Market & regulatory data for the vaping sector in Europe

E-cigarettes are likely to reduce harm but not without risk, says UK science panel

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th October 2020

Switching from smoking to vaping is likely to reduce harm to health but could still have risks, while flavours represent an area of further uncertainty, an independent UK government science committee has concluded ...

Brussels suggests changing the wording of Denmark's plan to ban e-cig flavours

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd October 2020

Brussels has given a negative opinion on the plan put forward by the Danish Ministry of Health to ban all flavoured e-liquids, water pipes and chewing tobacco except tobacco and menthol flavour from 2022 ...

Repeal of shake and vape ban brings relief to Greek vaping industry

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th September 2020

The Greek e-cigarette industry is largely “satisfied” with the government’s decision to repeal the law banning shake and vape products – but doubts and difficulties remain ...

EU: evidence to support e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool 'weak'

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th September 2020

A leading EU scientific committee says evidence “for the support of electronic cigarettes' effectiveness in helping smokers to quit” is weak, and has warned about nicotine addiction in young people ...

Germany finally gets its long-discussed outdoor and cinema advertising ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st September 2020

After years of discussions within the governing coalition and campaigning by health bodies, Germany is to impose further restrictions on the advertising of tobacco and vaping products ...

How EVALI, and the way it was reported, damaged perceptions of vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th September 2020

Many smokers believe vaping is at least as harmful as combustible cigarettes, despite e-cigarettes’ lower production of toxicants and carcinogens; researchers in England have been examining why ...

COVID-19 restrictions delay EU scientific evidence on e-cigs and TPD revision

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 17th September 2020

The scientific committee of the European Commission is to delay delivery of its conclusions on vaping, which will inform the impact assessment on the revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...

Netherlands on course to impose plain packaging for e-cigarettes from 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th September 2020

The Dutch government is running a consultation on a proposed amendment to current tobacco regulations that will create a legal basis to impose plain packaging for e-cigarettes ...

European cardiologists see potential in e-cigarettes but warn on flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th September 2020

The European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) believes the use of e-cigarettes for adult smoking cessation could be a “sensible argument”, but argues that more scientific evidence is needed ...

German court rules that online retailers can't say e-cigarettes save lives

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th September 2020

German online vaping retailers may no longer be allowed to promote e-cigarettes as a tool to quit smoking after a regional court ruled that the practice violates the federal Tobacco Act ...

PHE: seven-year report on the UK's soon-to-be-disbanded authority on vaping

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd September 2020

The recent news that the British government is to scrap Public Health England and replace it with a new institute makes this an appropriate moment to look back at some of PHE’s achievements in creating...

Russia and its Eurasian economic allies eye harmonised vaping rules by 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st August 2020

A joint regulation of e-cigarettes that will apply across Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan is expected to be adopted by 2022 – but there is some scepticism about the timescale ...

Future of UK e-cigarette policy unclear as government scraps vape-friendly PHE

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th August 2020

The UK government is to create a new body replacing Public Health England (PHE) with a single command structure focused on tackling COVID-19 and “protecting the nation’s health” ...

Spain bans public vaping where social distancing cannot be guaranteed

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th August 2020

A spike in new cases of COVID-19 in Spain has prompted the national government to prohibit smoking and vaping in all public spaces where it is not possible to ensure a 2m social distance ...

Greece repeals short-lived and barely enforced ban on shake and vape sales

Written by Elsa Carrasco | 13th August 2020

New regulation has been adopted in Greece which finally allows retailers to sell shake and vape products legally ...

Consumer habits across the UK market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th August 2020

Stavroula Anastasopoulou, our senior market analyst, discussed consumer habits across the UK market at Vape Live during VOXPO - Virtual Online Vape & CBD Expo on 31st...

Spanish industry rebels against government anti-vaping campaign

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2020

The Union of Vaping Promoters and Entrepreneurs (UPEV) has taken the anti-tobacco campaign from the Ministry of Health to the Spanish Ombudsman amid “hurting industry interests” ...

Vuse performance in the US boosts BAT’s revenue in H1 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st July 2020

British American Tobacco (BAT)’s revenue rose by 0.8% to £12.3bn ($16.1bn) in H1 2020, helped by a 14.7% increase in the new category segment ...

Russia adopts first ever federal e-cigarette regulation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 24th July 2020

Russia has passed the first e-cigarette regulation in the country, which imposes tighter regulations for e-cigs and extending anti-tobacco legislation to e-liquids ...

EU spent €500k on TPD study and 'reactive communication' on tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd July 2020

The EU Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) spent more than €180m in 2019 on public health policies, including a study on the TPD and a media campaign on novel tobacco products...

WHO sees room for improvement in tobacco control across Europe

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th July 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) says progress in the adoption of tobacco control and taxation policies is uneven across Europe amid an increase in e-cigarette use among young people ...

Germany set for new restrictions on nicotine-free e-cigs and liquids

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova | 16th July 2020

The German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the country’s 16 Länder (states) at federal level, will vote in September on a law that will introduce further restrictions on nicotine-free e-liquids ...

NHS Scotland suggests a review of support for e-cigs as cessation tool

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 15th July 2020

Around half Scotland's health community would allow vaping in hospital grounds, a survey found. But there was a call for a review of the advice supporting e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool ...

