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Portugal halves tax on nicotine e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st February 2017

Portugal's 2016 Tobacco Law fully transposed the TPD. A further bill is expected later this year which seeks to ban vaping within five metres of windows or an entrance to health institutions and pharmacies, places...

Germany: post-TPD regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th January 2017

The future of e-cigarette regulation in Germany is becoming clearer since the transposition of the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), but the country's separate states still have some autonomy is setting the...

Indonesia: ban looks possible – when government makes its mind up

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th December 2016

The legal classification of e-cigarettes in Indonesia is far from clear – whether they come under regulations relating to tobacco, pharmaceutical or consumer products. What does seem clear is that e-cigs continue to be legal for...

Belgium: end of medical regulation, new consumer regime imminent

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 6th December 2016

The new Belgian law, transposing the TPD, comes into force in January 2017. It will end the classification of e-cigarettes as medical devices and impose severe restrictions, including an online sales ban as well as...

Slovakia: latest law adds little to TPD, but requires dual notifications

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th November 2016

In this report, ECigIntelligence looks at the current regulatory landscape in Slovakia, where provisions for regulating e-cigarettes are largely in line with the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), which categorises e-cigs as tobacco-related...

Israel looks set to follow EU or U.S. lead on e-cig legislation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th November 2016

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 brings in TPD regulation with the lightest of touches

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th November 2016

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...

Regulation in Norway: ban on nicotine products likely to end

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd November 2016

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...

Heated tobacco in Europe: emerging regulation for a new category

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th October 2016

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: light-touch TPD transposition with minimal restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st October 2016

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...

FDA demands health documents from U.S. makers and importers

Written by Aidan Semmens | 18th October 2016

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...

Poland regulatory report: e-cigs regulated as tobacco

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...

Required warning statements on U.S. advertisements

Written by Aidan Semmens | 23rd September 2016

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...

Croatia regulatory report: TPD finally being transposed

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...

European retailers face complex rules on in-store marketing

Written by Jon Bruford | 20th September 2016

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....

Malta regulatory report: cross-border sales permitted, some ads banned

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...

Advertising, promotion and sponsorship in post-TPD Europe

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th September 2016

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...

France regulatory report: public spaces relaxed, ads banned

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 TPD's impact on product design explained

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 1st September 2016

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...

Exclusive Platinum subscriber download: the TPD era guide

Written by Jon Bruford | 18th August 2016

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...

TPD compliance: what to test and how to test it

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th August 2016

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...

Irish regulatory report: TPD law includes unusual packaging rule

Written by Jon Bruford | 12th August 2016

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Ireland or the advanced search page.       Executive summary   Ireland’s transposition of the TPD has been quite straightforward, with...

Russia: regulations expected by 2017

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 5th August 2016

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Russia or the advanced search page.         Executive summary   • E-cigarette products are mainly unregulated in Russia, aside...

Regulatory report: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Written by Jon Bruford | 3rd August 2016

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on these territories. Please visit the full list of regulatory reports, or the advanced search page.       Executive summary   Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are often collectively known...

Deeming regs: challenges to the sampling ban

Written by Aidan Semmens | 29th July 2016

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...

Will U.S. vapour taxes apply to synthetic nicotine?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 29th July 2016

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 deeming rule and PMTAs: what it all means for manufacturers

Written by Aidan Semmens | 26th June 2016

    There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for the United States or the advanced search page.       Introduction   On 10th May, the U.S. Food and Drug...

PMTA applications: how the FDA’s policy has developed

Written by Aidan Semmens | 26th June 2016

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...

Sweden prepares for consumer regulation after court decision

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 6th June 2016

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...

Germany’s post-TPD journey begins; further rules on the way

Written by Jon Bruford | 1st June 2016

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Germany or the advanced search page.         Executive summary   On 20th May, the European Union’s (EU’s) Tobacco Products...

UK regulatory and medical bodies proffer broad views before TPD

Written by Jon Bruford | 11th May 2016

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for the United Kingdom or the advanced search page.  
    Executive summary   England’s much lighter-touch approach to...

UK fragmented on regulation as TPD fast approaches

Written by Jon Bruford | 10th May 2016

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for the United Kingdom or the advanced search page.         Introduction   As ECigIntelligence predicted, the British government has transposed...

Slovenia’s tough post-TPD regime: no advertising, no online sales

Written by Jon Bruford | 28th April 2016

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the full list of regulatory reports, or the advanced search page.       Executive summary   E-cigarettes are not currently regulated in Slovenia. However,...

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