Market & regulatory data for the vaping sector in Europe

The three vapers: the pleasure-seeker, the quitter, and the not-so-sure

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th October 2017

New research finds that e-cig users mainly come in three very different categories – those who vape for pleasure, those who do it as a means to quit smoking, and those who don’t think...

What rules govern e-cigarette sales from one EU country to another?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd October 2017

While most attention has been paid to the effects of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) within individual markets, it also imposes new demands on cross-border sellers ...

Is online sales ban against Slovenia’s constitution? Court must decide

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd October 2017

Slovenia’s Constitutional Court has been asked to rule on whether the country’s ban on online e-cigarette sales contravenes the national constitution ...

French firm aims to roll out its nicotine dosage device in Europe and US

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd October 2017

Enovap, an innovative French hardware manufacturer, has announced plans to move into the US market, where it hopes to apply its technology to medicinal cannabis use ...

Sweden may follow Finnish model as it prepares to impose e-cig tax

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th September 2017

Sweden is set to bring in a new tax on e-cigarettes, following a proposal in the national budget for 2018. The exact nature and level of the tax will be determined after consultation with relevant...

European rules may give heated tobacco a marketing advantage

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th September 2017

Heat-not-burn (HnB) products could benefit from greater marketing opportunities in the European Union than e-cigarettes and combustible tobacco as the heating devices are not themselves considered to be tobacco products ...

UK advertising bodies consider allowing e-cig health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th September 2017

The UK bodies in charge of advertising regulatory code have put forward a yes/no consultation on proposals to loosen restrictions on e-cigarette health claims in advertisements....

Rare but dangerous – France’s official warning on e-cig battery fires

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 14th September 2017

The French consumer affairs department has published a list of recommendations on the use of e-cigarette batteries following two recent reports of explosions in users’ pockets ...

British MP seeks to free fruit, vegetables and e-cigs from EU shackles

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th September 2017

A new bill to liberate e-cigarettes in Britain from the EU TPD has been proposed by MP Christopher Chope, but questions remain over its seriousness. Still, the industry welcomes the opportunity for law-makers to debate...

Netherlands to extend 10 ml limit to non-nicotine e-liquids

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 7th September 2017

The Dutch health ministry is to bring in new regulation of vapour products, including a 10 ml limit on non-nicotine e-liquids and some vaguely worded restrictions on e-cigarette packaging ...

Gateway or catalyst – does trying e-cigs really lead kids on to smoking?

Written by Marc Beishon | 5th September 2017

Three new UK studies offer conflicting conclusions on the possible link between young people trying e-cigarettes and those who become smokers – but what does the weight of evidence suggest overall? ...

Germans hear it officially: e-cigs are ‘significantly’ safer than tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st August 2017

A study for the German government has concluded that “e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than tobacco”, but adds a warning that the long-term effects remain unknown ...

Scottish pharmacists may soften hard line on e-cigs after reviewing evidence

Written by Freddie Dawson | 30th August 2017

The Scottish Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has announced a review of evidence on e-cigarettes that could lead to a softening of its professional advice on vaping products ...

Belgium gets tough – and it’s all for the vaping market’s own good

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd August 2017

Facebook groups, vape stores with websites, and private vaping rooms have all been targeted as officials tell vapers: buy from specialist stores, where products are controlled and safe ...

UK advertising watchdog rules: no print ads for nicotine-capable e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson | 22nd August 2017

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has provided further clarity on what is and is not permitted in print media e-cigarette advertising with a ruling against a magazine ad for a vape store ...

Slovenia’s tough regime remains for now an untested work in progress

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 11th August 2017

Slovenia was among the last few countries in the EU to transpose the TPD into national law, and it is not yet fully clear how a tough regulatory regime will play out in practice ...

Croatian study finds e-liquids break the rules on nicotine concentration

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 10th August 2017

Researchers in Croatia have found that more than half the e-liquids they tested exceeded the maximum nicotine concentration level laid down by the European TPD ...

Big Tobacco factories switch production from cigarettes to HnB as demand rises

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 10th August 2017

Increasing demand for smoke-free products is leading many tobacco companies to open new facilities for heat-not-burn manufacturing – in some cases, even replacing...

Ireland “should not implement e-cigarette tax”, ministry says

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th August 2017

The Republic of Ireland is unlikely to introduce a tax on e-cigarettes or e-liquid in the near future, recent documents...

E-cigs are Italians’ favourite smoking cessation aid – but most use nothing

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2017

More than a tenth of Italians trying to give up smoking (10.7%) use e-cigarettes to help them – more than any other cessation aids – but the vast majority use no aid at all ...

From Russian elevators to US taxes, a change is gonna come

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2017

2017 has already been a significant year in the short history of e-cigarettes – and there is more to come in the remaining five months of a the year ...

UK e-liquid firm shows confidence by moving into much larger factory

Written by Freddie Dawson | 1st August 2017

A manufacturer and a retail chain have shown confidence in the growth of the UK e-cig market by expanding their businesses ...

High notification fees ‘will kill the legal market’ in Luxembourg

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 21st July 2017

Little Luxembourg faces the highest TPD product notification fees in Europe - and the fear is it will kill off the country’s legal vape trade ...

BAT’s $49bn Reynolds takeover is on – with big reduced-risk potential

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th July 2017

The $49.4bn takeover of Reynolds American by British American Tobacco (BAT) is set to go through next week after being approved by shareholders of both...

