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel ...

Italy’s budget brings in new taxes on
e-liquids, with and without nicotine

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th January 2021 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Italy

Tax

Regulatory briefing

Italy has entered 2021 with new excise duties on e-liquids after the Senate passed the 2021 Budget law (Legge di bilancio) ...

WHO study group recommends wide-ranging bans on e-cigarette products

Written by Barnaby Page || 31st December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Health

Heated tobacco

Regulatory briefing

Open systems and high-nicotine e-cigarette products would be banned under the latest set of proposals from a World Health Organization (WHO) committee ...

Philippine memorandum lays down rules on labelling of tobacco alternatives

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Philippines

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A joint memorandum issued by a number of government agencies laying down rules for vapour products in the Philippines establishes new restrictions on flavours and changes to labelling requirements ...

UK healthcare products agency ready to take over e-cigarette notifications

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is on course to take charge of new e-cigarette product notifications in England, Scotland and Wales from 1st January, when Britain will officially no longer be a member of...

Australia requires prescription to import e-cigs; Senate calls for friendlier regs

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 23rd December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

Australia

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

Anyone wanting to import nicotine e-cigarettes into Australia from 1st October 2021 will require a doctor’s prescription, despite a Senate committee’s call for e-cigs to be more generally available ...

Canada moves to lower federal nicotine concentration cap, may restrict flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada

North America

Flavours

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

Canada’s Department of Health is proposing to lower the maximum nicotine concentration in vaping products to “contribute to reducing the appeal” to youth, while new flavour restrictions are also under consideration ...

Western Australia MP aims for 50,000 signatures on petition to legalise vaping

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

Australia

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

A member of the Parliament of Western Australia has launched a petition to effectively legalise vaping by allowing the sale of nicotine e-liquid in the state ...

Quebec unveils plan to ban flavours and limit nicotine concentration in e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada

North America

Quebec

Flavours

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Canada’s second-largest province has become the latest to announce an intention to restrict flavours and limit nicotine levels in vaping products ...

Experts call for tighter regulation of e-cigs in revised UK tobacco legislation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Experts on smoking say the post-Brexit UK revision of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) should include tougher rules on the advertising and labelling of tobacco-alternative products ...

Swiss lower house starts discussion of long-awaited law on e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Switzerland

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The lower house of the Swiss Federal Assembly, the National Council, is debating the country’s draft Federal Tobacco Act, but a final vote on the bill is unlikely before mid-2021 ...

Biden picks California attorney general for key role of US health secretary

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 7th December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Regulatory briefing

US president-elect Joe Biden has named California attorney general Xavier Becerra – an opponent of both smoking and vaping – as his choice for the vital role of health and human services secretary ...

Texas legislature to consider new e-cigarette tax for storage and use

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

Texas

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Tax

Regulatory briefing

New bills in both the Texas House and the Senate would impose a tax on vapour products, which lawmakers might find appealing given the budget crunch on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic ...

San Francisco heads for ban on smoking or vaping in private apartments

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd December 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

California

North America

United States

Health

Regulatory briefing

San Francisco is a step closer to becoming one of the largest cities in the US to prohibit smoking and vaping in private apartments after a proposal received broad support in the city’s legislative body ...

Who will Biden pick for the top health jobs crucial to US e-cig regulation?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

FDA

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

US president-elect Joe Biden has yet to name his candidates to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), roles that will be crucial to e-cigarette regulation ...

Indonesia heading towards a standard for vaping products ‘to aid the market’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Indonesia

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Indonesian Ministry of Industry is planning to hold discussions by the end of the year as it works on a new national standard for e-cigarettes ...

Taiwan government to consider e-cig ban in amendment to Tobacco Hazards Act

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Taiwan

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Taiwan’s Executive Yuan is expected to meet shortly to discuss the draft proposal to amend the country’s Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act submitted late last month by the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) ...

Vape sales in Dutch supermarkets to end in 2024 in planned phase-out of tobacco

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Netherlands

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Retail

Regulatory briefing

From 2024, supermarkets in the Netherlands will no longer be allowed to sell tobacco products, including e-cigarettes ...

Spanish ministry aims to equate ‘unsafe’ e-cigs with tobacco in new regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Spain

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Spanish Ministry of Health has prepared a draft amendment to the current Tobacco Act, including some provisions concerning e-cigarettes, which the ministry considers hazardous ...

Poland to allow non-adhesive excise tax stamps due to glue shortage

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Poland

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Tax

Regulatory briefing

The Polish Ministry of Finance is to allow the use of non-adhesive stamps instead of self-adhesive ones, a month after the new excise tax rate on e-liquids and novel tobacco products came into force ...

MEPs give green light to new seven-year EU health programme

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 13th November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The European Parliament approved by an overwhelming majority the EU health policy programme for the period 2021-2027 aimed at tackling some of the main health issues in Europe, including tobacco policy ...

Australian Senate committee begins hearings on harm reduction this week

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 11th November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

Australia

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

An Australian Senate committee to inquire into tobacco harm reduction strategies will meet for the first time in Canberra on Friday, and again week later in Sydney ...

Norway working on plan to tax nicotine e-cigarettes – once they are legalised

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Norway

Tax

Regulatory briefing

The Norwegian government is working on a new proposal to create a tax scheme for vaping products as part of its plans to legalise nicotine-containing e-cigarettes by 2021 ...

Months after slashing e-liquid taxes, Hungary is set to increase them again

Written by Marija Obradovic || 6th November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Hungary

Tax

Regulatory briefing

Seven months after more than halving the tax on e-liquids, Hungary’s government has changed its mind and is proposing an increase to comply with EU demands ...

Health body calls for e-cig regulation in Argentina in place of ‘outdated’ ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd November 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Argentina

South America

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Tax

Regulatory briefing

Public health and vaping organisations in Argentina are working on a proposal to regulate e-cigarettes, arguing that the current legislation, which dates from 2011, is no longer fit for purpose ...

How will the US elections shape the future of the vaping industry?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th October 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

Just a few days ahead of US elections, there is a lot of uncertainty about the approach that the next White House leader will have towards the tobacco-alternatives industry ...

Court to decide whether it halts Nova Scotia’s flavour ban and tax

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th October 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada

North America

Nova Scotia

Flavours

Tax

Regulatory briefing

Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court will rule by the end of next month as to whether it strikes down key parts of the province's recent vaping laws after a company took the Canadian state to court amid violation of...

Michigan revives attempt at state flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th October 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Michigan

North America

United States

Flavours

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The US state of Michigan is working to implement a new regulation that would ban the sale of flavoured vaping products and limit the advertising of such products, one year after a court blocked a previous effort by...

Australia postpones e-cigarette import ban for the second time

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd October 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

Australia

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Australian Ministry of Health decided to defer until further notice the implementation of the import ban on nicotine e-cigarettes that was to come into force in January 2021, after already being postponed by half a year ...

EU ‘roadmap’ to show route to taxation of tobacco alternatives by autumn 2021

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 21st October 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Heated tobacco

Regulation and Legislation

Tax

Regulatory briefing

The tax authorities in Brussels are to give a final decision on introducing a new harmonised tax scheme for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in a year’s time ...