Market & regulatory data for the vaping sector in Europe

British politicians can’t vape – but debate on e-cigs continues

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd June 2015

The British parliament has banned vaping in the corridors of power. But parliamentary groups discussing e-cigarettes are still going strong and planning their strategies....

E-cigarette tax hampers Portuguese market growth

Written by Freddie Dawson | 1st June 2015

Portugal’s taxation policy on e-cigarettes has kept the market relatively small – and its full impact has not yet been felt by vapers or companies in the sector, according to research from...

UK vaper numbers climbing despite growing health fears

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd May 2015

Both smokers and non-smokers in Britain are becoming increasingly concerned by the health effects of e-cigarettes, even as vaping grows in popularity, according to new...

Risky formaldehyde levels “won’t occur in normal use”

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd May 2015

E-cigarette users are unlikely to expose themselves to the dangerous amounts of formaldehyde that the devices can theoretically produce, because these are generated only at high levels of heat that bring about a repellent taste,...

Italian court rejects linkage of e-cig taxation with tobacco

Written by Barnaby Page | 19th May 2015

An Italian court has ruled that e-cigarette products cannot be taxed as if they were tobacco products, because tobacco’s harmful effects are not obvious in them. And a further case covering a newer tax could...

Scottish health bill will require registration of e-cig retailers

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th May 2015

The Scottish government plans to add a registration process for e-cigarette sellers, as well as a formal ban on sales to under-18s, to its health bill due to be introduced later this...

E-cig ads must avoid “glamour”, Britain’s regulator decides

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th May 2015

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an e-cigarette TV ad for “indirectly promoting the use of tobacco products” through being...

Czech Republic could extend smoking bans to vaping too

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd April 2015

The Czech Republic could extend its public smoking rules to vaping, but proposed changes to the law do not equate e-cigs to tobacco in other...

E-cigs play little part in nicotine addiction among kids: UK study

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th April 2015

A new study has downplayed concerns about youth e-cigarette use in the UK and even suggested that some minors may be using e-cigs in attempts to give up...

The e-cig world is changing – we’re just not sure when

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th April 2015

We review the top e-cigarette industry, policy and science stories of recent...

Infographic: comparing e-cig and tobacco prices in Europe

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th April 2015

How do the costs of vaping and smoking compare around Europe? Our data shows the typical extra cost of a pack of cigarettes, compared with 10ml of e-liquid, in major European...

French government seeking green light to transpose TPD

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th April 2015

The French government may be able to transpose the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into domestic law without parliamentary...

Welsh schools and employers create their own e-cig policies

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th April 2015

New surveys by the Welsh government suggest schools and businesses are able to decide e-cigarette policy on their own....

Study of British youth vaping causes outrage, but has flaws

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st March 2015

A new British study on youth vaping has caused sensationalist headlines with its comparisons of the demographics, tobacco use and alcohol use of 14-to-17-year-olds who reported using or purchasing an...

Early implementation of TPD not illegal, Dutch court decides

Written by Barnaby Page | 31st March 2015

The Dutch government was entitled to start implementing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) more than a year before the deadline to bring it into force, a court has...

Tobacco-flavour liquids “much lower in toxins than cigarettes”

Written by Barnaby Page | 28th March 2015

Tobacco-flavoured e-liquid contains significantly lower levels of harmful compounds than tobacco itself, even when the flavouring is produced from cured tobacco leaves, new research...

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...

Medical approval for an e-cig “could be bigger than TPD”

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th March 2015

Approval of an e-cigarette by a medical licensing body could have even more impact on the sector than the much-discussed EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation, according to Nerudia, a consultancy and nicotine science...

Latvia contemplates tough law requiring medical licences

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th March 2015

The Latvian government is considering implementing some of the toughest restrictions on e-cigarette use in the European Union, requiring all products to have a medical...

In Barcelona, the few surviving vape stores believe worst is over

Written by | 26th March 2015

The Spanish e-cigarette sector has hit bottom and is stabilising again, vape store owners believe, but they expect little or no improvement over the coming...

E-cigarette ads could increase smokers’ desire for tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th March 2015

Vaping in TV commercials may increase smokers’ urge to reach for a cigarette and decrease optimism among those that quit tobacco, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication...

France's vape stores are feeling the pinch, need to differentiate

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th March 2015

Vape stores did not escape the epidemic of small-business failures in France last year, but there are still positive signs of life in the sector and it can survive by differentiating itself from non-specialist retailers,...

With temporary decree in force, Dutch now unveil full TPD bill

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th March 2015

After putting into force temporary rules on e-cigarettes last month, the Netherlands has now moved closer to implementing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) with a proposal for fuller...

Fontem develops caffeine strip; Nicoccino looks beyond nicotine

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th March 2015

Imperial Tobacco’s Fontem Ventures does not plan to create a nicotine oral strip similar to Nicoccino’s, despite launching a new brand of caffeinated strip called...

British MPs told to avoid excessive caution on e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th March 2015

Health experts have called on the UK government to support e-cigs through light-touch...

