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Poland proposes a 10% tax rate increase on heated tobacco from 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Poland

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A draft bill has been submitted to the national Parliament (Sejm) by the current prime minister, with the aim of raising the excise tax rate on novelty tobacco products by 10% next year ...

British Columbia to implement 20% vaping tax; considering flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada

North America

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Canadian province British Columbia has announced a ten-point plan that introduces some of the toughest regulations in the country on e-cigarettes, including a tax increase and ad restrictions ...

Philippines Congress puts a block on ‘unnecessary’ plan to ban e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Philippines

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A proposal by the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) to ban e-cigarettes in the country has been turned down by lawmakers because it contradicted a previously approved bill on their taxation ...

Industry is kept waiting for Trump’s ‘very important decision’ on flavours

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 12th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The US vaping industry is biting its nails awaiting the Trump administration’s next steps after a delay in publication of the new guidance on flavoured e-cigarettes ...

States act on vitamin E acetate after CDC names it as culprit in lung disease

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Colorado

New York

North America

Ohio

United States

Washington

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Some US states are preparing action after vitamin E acetate was named by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the chief culprit behind the outbreak of vape-related lung illness ...

Among bills in US Congress, House backs ban on online sales to minors

Written by Jim Myers || 11th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A total of 16 vaping-related bills have been introduced in the current US Congress, which convened in January – and some of them are moving through the legislative process quite fast ...

Slovakia proposes increased HnB excise duty amid coalition opposition

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova || 8th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Slovakia

Heated tobacco

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 ...

Trump chooses lung cancer specialist to be the new FDA commissioner

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

US president Donald Trump has nominated lung cancer specialist Stephen Hahn to be the new full-time US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner ...

San Francisco votes 4/1 in favour of citywide e-cigarette ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

California

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Voters in San Francisco have opted overwhelmingly to confirm the ban on the sale, distribution or manufacture of e-cigarette products in the city, which will now come into effect on 1st January ...

China demands an end to e-cigarette sales online and to young people

Written by Marija Obradovic || 4th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

China

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

China’s tobacco and market regulators have announced a major crackdown on e-cigarette sales and advertising, reiterating the ban on sales to minors and demanding the closing-down of e-cig websites ...

Chinese tobacco monopoly says it is working to ‘step up’ e-cig regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

China

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

China's state tobacco monopoly is studying plans to tighten regulations on the sale and use of e-cigarettes, after a government adviser publicly declared support for an outright ban on vaping products ...

Court halts Utah flavour ban, while Michigan governor files appeal

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Michigan

North America

Rhode Island

United States

Utah

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The wave of executive actions against vaping across US states continues to be followed by a wave of judicial actions to stop it, with Michigan, Rhode Island and Utah the latest states embroiled in litigation ...

White House reviewing new FDA guidance on flavoured e-cigs

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 29th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The White House has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s final version of its guideline on flavoured e-cigarettes currently on sale without premarket authorisation ...

Ontario bans e-cig promotion in c-stores, Alberta plans tax

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada

North America

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Promotion of vaping products in convenience stores and gas stations is to be banned in Ontario from 1st January, while Alberta could become the first province in Canada to tax e-cigarettes ...

Turkey preparing to get even tougher on e-cig imports and public vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Turkey

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Turkish Ministry of Health is drafting a new proposal to clamp down on public vaping and the importing of vapour devices, officials have confirmed to ECigIntelligence ...

Ireland takes another step towards banning e-cigarette sales to under-18s

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Ireland

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Irish government has approved a proposal put forward by health minister Simon Harris to ban sales of vaping products to under-18s ...

India puts e-cigarette and heated tobacco ban out to public consultation

Written by Marija Obradovic || 26th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

India

Heated tobacco

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Following the ordinance banning e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, the Indian government is moving forward by drafting a bill which must be approved by parliament reaffirming its effects ...

US Congress committee rushes through bill to tax nicotine

Written by Jim Myers || 25th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A Democrat-controlled US House committee has comfortably approved a bill to tax nicotine in vaping products to discourage their use ...

South Korea tightens e-cig rules in wake of first death linked to vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

South Korea

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare has announced a set of measures to restrict imports, sales and use of e-cigarettes and recommended users to stop vaping to avoid “lung damage and death” ...

Could Colorado marijuana additives rules give a vital lead on lung illness?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Colorado

North America

United States

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Rules proposed by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division could provide a national US model on product safety in the light of the on-going vape-related lung illness outbreak ...

Los Angeles city council to consider e-cig ban ‘until FDA approval’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

California

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A motion from a Los Angeles councilmember is requesting the city attorney to prohibit the sale of all e-cigarettes and vaping devices in LA until they are approved by the US FDA ...

FDA approves its first modified risk tobacco order for eight snus products

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 23rd October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The US FDA has grated its first ever modified risk orders to eight snus products from Swedish Match, which can now be advertised as less harmful than traditional cigarettes ...

French National Assembly rejects Macron’s bid to scrap notification fee

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 23rd October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

France

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

The French National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) has rejected a government proposal to remove the notification fee for new vaping products, set out in the draft budget for next year ...

Judge halts Montana ban on flavoured e-cigs, Massachusetts told to try again

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 22nd October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Massachusetts

Montana

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A judge in Montana has temporarily halted the state’s emergency ban on flavoured e-cigarettes – while in Massachusetts the state has been ordered to rewrite the terms of its prohibition order ...

Now Oregon flavours ban is put on hold by court as lung cases hit 1479

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 21st October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

Oregon

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Oregon Court of Appeals has temporarily barred governor Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority from enforcing a prohibition on flavoured nicotine vapour products ...

