Market & regulatory data for the vaping sector in Europe

UK parliament debate emphasises harm reduction and critiques the WHO’s stance

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th February 2024

In a UK parliamentary session, key figures voiced their concerns and positions just ahead of the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ...

UK’s plan to ban disposables aims to stem ‘growing stream of hard-to-recycle waste’

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 7th February 2024

The UK government’s plan to ban the sale of disposable vapes will drop the number of hard-to-recycle devices that end up littered, environment secretary Steve Barclay said ...

PMI and BAT come to terms, settle patent disputes on alternative tobacco products

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th February 2024

Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco have agreed to resolve all patent infringement litigation between them related to their alternative tobacco products ...

Weighty EU cancer inequalities report generally pessimistic about e-cig use

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th February 2024

An influential European Union report, “Beating Cancer Inequalities in the EU”, has taken a cautious, generally pessimistic view on tobacco alternatives ...

Tougher vaping restrictions from Spain’s anti-smoking plan expected this year

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 2nd February 2024

Health minister Mónica García announced that Spain will have a new smoking prevention plan in place this year, reforming the tobacco law – which is expected to bring about new restrictions for vaping ...

Environmental management round-up: new approaches across the globe

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 31st January 2024

Regulators continue to increase restrictions in an attempt to minimise the environmental impact of vaping. ECigIntelligence looks at how different countries are trying to tackle the same issues ...

Are Australia’s vaping laws working to reduce smoking and youth vaping rates?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th January 2024

Australian restrictions on the sale of vaping products are so severe as to constitute a de facto ban, according to a public health expert. It has now also banned the general sale of nicotine-free vapes...

UK government’s plan to ban disposables: a ‘straightforward’ fix for youth vaping?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 29th January 2024

British prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to ban the sale of disposable vape products in a move the government says will tackle the rise in youth vaping ...

EU tobacco policy revision delayed, with next steps not expected before Q3 2024

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 26th January 2024

No further steps are expected in the revision of the EU legislative framework for tobacco control at least until this year’s second half, based on updates of the evaluation process timeline on the EC website...

Can e-cigarettes help reduce tobacco use? WHO needs more vaping data to find out

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th January 2024

Not enough countries collect data on e-cigarette usage and it's necessary to improve this to better monitor reduction in tobacco use, says the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

Italy launches disposable e-cig recycling pilot programme to tackle green dilemma

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th January 2024

In light of the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, Italy has launched a pilot recycling programme, which is currently operational only in Rome and Milan, but plans are to eventually involve more than 60,000 points-of-sale...

Flavouring substances added to e-liquids will be taxed in Italy starting from May

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 15th January 2024

The Italian parliament passed a bill extending excise tax rates on nicotine-free e-liquids to these ingredients, which will also bring them under the spectrum of the state monopoly, like other traditional and novel tobacco products...

Is inactivity in the vape industry to blame for the increase in disposable bans?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th January 2024

The vaping industry could look at increased efforts to crack down on disposable e-cigarettes as its own failure to provide more viable solutions that could have curtailed countries around the globe taking legal actions ...

What’s in store for 2024? A look at expected regulation in the year ahead

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd January 2024

Further regulatory restrictions on e-cigarettes are expected, but these will not prevent the global vaping market from continuing to grow in 2024, ECigIntelligence predicts ...

Disposables dominated 2023, with buzz around bans, youth and the environment

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th December 2023

“Disposables” was the word in vaping in 2023: although they had been building steam prior to this year, it was 2023 that saw multiple elements reach a crescendo ...

Smoore sets up ‘flavour detection squad’ to root out youth-appealing e-cigarettes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st December 2023

Smoore, a Chinese vaping technology company, has said it will not work with brands that use flavour names, packaging or product designs that could be construed as attractive to children ...

Haypp Group happy with UK vaping pilot and looking to expand sales in Europe

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th December 2023

Haypp Group, an online retailer of reduced-risk products, will look to expand into new categories and European markets following the success of a vaping pilot in the UK ...

