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Austria poised to enter stricter post-TPD regulatory landscape

Written by Jon Bruford | 27th 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-cigarette products are currently unregulated in Austria,...

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

Written by Jon Bruford | 15th April 2016

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Belgium or the advanced search page.       Executive summary
   Nicotine-containing products will become legal for the first...

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

Written by Aidan Semmens | 29th March 2016

    There are more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Canada.       Executive summary   The federal government’s regulatory stance on e-cigs is unclear, which is...

Denmark: draft TPD law will end licensing requirement

Written by Jon Bruford | 17th March 2016

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Denmark or the advanced search page.         Executive summary   Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes can’t be sold or advertised without a...

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

Written by Aidan Semmens | 16th March 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.         Executive Summary   In the U.S., there are laws...

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

Written by Jon Bruford | 14th February 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
   Tax is levied on e-cigs and...

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

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Finland or the advanced search page.         Introduction   Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, currently illegal in Finland unless a medical...

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

      Executive Summary     The Spanish regulator has initiated the process to transpose the TPD and regulate e-cigs: Advertising, promotion and sponsorship will mainly be restricted in line with the TPD Harsher...

Italy in-depth: preparing for the TPD

Written by Jon Bruford | 31st December 2015

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Italy or the advanced search page.       Executive Summary
   A draft legislative decree fully transposing the TPD...

Malaysia's e-cig landscape, 2015

Written by Jon Bruford | 30th December 2015

        Executive Summary   In Malaysia, the manufacture, distribution or sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes and e-liquids requires a pharmaceutical or medical license. Non-nicotine e-cigarettes and e-liquids are treated as consumer products. Lack...

Regulatory report: France, December 2015

Written by Jon Bruford | 24th December 2015

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for France or the advanced search page.     Executive summary
   One of the largest e-cig markets, France has enacted...

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

  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   Slovakia’s provisions are largely in line with...

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

  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 The central government has started to transpose the Tobacco Products Directive...

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

Written by Jon Bruford | 2nd November 2015

  There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for the United Kingdom or the advanced search page.       To provide further insight on the developing UK regulatory scene for...

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:...

E-cigarette regulatory outlook for Switzerland, August 2015

Written by Barnaby Page | 13th August 2015

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • National regulatory framework • Regulatory change • Timeline for the revised Federal Tobacco Products Act • Age restrictions • Packaging restrictions: current • Packaging restrictions: future • Product restrictions •...

The costs and challenges of the BSI PAS

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st July 2015

ECigIntelligence breaks down the minimum cost it is likely to require for a company to meet the recommendations laid out in the British Standards Institution (BSI) publicly available specification (PAS)....

In-depth: e-cigarette legislation in Cyprus, July 2015

Written by Freddie Dawson | 30th July 2015

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 Cyprus but they...

E-cigarette regulation in Canada, July 2015

Written by Aidan Semmens | 24th July 2015

Executive summary • Introduction • The multi-layered regulatory framework • Tobacco regulation – the multi-layered model in action • No federal regulation of e-cigs • The role of Health Canada • Provincial regulation • Municipal regulation...

Implementing the TPD: what Europe will do next

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd July 2015

Executive summary • Background • Implementing acts and reports • Implementing act: reporting format • Implementing act: refill mechanisms • Report: potential public-health risks • The regulation-makers • External contractors and the expert group •...

Deeming regulations vs state law: who wins?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 17th July 2015

Introduction • The deeming regulations: express pre-emption of state laws • Where pre-emption does not apply • Pre-emption in practice: California’s Prop 65 • How pre-emption can prevent state-level litigation • Appendix: the...

E-cigarette regulation and outlook in Hungary, July 2015

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th July 2015

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

Defusing the deeming regs: Congress, courts, and the FDA

Written by Aidan Semmens | 9th July 2015

Legislative solution: giving the FDA discretion • Legislative solution: changing the grandfathering date • Legislative solution: amending the Tobacco Control Act • Judicial challenge: the Tobacco Control Act’s purpose • Judicial challenge: scientific evidence •...

E-cigarette regulation and outlook in Austria, July 2015

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th July 2015

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Product categorisation and the tobacco monopoly • Age restrictions • Product and packaging restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Taxation •...

In depth: e-cigarette regulation in Croatia, June 2015 and ahead

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th June 2015

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...

In depth: the regulatory regime for e-cigs in Chile, June 2015

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th June 2015

Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Product categorisation • Age restrictions • Packaging and product restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Case law • Taxation •...

In depth: e-cigarette regulation and policy in Greece, June 2015

Written by Barnaby Page | 5th June 2015

The background to Greek regulation • National regulatory framework • Age restrictions • Product and packaging restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Taxation • Case law • The missing pieces from...

In depth: more safety worries over e-liquid flavourings

Written by Marc Beishon | 27th April 2015

E-cigarette flavours are causing concern again, but this time not over their purported appeal to youth. The latest study to stoke up worries about harmful substances in e-cigs is “Flavour chemicals in electronic cigarette fluids”,...

In depth: Spanish e-cigarette regulation and the EU TPD

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th April 2015

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Comparison with tobacco regulation • Public use restrictions • Age restrictions • Packaging and point-of-sale requirements • Advertising restrictions • Medical claims • Taxes •...

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