British health ministry puts e-cigs at heart of anti-smoking plans

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th July 2017

UK Department of Health wants e-cigs excluded from smoke-free policies, a clear path to medical licensing – and maybe even a review of Britain’s TPD...

Stores look on the bright side of TPD – especially in the UK

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th July 2017

Some vape store owners are optimistic despite the restrictions the TPD places on the e-cig industry, according to three new national surveys by...

Critics say Poland’s planned e-liquid tax "would destroy the legal market"

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th July 2017

A proposal by Poland’s Ministry of Finance to introduce a PLN0.7 (€0.17) per ml excise tax on e-liquids faces fierce opposition from critics who say it would destroy the legal e-cig market in the country...

Von Erl prepares international expansion in hook-up with Fontem

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th July 2017

The Austrian e-cigarette company Von Erl has gone into what it describes as a partnership with Imperial Brands subsidiary Fontem Ventures, the makers of blu, in the hope of boosting its international expansion ...

UK authority won’t close loophole in TPD rules that allows nicotine shots

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th July 2017

The UK authority that oversees compliance with the EU TPD has said it will allow nicotine shots, even though they are seen by many as exploiting a loophole ...

ECigIntelligence adds new content sections, writers, regulatory maps

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th July 2017

A new look for ECigIntelligence is just the most visible sign of heavy investment in new content sections and resources for our...

E-cigs helping Wales quit smoking, but health inequality remains a worry

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th July 2017

A survey of public health in Wales has revealing some interesting figures on smoking and vaping and offered a clear recommendation of e-cigs for cessation...

E-cig industry ‘should do more to counter negative media coverage’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th June 2017

A report by a media monitoring agency in Poland says the e-cigarette industry could do more to combat reporting which gives an undesirable image of vaping in one of Europe’s biggest e-cig markets....

How safe is that battery? The industry’s secrets unwrapped

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th June 2017

Battery safety continues to be an issue for the e-cigarette industry – particularly from an image perspective – but ensuring the best possible component for an e-cig is not as straightforward as it might first...

UK watchdog says Vype website promotions are too promotional

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th June 2017

The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has ruled against a number of promotions on the Vype website, arguing that the claims and images went beyond offering factual...

Sweden and Luxembourg complete the full European TPD line-up

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th June 2017

Sweden and Luxembourg were the last of the 28 member states to implement the Tobacco Products Directive in domestic laws, which will come into effect this...

UK official statistics office credits e-cigs for increase in quitting rates

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th June 2017

Vaping has contributed to significant increases in quitting conventional cigarettes, according to new statistics from a government body....

It’s confusion as usual after UK election, and no change for e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th June 2017

The future of Britain’s involvement with the European Union, and with it the future of e-cig regulation in the country, remains as unclear as everything else after an inconclusive result in the UK’s latest general...

Euro survey finds one in 10 who want to quit smoking turn to e-cigs

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th June 2017

One in ten Europeans who have tried to give up smoking have used e-cigarettes or similar devices to help them, according to a wide-ranging public opinion survey for the European...

Local paper advertisement makes the UK rules clear – by breaking them

Written by Freddie Dawson | 13th June 2017

A ruling by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority against one vape store’s ad may be good news for others – because it clarifies what is acceptable in local...

Spain begins transposition of TPD into national law by royal decree

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th June 2017

Spain, one of the last few European Union countries to transpose the Tobacco Products Directive into national law, has now partly done so through a royal...

Georgia legislates to ban smoking or vaping in public places

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 9th June 2017

The former Soviet republics of Georgia and its neighbour Armenia are to impose new regulations on...

German U-turn excludes menthol from list of banned ingredients

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 7th June 2017

Menthol flavouring for e-cigarettes is to be allowed in Germany after all following a decision by the Federal Council that it should be removed from the list of banned...

Freed from ECIG, Britain’s VIP starts new life as subsidiary of BAT

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st May 2017

The Nicoventures subsidiary of British American Tobacco (BAT) has bought British e-cig retailer and e-liquid brand VIP, just weeks after it went into insolvency over an unpaid tax...

Health and cost draw French and Spanish vapers away from tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 30th May 2017

Two new surveys suggest that most French and Spanish vapers have used e-cigarettes to give up smoking, for both health and financial reasons – and that very few had continued to smoke after taking up...

Confusion over new rules puts brake on vaping in Balkan nations

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th May 2017

Uncertainty caused by new regulations is sending some vapers in Europe’s Balkans region back to smoking, according to local e-cigarette associations, who say the rules in Romania and Slovenia are in urgent need of...

New French health minister is a keen advocate of smoking cessation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd May 2017

France’s new health minister, Agnès Buzyn, may not be the biggest fan of e-cigarettes, but she may not be their biggest enemy...

UK government asks how it should define HnB for tax purposes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd May 2017

As heated tobacco products pose new questions for regulators, the UK government is holding a public consultation on potential tax...

A year of living with the TPD – where Europe’s member states stand now

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 19th May 2017

The European Commission described the TPD a year ago as the tool that “aims to improve the functioning of the internal market for tobacco and related products, while ensuring a high level of health protection...

Hungary abandons plans to increase tax rate for e-liquids

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th May 2017

An expected increase in e-liquid taxes in Hungary will not take...

Finland takes a hard line, banning all flavours except tobacco

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th May 2017

Finland has exceeded the requirements of the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) by banning all flavoured e-liquids except tobacco...

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