Market & regulatory data for the vapour sector in Estonia

Debate resulting in call for EU flavour ban held 2 days before EC released survey data

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th June 2024

Last week, 12 EU health ministers backed a paper calling on the European Commission to propose new legislation, which could include banning flavoured vapes and limiting nicotine content ...

Lithuania goes after sweet products to fill in legislative gaps in e-cig flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th August 2023

The Lithuanian Ministry of Health has notified a draft bill to the European Commission to ban vaping products containing sugar and/or sweeteners ...

Estonia may expand the legal range of flavours and restore online sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th July 2021

Opposition members of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) have tabled a bill aiming to ease some of the regulations on vaping products ...

Will the suspension of e-liquid tax bring real benefits to Estonia's vape trade?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st April 2021

Lawmakers and officials in Estonia are divided over the suspension of collection of tax on e-liquids, which starts today and lasts until December 2022 ...

European surveys back up smoking cessation aim in e-cigarette users

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 13th November 2020

A new survey reveals that 80% of Europeans who switched to e-cigarettes to quit their habit have succeeded ...

World No Tobacco Day 2020: the debate about harm reduction

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st May 2020

World No Tobacco Day provides an opportunity to consider the approach that public health authorities, policymakers, and advocates around the world have towards the role of tobacco-alternatives products ...

A tough regime softens as Estonia moves to legalise menthol e-liquids

Written by Lorenzo Guaragna | 11th May 2020

Estonia’s parliament, the Riigikogu, has approved a bill to relax one of the toughest regulatory regimes for e-cigarettes in Europe, legalising menthol e-liquids ...

Estonia may climb down from its position as Europe’s toughest on e-cigs

Written by Lorenzo Guaragna | 18th March 2020

One of the toughest regulatory regimes for e-cigarettes in Europe could be significantly relaxed if the Estonian parliament passes a bill allowing menthol flavoured e-liquids and introducing new tax rates ...

E-cigs and HnB could get some relief from a new Estonian government

Written by Marija Obradovic | 14th March 2019

With talks still ongoing to form a government following Estonia’s parliamentary elections, there is hope for a policy change on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco in one of the most restrictive vapour markets ...

Nicotine or non-nicotine – Estonia refuses to recognise a difference

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 30th January 2019

Estonian health officials have justified to ECigIntelligence their interpretation of the country’s law as imposing exactly the same rules on vaping products both with and without nicotine ...

Baltic states agree to join forces in opposition to e-cigarette use

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th January 2018

Health ministers of Europe’s Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have signed a joint memorandum of intent to share “strong policies” on e-cigarette trade and usage ...

Estonian legislators consider joining the crusade against vaping flavours

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 11th April 2017

A contested amendment to Estonia’s Tobacco Act proposes a ban on all e-liquid flavours except tobacco as well as a prohibition on domestic distance selling of vape...

Estonia to tax e-liquids ‘to eliminate unequal competition’ with smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th February 2017

Estonia is preparing to impose an excise tax on e-liquids “to eliminate unequal competition between alternative and classical tobacco...

Vaping “more expensive than smoking in many countries"

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th March 2016

High pricing of e-cigarettes compared to combustibles could deter smokers from switching to vaping in many jurisdictions, a new study...

Estonia prohibits advertising, but allows vaping in most places

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th March 2015

New legal restrictions on the use of e-cigarettes came into force in Estonia this...

LATEST ALERTS

Debate resulting in call for EU flavour ban held 2 days before EC released survey data

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th June 2024

Lithuania goes after sweet products to fill in legislative gaps in e-cig flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th August 2023

Estonia may expand the legal range of flavours and restore online sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th July 2021

Will the suspension of e-liquid tax bring real benefits to Estonia's vape trade?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st April 2021

European surveys back up smoking cessation aim in e-cigarette users

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 13th November 2020

World No Tobacco Day 2020: the debate about harm reduction

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st May 2020

A tough regime softens as Estonia moves to legalise menthol e-liquids

Written by Lorenzo Guaragna | 11th May 2020

Estonia may climb down from its position as Europe’s toughest on e-cigs

Written by Lorenzo Guaragna | 18th March 2020

E-cigs and HnB could get some relief from a new Estonian government

Written by Marija Obradovic | 14th March 2019

Nicotine or non-nicotine – Estonia refuses to recognise a difference

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 30th January 2019

Baltic states agree to join forces in opposition to e-cigarette use

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th January 2018

Estonian legislators consider joining the crusade against vaping flavours

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 11th April 2017

Estonia to tax e-liquids ‘to eliminate unequal competition’ with smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th February 2017

Vaping “more expensive than smoking in many countries"

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th March 2016

Estonia prohibits advertising, but allows vaping in most places

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th March 2015

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