Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 22nd November 2016
Though states and territories get to make their own rules, vaping products containing nicotine are effectively outlawed across Australia - and life isn't much easier for sellers and users of non-nictotine...
In this report, ECigIntelligence looks at a country with a complex past and slightly complicated present as the Supreme Court recently overturned a five-year ban on e-cigs. ECigIntelligence expects Israel to follow the European or...
Bulgaria has taken a gentle approach to adopting Europe's TPD regulations. E-cigarettes are regarded as "tobacco-related" rather than tobacco products as such, and are treated more benignly than tobacco, with public usage...
E-cigarette products containing nicotine cannot be sold in Turkey without a pharmaceutical licence from the Ministry of Health - and so far no such licence has been...
We strongly expect nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to be legalised in Norway, where their sale has been banned until now. The anticipated move will come as a boost to the Norwegian vaping market, which has already grown...
This report examines the regulation of heat-not-burn (HnB) or heated tobacco products in Europe, as well as some of the broader regulatory issues that they raise. It considers their treatment under the TPD; the question...
Italy has adopted a light touch approach to implementing the European TPD regulations, with only minimum restrictions on the e-cigarette industry. There is only a limited ban on advertising, and no restriction on public use...
Regulation of vape products in the Netherlands follows closely the provisions of the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). But although the vaping industry is highly regulated, a few issues remain to be resolved, such as...
Following the introduction this summer of the deeming regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), each vapour product manufacturer or importer is required to submit health documents describing the physiological, behavioural and toxicological...
Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 30th September 2016
Recent legislation transposes the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive into Polish law and regulates e-cigarettes in the same way as tobacco.
This means advertising and vaping are banned in public places are banned, in line with...
The U.S. Final Deeming Rule requires that the advertisements of all covered tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, bear an addictiveness warning label statement. For tobacco products that do not contain nicotine, there is an alternative warning...
Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 23rd September 2016
E-cigarette products are in the process of being regulated in Croatia, by transposing the Tobacco Product Directive (TPD), once the government is established. We expect the Draft Act on Restriction of the Use of Tobacco...
ECigIntelligence has taken an in-depth look at the current situation for e-cigarette point of sale advertising in six of the biggest e-cig markets in Europe, offering guidance on what can and can’t be done in-store....
Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 16th September 2016
Malta has imposed the TPD’s restrictions on advertising, product labelling and packaging. The authorities’ move to ban vaping in the same premises as smoking has been challenged in court so no legal nationwide restriction currently...
The transposition of the European Union’s (EU’s) Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has introduced changes that have strong implications for the future of the emerging e-cig industry – particularly advertising, promotion and sponsorship. We run through...
New vapour products have been barred from entry to the U.S. market – but what impact will this have on those already on sale? How will the FDA’s final deeming rule impact the packaging of...
Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 5th September 2016
One of the world’s largest e-cig markets, France has transposed the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in several pieces of legislation, starting with the Health Law plus decrees and ordinances with more detailed product specific regulation...
The Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has important implications for the products that are allowed on the e-cig market, because it prescribes their characteristics, such as the permitted concentration of nicotine or the size of...
Article 20 of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) imposes information requirements and restrictions on the labelling of e-cigarette products. These new rules affect bottles, packaging and...
ECigIntelligence recently published a new guide to Europe’s post-Tobacco Products Directive era, a 152-page book packed with information every e-cig business needs to conduct business in the world’s largest economic area. ECigIntelligence Platinum subscribers can...
The EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) demands that manufacturers supply information on the ingredients and components of e-cig products, as well as testing ingredients and carrying out toxicological assessments – but it is vague on...
Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Product restrictions5 Labelling and packaging6 Information obligations7 Retail channels restriction (including cross-border and distance sales)8 Public usage9 Advertising and marketing10 Taxation11 Enforcement There may be more...
Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Labelling and packaging6 Retail channel restrictions (including cross-border and distance sales)7 Public usage8 Advertising and marketing9 Taxation10 Enforcement11 Case law12 Future developments There may...