France votes to ban disposable vapes amid criticism of new anti-smoking plan

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 14th December 2023

A new bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes is now awaiting a vote by France’s Senate. If it succeeds there, it would likely enter into force sometime next year as part of a newly launched anti-tobacco...

UK government could consider vape tax hike in wake of two-month consultation

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th December 2023

The UK government could consider a tax increase on vaping in plans likely to be released by the second quarter of 2024, according to insiders ...

Revision of EU tobacco policy framework will include vaping, Commission says

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 11th December 2023

As the revision process of the EU tobacco policy framework keeps being delayed, commissioners are still not able to come up with a timeline, or even a date for the submission of the new texts...

Spanish PM’s second mandate may mean bad news for the country’s vaping sector

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 5th December 2023

Spain’s newly formed government, led for the second time by socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez, may not be good news for the vaping sector ...

Slovenian government drafts bill to ban all e-cig flavours but tobacco, menthol

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st December 2023

The Slovenian government could use a shortened procedure to push through a draft bill that would limit the number of ingredients legally allowed in e-liquids to just 16 compounds ...

UK ASA and Elf Bar clash again, this time over accusations of greenwashing in ads

Written by Freddie Dawson | 1st December 2023

A lack of information on how to recycle vaping products has led to a marketing campaign by Elf Bar running afoul of the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority following accusations of greenwashing ...

Supreme awaits UK decisions on e-cigs as its revenue hits vaping-fuelled high

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 30th November 2023

UK consumer goods company Supreme scored record-high revenues in the six months ending 30th September, partly due to growth in the vaping area of its business, the company said ...

Could Denmark’s plan to limit youth nicotine consumption backfire?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 24th November 2023

A new Danish government plan to curb the consumption of tobacco and nicotine among young people is facing criticism from international vaping advocates ...

With another week comes even more rulings from the UK ASA against TikTok

Written by Freddie Dawson | 24th November 2023

Another week, another round of vaping-related posts on TikTok being criticised by the UK Advertising Standards Authority, this time around, against posts by an e-cig company and an influencer ...

French vapers say flavour ban may drive them to black market or back to smoking

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 15th November 2023

Over 50% of French vapers would buy e-cigarettes from the black market or abroad, while 25% would consider resuming smoking if a flavour ban is implemented ...

Next-gen growth and new launches put Imperial on track with five-year plan

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th November 2023

Imperial Brands reported a performance in line with its five-year-plan expectations in the year ended 30th September 2023, with new product and market launches boosting its next-generation product (NGP) revenue ...

E-cig use highest among young Swiss as government tries to lower smoking rates

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 14th November 2023

E-cigarettes are increasingly popular in Switzerland according to the country’s latest healthcare survey, which shows 3% of the population used them in 2022 ...

UK advertising watchdog’s bark falls on deaf ears when querying TikTok vape ads

Written by Freddie Dawson | 13th November 2023

Two more companies have ignored queries from the UK ASA on the appropriateness of nicotine-containing e-cigarette ads on social media platform TikTok ...

No 2024 e-cig tax hike in Italy, but the blow will land in the following two years

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 13th November 2023

There would be no increase in Italian e-cigarette excise duties next year under the new 2024 Budget Bill, but rates would rise significantly for 2025 and 2026 ...

King’s speech heralds Tobacco and Vapes Bill as path to smoke-free generation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th November 2023

King Charles said in the king’s speech that the UK parliament will try to push through its plan to prevent those born on or after 1st January 2009 from buying cigarettes ...

UK ASA ad rulings highlight challenges of TikTok’s automated content moderation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd November 2023

A new batch of rulings from the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) gives a glimpse into how auto-moderation at TikTok is meant to work ...

Poland’s next government may ease up on vape taxes and allow Sunday shopping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th October 2023

A coalition of centre-right, liberal, and left-wing forces is the most likely to form a new government in Poland before the end of the year, following elections held on 15th October ...