If it’s Saturday, this must be Shenzhen (and an e-cig expo)

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th March 2015

While delegates to this week’s World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Abu Dhabi presumably must decide which of the title’s categories e-cigarettes fall into, those who’ve missed it have another choice to make: just...

Consumers who see e-cig ads more likely to trust products

Written by Freddie Dawson | 17th March 2015

TV and radio advertising has a strong effect on consumers’ perceptions of e-cigarette safety, new research...

Swedish court upholds claim that e-cigs are medical devices

Written by Barnaby Page | 12th March 2015

E-cigarettes containing nicotine are medical products and must be licensed by the regulator, a Swedish appeals court has...

E-cigs are eating away at NRT sales in the UK, says Mintel

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th March 2015

E-cigarettes continue to take sales from nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products in the UK, according to new...

Sunshine and showers: the top e-cigarette stories in review

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th March 2015

As the change of seasons edged closer over February and early March, headlines in the e-cigarette sector were a sometimes confusing mix of storm clouds and...

Denmark’s TPD implementation may ban ads, restrict vaping

Written by Barnaby Page | 3rd March 2015

The Danish government has drafted a bill which will allow e-cigarettes to be sold as consumer products – but which also introduces heavy restrictions on their design, marketing and...

E-cig makers look for weapons to fight back at counterfeiters

Written by Freddie Dawson | 24th February 2015

As counterfeiting and cloning become growing problems for the e-cigarette industry, one German-Russian supplier has issued a cease-and-desist notice to manufacturers and vendors which it claims are marketing rip-off...

Young French consumers vape much more than their elders

Written by Barnaby Page | 24th February 2015

Vaping in France is largely an activity of younger people, according to new figures from government health...

PMI rebranding Altria MarkTen as Solaris for European launch

Written by Barnaby Page | 19th February 2015

Philip Morris International (PMI) will next month launch Altria’s MarkTen cigalike in Spain, rebranded as...

Medical supporters of e-cigs rally for social media campaign

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th February 2015

A new initiative seeking to unite scientific and medical supporters of e-cigarettes is planning a “thunderclap” through social media this...

Italian tax on e-liquid volume could double some retail prices

Written by David Attwood | 17th February 2015

The new tax regime now confirmed for e-cigarettes and e-liquid in Italy is likely to double the price of some products and dramatically narrow the gap with...

Are headline-hungry publicists to blame for e-cig health scares?

Written by Marc Beishon | 17th February 2015

A flurry of health scares about vaping in the mainstream media has seemed to gather force in recent months. But they do not always accurately represent the...

Vapers will escape “voluntary outdoor smoking ban” in Bristol

Written by Freddie Dawson | 13th February 2015

A voluntary ban on conventional tobacco in parts of Bristol, England, could benefit e-cigarettes....

Beleaguered Blu banks on new model, international markets

Written by Barnaby Page | 11th February 2015

As U.S. tobacco firm Lorillard enters what seem likely to be its last months of independence, executives may be feeling a little relief that the Blu e-cigarette brand will soon be off their...

Irish senators produce second, tougher proposal for e-cig law

Written by Barnaby Page | 9th February 2015

Irish law-makers may have to choose between two competing proposals for regulating...

PMI plans further iQOS rollouts; Imperial launches French e-cig

Written by Barnaby Page | 6th February 2015

Big Tobacco continues to push ahead with e-cigarettes and other mass-market reduced-risk products around the world: just in recent days, Philip Morris International (PMI), Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco have all outlined plans to develop...

Totally Wicked targets hearts and minds in TPD conflict

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th February 2015

UK e-liquid producer Totally Wicked is hoping to drum up support for its challenge to the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) through a new...

NJOY is top brand in U.S. stores, while Ten Motives leads in UK

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th February 2015

The latest analyses of the U.S. and UK e-cigarette markets have put new brands on top. Who leads two of the most important e-cig markets in the world?...

The e-cig world’s top stories, from Holland to the Pacific

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd February 2015

ECigIntelligence looks back at the e-cigarette stories of the last month that you can’t afford to...

TPD-influenced legislation takes effect in Netherlands

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th January 2015

The Netherlands will next month become the first country in the European Union to start enforcing legislation that has been enacted in anticipation of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive...

FAA says air passengers must carry, not check, their e-cigs

Written by Jim Myers | 26th January 2015

Are e-cigs and other tobacco substitutes welcome on passenger planes? Are they a danger, an infringement of near-universal strict rules against in-flight smoking, or a benign product that passengers might...

Controversy deterred Glaxo from entering e-cig market

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th January 2015

Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline considered bringing its own e-cigarettes to market but decided the category is “just too controversial”, its CEO has...

E-cig taxation measures expected to proliferate

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th January 2015

Governments around the world are waking up to the potential of taxing e-cigarettes, according to a new report from...

Does snus hold back e-cigarette sales in the Nordic nations?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th January 2015

The popularity of snus is likely to hamper e-cigarette growth in Nordic countries, according to a new report from...

Dwindling vaper numbers hit Italian e-cigarette market

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th January 2015

The Italian e-cigarette market is in decline as vaper numbers drop, but a revised tax regime holds some promise for the future, according to a new report from...

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