Israel may be hit with all-out e-cig ban until parliament decides on new law

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Israel

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Israel’s Ministry of Health is considering issuing an emergency regulation that would ban e-cigarettes in the country until parliament, the Knesset, discusses new legislation ...

German talks prepare for outdoor ad ban – but will it include e-cigs?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Germany

Heated tobacco

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A number of MPs from Germany’s ruling coalition have emphasised their willingness to reach agreement quickly on a federal ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco products ...

Ukrainian parliamentary committee discusses TPD-like regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Ukraine

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A new bill that would regulate nicotine-containing products in Ukraine in line with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has been registered in the country’s parliament ...

Governor to appeal after court halts Michigan’s ban on flavoured e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Michigan

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The ban on flavoured nicotine e-cigarettes in Michigan has been put on hold after a judge issued an injunction barring governor Gretchen Whitmer from enforcing the prohibition until further notice ...

Greek parliament gives green light to tighter rules on smoking and vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Greece

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A new anti-smoking law that adds to the list of public places where smoking and vaping are banned has been passed by the Greek parliament ...

Arizona governor opposes flavour bans, backs campaign against kids’ use

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Arizona

New Hampshire

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Arizona governor Doug Ducey is holding out against the national trend towards banning flavoured vaping products, but backing a hard-hitting anti-vape campaign aimed at children ...

Canada takes measured approach to lung illness, with federal/provincial task group

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada

North America

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Faced with its first case of a vaping-related illness, Canada’s public health agency is calling on provincial authorities to report cases that could be linked to vaping and has set up a joint federal/provincial task group ...

Montana bans flavoured e-liquids as lung injury cases approach 1300

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Montana

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Flavoured vaping products, including those containing CBD and THC, are to be banned in Montana under a 120-day emergency rule from 22nd October ...

German court confirms marketing ban on Juul over missing waste symbol

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Germany

Companies

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The district court in the western German city of Düsseldorf has upheld a ruling temporarily banning Juul Labs from marketing its flavoured pods in the country ...

Colombia moves towards legislation equating vapes with combustibles

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Colombia

South America

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Legislation to restrict the use of e-cigarettes in Colombia is picking up momentum, with a final vote in Congress expected by the end of the year ...

Court grants breathing-space to e-cig firms challenging India’s ban

Written by Marija Obradovic || 9th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

India

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

An Indian judge has granted interim relief, allowing two vaping companies to keep their e-cig stocks pending the adoption of a ban on the production, distribution, import and sales of e-cigarettes nationwide ...

Greece may allow another six months for the sale of DIY e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Greece

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Vape store owners in Greece could be given another six months to sell do-it-yourself (DIY) products, under a proposed new law drafted and published by the Ministry of Health ...

Oregon includes nicotine and THC in emergency ban on e-cig flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

Oregon

United States

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Oregon governor Kate Brown has issued an executive order prohibiting the sale of all flavoured vaping products in the state, “including those containing nicotine or THC” ...

Ireland prepares to ban vape sales to under-18s or via vending machines

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Ireland

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Ireland is considering a ban on sales of vaping products to under-18s amid rising concerns about e-cigarette use by young people ...

New York state e-cig ban on hold until 18th October, court rules

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 4th October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

New York

North America

United States

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has put on hold the emergency regulation banning the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes that governor Andrew Cuomo adopted on 18th...

E-liquid producer challenges Canada’s restriction on e-cigarette promotion

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 3rd October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada

North America

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A Canadian manufacturer is challenging the prohibition against promoting vaping as a healthier alternative included in the national Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) ...

Swiss upper house backs ban on e-cig sales to minors and ad restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Switzerland

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The upper house of the Swiss Federal Assembly, the Council of States, has approved a ban on the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to under-18s and on advertising them in magazines or online ...

Philippines e-cig makers in race to comply with new licensing law

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st October 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Philippines

Companies

Heated tobacco

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Vaping companies in the Philippines are entering the final stretch before the government starts monitoring their activities and enforcing new regulations ...

New York expands flavours ban to menthol; Washington to follow

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th September 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

New York

North America

United States

Washington

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Governor Andrew Cuomo has accepted the recommendation of New York State’s health authorities to extend the recently announced ban on e-cigarette flavours to menthol ...

Greek clampdown in the name of ‘public health and human rights’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th September 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Greece

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The new chairman of the Greek Committee of Experts on Tobacco Control has backed the government’s commitment to enforcing and strengthening the existing smoking and vaping restrictions ...

Russia approves progressive tax increase for vaping products and HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th September 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Russia

World

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Russian Duma has adopted a new bill that amends the tax code for 2020, increasing excise tax applied to electronic cigarettes ...

Sharpless: ‘PMTA policy doesn’t mean flavoured e-cigs can never be sold’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th September 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Acting US FDA commissioner Ned Sharpless told a House hearing there would be no blanket e-cigarette flavour ban in response to the country’s outbreak of lung illness ...

Two more US state governors issue e-liquid prohibitions by decree

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 26th September 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Massachusetts

North America

Rhode Island

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Massachusetts and Rhode Island have joined the list of US states that have banned sales of e-liquids since the lung illness outbreak that was declared at the end of August ...

South Korea cracks down on public smoking, vaping and HnB use

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th September 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

South Korea

Heated tobacco

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Local authorities across South Korea are carrying out patrols to enforce regulations against smoking, vaping and use of heat-not-burn (HnB) products in a wide range of public places ...

Study urges caution on legalising e-cigarettes to cut smoking rates

Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 24th September 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Europe

Singapore

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulatory briefing

Legalising e-cigarettes in countries where they are currently banned may not be the best available approach to reducing smoking, a recent study suggests ...

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