EU Council to 'promote' revision of tobacco excise directive

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th July 2020

The upcoming presidencies of the Council of the European Union have agreed to include the revision of the Directive 2011/64 on the structure and rates of excise duties applied to manufactured tobacco in their strategic...

US state of Georgia approves new stamp taxes on vaping products

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th July 2020

Lawmakers in the US state of Georgia have voted to impose a tax on e-cigarettes from 1st January 2021; after passing both chambers of the legislature the bill is now awaiting only the governor's signature...

Number of vapers in the UK falls for the first time, official figures show

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th July 2020

The number of vapers in the UK fell slightly in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to annual data on adult smoking habits released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ...

Poland delays collection of e-liquid tax until October to cut industry's red tape

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th July 2020

Poland’s Ministry of Finance has decided to delay tax on e-liquids by three months to reduce the red tape for businesses during the coronavirus pandemic ...

Enforcing Germany's ban on outdoor advertising 'will cost €2.2m a year'

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd July 2020

Germany’s anticipated decision to ban outdoor advertising of tobacco, including vaping and heat-not-burn (HnB) products could cost the public finances an estimated €2.27m a year ...

Podcast: the future of the Tobacco Products Directive and EU taxation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st July 2020

ECigIntelligence managing news editor David Palacios joins Jon Bruford to discuss the implications and impact of the looming Tobacco Products Directive version 3 on the...

Ireland's new government takes office with vaping regulations on the agenda

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th June 2020

The newly elected taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, Micheál Martin, has a more restrictive approach to tobacco-alternative products among his policy priorities, as laid out in the coalition government's five-year plan ...

Netherlands heads towards ruling out e-liquid flavours from early next year

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th June 2020

The Dutch government is working on new legislation to ban all e-cigarette flavours early next year to reduce the appeal of vaping to young people while not discouraging smokers from using e-cigs to help them...

New minty e-liquid flavours laid out to tempt former menthol smokers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th June 2020

A month after the ban on menthol cigarettes came into effect in Europe, manufacturers are looking to new e-liquid lines to attract former menthol smokers looking for an alternative ...

While vapour recovers, BAT puts back its £5bn goal for next-gen revenue

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th June 2020

British American Tobacco (BAT) is pushing back to 2025 its goal of achieving £5bn in revenues from its next-generation portfolio amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ...

Russia's e-cig bill remains on hold amid disagreement among lawmakers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th June 2020

A proposal to impose stricter regulations for e-cigarettes in Russia is being reviewed by the government while the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly, has put the process on hold ...

EU nations want 'urgently' to bring all novel tobacco products under tax rules

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd June 2020

The Council of the European Union considers it “urgent and necessary” to harmonise the definitions and tax treatment of novel tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products ...

German Bundestag debates upcoming outdoor and cinema advertising ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd June 2020

Germany has moved a step closer to a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco – including vaping and heated tobacco products – with a first debate in the Bundestag ...

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 ...

States urge European Commission to include e-cigs in EU tax directive

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th May 2020

EU nations are to recommend to the European Commission that e-cigarettes should be included in the forthcoming revision of the structure and rates of tax applied to manufactured tobacco products ...

Vape stores across England preparing to reopen for business next month

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th May 2020

The English vaping industry is preparing to reopen the roughly 3,000 vape stores across the country after a ten-week lockdown imposed by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Imperial Brands posts 43.9% slump in next-generation half-year revenues

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th May 2020

Imperial Brands, the company behind the e-cigarette brand Blu, has recorded a major slump in revenue from its next-generation products ...

Moves afoot in Belgian Parliament to ban a range of e-cigarette flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th May 2020

A Belgian MP has submitted a proposal to Parliament that aims to ban certain e-cigarette flavours to make them less attractive to young people ...

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 ...

Juul hits hard times as it plans to exit EU markets, US sales drop 10%

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th May 2020

Juul is not having the best of times, with an increasing decline in sales leading the company to pull out of South Korea and some European countries – while its sales in the US are...

Planned e-cig tax and restrictions to go before Danish Parliament

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th May 2020

The Danish government is to submit to Parliament a proposal to levy a tax on e-cigarettes and a national action plan on restricting e-cigarettes to cut tobacco uptake by young people ...

‘95% safer’ or ‘just as bad’? How does the argument on vaping stand?

Written by Marc Beishon | 4th May 2020

Widely publicised linkages with the coronavirus are just the latest manifestation of distrust of vaping, in the public-health community as well as the media. So how does that “95% safer than smoking” view hold up?...

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COVID-19 news round-up

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th April 2020

All ECigIntelligence’s COVID-19-related news briefings and other data can now be found in one place here ...

COP9 postponement buys time to consider evidence, say experts

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th April 2020

The postponement of the 2020 Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to next year could be good news for the tobacco alternatives sector ...

Brussels admits delays may occur in TPD revision; EU notifications hit 250k

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th April 2020

Brussels is continuing work on the revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), but admits some of the research work could be delayed by the coronavirus crisis ...

UK online vaping orders rocket during lockdown; Italian sales plummet

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd April 2020

An increase in online sales has been one of the most notable consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on the vaping industry across Europe, as the sector continues to battle market disruptions and shop closures ...

BAT plans on near 500% increase in smoke-free users in 10 years, reports no hit from coronavirus

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th March 2020

British American Tobacco (BAT) is targeting an increase in non-combustible product consumers to 50m worldwide by 2030, from the current 11m ...

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