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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

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...

Russia: regulations expected by 2017

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 5th August 2016

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...

Regulatory report: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Written by Jon Bruford | 3rd August 2016

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...

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

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....

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

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 Previous regulatory framework4 National regulatory framework post-TPD5 Age restrictions6 Product restrictions7 Ingredients8 Labelling and packaging9 Product notification10 Annual reporting11 Vigilance12 Retailing13 Public usage14 Public usage: an inconsistent future?15 Advertising and...

Deeming regulations in detail: the deadlines for initial compliance

Written by Aidan Semmens | 20th May 2016

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...

UK regulatory and medical bodies proffer broad views before TPD

Written by Jon Bruford | 11th May 2016

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...

UK fragmented on regulation as TPD fast approaches

Written by Jon Bruford | 10th May 2016

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...

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

Written by Jon Bruford | 28th April 2016

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...

Austria poised to enter stricter post-TPD regulatory landscape

Written by Jon Bruford | 27th April 2016

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...

Belgium: e-cigs become consumer products, but tough rules likely

Written by Jon Bruford | 15th April 2016

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...

Canada’s e-cig regulation a three-tiered tangle

Written by Aidan Semmens | 29th March 2016

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    ...

Denmark: draft TPD law will end licensing requirement

Written by Jon Bruford | 17th March 2016

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...

E-cig advertising in the United States: defining the boundaries

Written by Aidan Semmens | 16th March 2016

Contents1 Executive Summary2 Introduction3 Vapour marketing & advertising concerns4 Cigarette & tobacco advertising restrictions5 Pre-emption6 Commercial speech7 Potential restrictions on e-cig marketing and advertising8 Other potential restrictions on e-cig marketing and advertising   There may...

Romania regulatory report: tax regime in place, TPD on the way

Written by Jon Bruford | 14th February 2016

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...

U.S. state and federal regulation: what to expect in 2016

Written by Aidan Semmens | 10th February 2016

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...

Finland regulatory report: pharma regime ending, new rules arriving

Written by Barnaby Page | 9th February 2016

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...

Netherlands TPD report

Written by Jon Bruford | 5th February 2016

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...

In depth update: e-cigarette regulation in Croatia, 2016

Written by Jon Bruford | 28th January 2016

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...

Philippines unregulated but local laws on horizon

Written by Jon Bruford | 28th January 2016

In the Philippines e-cigs are regulated as any other consumer product, therefore, the e-cig industry is largely unrestricted; in other words, very few product limitations apply, public usage and advertising is permitted, and e-cigs can...

E-cigarette regulation in Japan: the future is still pharma

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th January 2016

E-cigarette products containing nicotine cannot be sold in Japan without a pharmaceutical licence, and there appears to be little immediate likelihood of that changing. However, imports are tolerated and nicotine-free products can be sold. Our...

Updated: Germany's draft TPD plans and beyond

Written by Jon Bruford | 19th January 2016

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • National regulatory framework post-TPD • Age restrictions • Product restrictions • Ingredients • Labelling and packaging • Product notification • Annual reporting • Vigilance •...

Spanish regulation: TPD looms, regions react

Written by Jon Bruford | 15th January 2016

Contents1 Executive Summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions: current5 Product restrictions: current6 Labelling and packaging: current7 Notification and surveillance obligations8 Retail channel restrictions (including cross-border and distance sales)9 Public usage10 Advertising and marketing11...

Italy in-depth: preparing for the TPD

Written by Jon Bruford | 31st December 2015

Contents1 Executive Summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Product restrictions6 Labelling and packaging7 Obligation to notify8 Retail sale channels restriction9 Public usage10 Advertising and marketing11 Taxation12 Enforcement   There may be more recent...

Malaysia's e-cig landscape, 2015

Written by Jon Bruford | 30th December 2015

Contents1 2 Executive Summary3 Regulatory Landscape4 National regulatory framework5 Recent events6 Current applicable legislation7 Case law8 Enforcement9 Near-future regulations         Executive Summary   In Malaysia, the manufacture, distribution or sale of nicotine-containing...

Regulatory report: France, December 2015

Written by Jon Bruford | 24th December 2015

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Product restrictions requirements6 Labelling and packaging requirements7 Obligation to notify8 Retail channels restriction (including cross-border and distance sales)9 Public usage restrictions10 Advertising, sponsorship and promotion...

Vapor Industry Regulation in the United States: 2016 Outlook

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st December 2015

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for the United States or the advanced search page. ECigIntelligence has published its comprehensive 106-page end-of-year guidebook on the regulatory landscape for e-cigarettes and...

In depth: Slovakia's e-cig regulatory landscape

Written by Jon Bruford | 23rd November 2015

Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 Current national regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Packaging and product restrictions6 Public usage7 Advertising and marketing restrictions8 Case law9 Taxation10 Enforcement11 The future   There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports...

Hungary regulatory report: an end to mandatory pharma licensing

Written by Barnaby Page | 13th November 2015

Hungary’s transposition of the EU Tobacco Products Directive will do away with the current mandatory pharmaceutical licensing requirement for e-cigarettes – which has resulted in no nicotine-containing products being legal in the country – and...

PMTAs: the road to FDA approval for e-cigarette products

Written by Aidan Semmens | 12th November 2015

Executive summary • Introduction • Why an electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) product requires a PMTA: distinction among ENDS products, components/parts, and accessories; three pathways to market approval; concerns about the grandfather date • Guidance...

Regulatory report: UK gears up for fragmented TPD transposition

Written by Jon Bruford | 3rd November 2015

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 Devolved administrations12 Product and packaging...

E-cigarettes in the UK: regulations, politics, and consultations

Written by Jon Bruford | 2nd November 2015

Contents1 Section 1 – Relevant consumer and safety laws2 Section 2 – BCAP/CAP rules and ASA’s enforcement3 Section 3 – Relevant medical organisations’ position towards e-cigs4 Section 4 – Politics and e-cigs in Britain and...

E-cigarette regulation in Germany: the draft TPD plans and beyond

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th October 2015

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • National regulatory framework post-TPD • Age restrictions • Product restrictions • Ingredients • Labelling and packaging • Product notification • Annual reporting • Vigilance •...

E-cigarette regulation in Portugal: TPD plans become clear

Written by Barnaby Page | 6th September 2015

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current regulatory framework • Product categorisation • Age restrictions • Product restrictions • Notification procedure • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Cross-border sales • Taxation • Case...

E-cigarette regulation in Poland: the road ahead

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd September 2015

Executive summary • Introduction • Current national regulatory framework • Age restrictions • Product and packaging restrictions • Retail channels • Notification procedure • Public place usage • Advertising restrictions • Taxation • Case law...

Watch out, there’s a state attorney general about

Written by Aidan Semmens | 24th August 2015

Executive summary • Introduction • The powers of attorneys general • AG attitudes to the e-cigarette industry • Advertising and marketing • Child-proof packaging • Age verification systems • Consumer protection • Attorney general...

E-cigarette regulation and outlook for Bulgaria, August 2015

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th August 2015

Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Age restrictions • Packaging and product restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Case law • Taxation • Enforcement • The future • Graphic:...

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