Contents1 Executive summary2 TPD common rules3 Legal framework in the Baltic nations4 Estonia (Eesti)5 Latvia (Latvija)6 Lithuania (Lietuva) There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on these territories. Please visit the full list of regulatory...
When the U.S. deeming regulations come into effect on 8th of August, the distribution of free e-liquid samples will be prohibited in the U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) justifies this ban as...
Six U.S. states have enacted an excise tax on e-cigarettes and vapour products. Within these states – Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia – will synthetic nicotine be subject to...
The U.S. FDA’s final deeming rule is likely to be the subject of a number of legal challenges if finalised in its current form. This could delay the application of any final regulations by...
Contents1 Introduction2 Why an ENDS product requires FDA approval3 Pathways to approval4 The FDA guidance on PMTAs5 PMTAs, public health, and scientific studies There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory....
Many questions remain over how the FDA will actually interpret the requirements for authorisation: how rigid a view it will take on the evidence required to support an application, for example. Comparing a leaked earlier...
As the tobacco industry braces itself for a global epidemic of plain-packaging legislation, there have been calls for the controversial measure to be applied to e-cigarettes...
Draft legislation to transpose Article 20 of the Tobacco Products Directive into Swedish national legislation will be in force by October 2016. The Swedish government is taking quite a lenient approach by allowing distance sales...
In this ECigIntelligence report, we examine in detail the schedule for the U.S. deeming regulations’ major requirements affecting products that already exist on 8th August 2016, which will bring them into compliance with the...
Contents1 Executive summary2 Introduction3 Medical organisations’ position towards e-cigs4 Politics and e-cigs in the United Kingdom5 Summary of consultation questions6 Information sought by the regulator in the UK consultation process There may be more...
Contents1 Introduction2 Regulatory landscape3 Devolved administrations4 National regulatory framework5 Near future situation in devolved administrations6 Product categorisation7 Information requirements8 Additional obligations in UK devolved countries9 Retail channels (cross-border sales)10 Age restrictions11 Product and packaging restrictions12...
Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions: current5 Product restrictions6 Labelling and packaging: current7 Obligation to notify8 Retail channels restriction (including cross-border and distance sales)9 Public usage10 Advertising and marketing11 Taxation12 Enforcement13...
Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 Current national regulatory framework4 Current national regulatory framework: near future5 Product categorisation and the tobacco monopoly6 Age restrictions7 Product restrictions8 Packaging restrictions9 Retail channels10 Information obligations11 Public usage: current12 Public...
Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Product restrictions6 Labelling and packaging7 Notification and surveillance obligations8 Retail channels restriction9 Public usage10 Advertising and marketing11 Taxation12 Enforcement13 Next steps There may be...
Contents1 Executive summary2 Introduction  3 Federal regulation of e-cigarettes 4 The role of Health Canada5 Provincial regulation6 Municipal regulation7 Consumer safety and product standards8 Appendix 1. New rules for Ontario9 Appendix 2. ECTA warning requirements ...
Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 4 National regulatory framework5 Age restrictions: current6 Product restrictions7 Labelling and packaging: current8 Obligation to notify9 Retail channels restriction (including cross-border and distance sales)10 Public usage11 Advertising and marketing12 Taxation13...
Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 Regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Product restrictions6 Labelling and packaging: near future7 Obligation to notify8 Retail channels restriction (including cross-border and distance sales)9 Public usage10 Advertising and marketing11 Taxation  12 Enforcement13...
More vapour-related bills were introduced during the 2015 state legislative sessions than ever before, and ECigIntelligence expects even more vapour regulation to be proposed during the 2016 regular session. This report looks at the current...
Contents1 Introduction2 Regulatory landscape3 Current national regulatory framework4 Upcoming regulatory changes5 Age restrictions6 Product restrictions7 Labelling and packaging: current8 Labelling and packaging: near future9 Sale restrictions10 Retail licensing11 Public usage12 Exceptions to the public vaping...
E-cigarettes are legal in the Netherlands, and are currently regulated as consumer products. But from May 2016, new regulations transposing the EU Tobacco Products Directive will enter into force. Our report examines current and future...
Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Age restrictions • Packaging and product restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Case law • Taxation • Enforcement • The missing pieces from...