Tech innovations take off as vaping industry takes on concerns over waste

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th October 2023

With disposable e-cigarettes increasingly the target of negative attention over their environmental impact as well as youth usage, interest is growing in other, less wasteful, approaches to product design ...

Is the UK government getting it wrong with a possible ban on disposable vapes?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd October 2023

While the British government may hope that a ban on disposable e-cigarettes would cut down both waste and youth vaping, others have warned that it could have negative consequences too ...

Supreme tackles under-age vaping and the environmental impact of disposables

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd October 2023

UK vape maker Supreme has outlined measures to mitigate increased interest from under-age consumers in its 88Vape brand and reduce the environmental impact of disposables ...

To tax or not to tax: will coalition give green light to cut e-cig tax in Germany?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th October 2023

German politicians are at odds over whether – and how – to tackle taxation of e-cigarettes. Since the so-called “traffic light coalition” came to power, there have been calls to amend the current tax regulations...

Switzerland may ease proposed ban and allow advertising of tobacco alternatives

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th October 2023

Some advertising of tobacco alternatives will likely be allowed to continue in Swiss print media, after legislators voted against a proposed complete ban and approved an SGK-S suggestion to amend proposed restrictions ...

Messaging in private channels still counts as promotional, says ASA

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th October 2023

E-cigarette companies in the UK cannot publish promotional material such as discount codes on private servers on the social media platform Discord – even if the content is accessible only to those actively seeking it...

New Dutch government following recent collapse could affect e-cig regulations

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th October 2023

The nearly 18m people of the Netherlands face uncertainty following the collapse of the government this summer. The Cabinet is currently overseeing the nation with a “caretaker” status until the 22nd November general election ...

Belgium introduces e-liquid excise duty to adapt to evolving tobacco market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th October 2023

Belgium has introduced an e-liquid excise duty that will come into force on 1st January 2024. It will target all nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-liquids, irrespective of whether intended for use in e-cigs or as a refill...

England’s north has the fewest stop-smoking services but the most quitters

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th October 2023

The north of England has the country’s highest level of success in quitting smoking, despite being severely underserved by cessation services, according to a new analysis of quitters who self-reported sucess to the NHS ...

GTNF speakers warn against letting loudest voices drive vaping regulations

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th October 2023

Public pressure can drive legislators to make populist decisions on nicotine product regulation that are not based on evidence, warned speakers at the recent Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum (GTNF) in Seoul ...

Could the UK’s generational smoking ban lead to unintended consequences?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th October 2023

The UK’s plan to introduce a progressive age ban for tobacco products has been welcomed by many in the public health world, but others warn that it and other government-proposed measures might have unintended results...

UK’s plan for smoke-free generation aims to ban tobacco and restrict e-cigs

Written by Barnaby Page | 5th October 2023

The UK government is considering a generational ban for most tobacco products – but not e-cigarettes – as well as restrictions on disposable vapes and flavours, according to proposals issued this week ...

US and UK studies cloud vaping debate: health risk or harm reduction tool?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 29th September 2023

Two US studies emphasising the health risks associated with e-cigs could provide further fuel to opponents of vaping and advocates for stricter regulation, but new research in the UK may do the opposite ...

UK bill to ban e-cig marketing to kids may signal start of tougher vaping regulation

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 29th September 2023

The era of light-touch vaping regulation in the UK may be over. A range of bills, consultations and proposals are looking at ways to increase regulatory scrutiny on vaping products ...

Targeting smokers doesn’t make ads acceptable, says UK advertising regulator

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th September 2023

A decision this week by the UK advertising regulator highlights the pitfalls facing vapour companies in promoting their products online ...

Two-thirds of Dutch people want stricter regulations on vaping, survey shows

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 26th September 2023

Dutch citizens think vaping should be regulated more strictly or banned. Two-thirds of survey respondents would like to have stricter laws in force to limit or ban vaping, according to a poll ...

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