Romania transposed the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in 2016. Although some aspects are not regulated, there are current attempts to introduce restrictions on advertising and public usage of e-cigs ...
This report details current regulation of e-cigarettes in South Korea, one of the world's most highly developed economies, and outlines ways in which the government is seeking to tighten controls ...
While the revision of the national Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act takes place, a draft of local e-cig regulation is under legislative process in five of the six special municipalities in Taiwan ...
E-cigarettes are are currently covered in Paraguay by only one regulatory decision, and though the government is developing regulations, this has been delayed by COVID-19 ...
The Czech Republic incorporated the European Union Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into its domestic legal system in 2017. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory landscape for e-cigs in the country ...
This regulatory reports analyses the attitude of the various major regions and republics in the Russian Federation to the regulation of the sale of e-cigarettes in their territories ...
Iceland passed a new law to specifically regulate and e-cigarette tax for the first time in June 2018, creating a specific e-cigarette regime with no ties to tobacco regulation. This report provides an overview of...
This regulatory report provides in-depth analysis of the current vaping regulations in Sweden, including laws around advertising and marketing, labelling and packaging, notification, public usage, tax and more ...
The New Zealand parliament aims to tighten current regulations on vaping and heated tobacco, seeking to regulate e-cigarettes in a similar way to Europe. This report covers all current regulation as well as those due...
This regulatory report covers the current restrictions in place in Hungary, focusing on aspects such as age restrictions, tax, enforcement, labelling and packaging, plus more ...
ECigIntelligence gained access to a series of documents disclosed by the EU after a freedom of information request that contained its recent conversations with the tobacco and vaping industries. This report summarises the main points...
The US FDA has recently implemented enforcement on (some) flavoured-e-liquid products, but what does this actually mean? This report provides answers to some of the important questions ...
This regulatory report provides information on the restrictions on vaping in Morocco, which are limited, looking at the general regulatory landscape as well as taxation ...
Californian regulation of e-cigs is tightening. This report covers all aspects of the regulations in place and planned, from age restrictions to taxation, labelling and marketing restrictions ...
E-cigarette products containing nicotine cannot be currently sold in Turkey without a pharmaceutical licence from the Ministry of Health, although none have been granted so far ...
This report focuses on two of California's biggest cities – Los Angeles and San Francisco – and their vaping prohibitions and flavour bans. Local governments have decided to react to the “vaping crisis” and have...
Ukraine could be the next country to introduce an excise tax burden on vaping products, although as it stands excise tax will apply only to heated tobacco from January 2020 ...
How did Swedish Match USA manage to get eight General snus products approved by the US FDA as modified risk tobacco products after being previously unsuccessful? ...
There is still no effective national e-cigarette legislation in force in Taiwan, with draft amendment of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act still pending for review ...
In our latest look at regulations in Denmark, we find new taxes are in the pipeline, new safety specifications have been introduced and the notification fees are still...
This report provides an overview of Kazakhstan's regulatory framework. Although the country has not yet implemented regulation for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, controls are expected in the near future ...
Our latest regulatory report for Bulgaria details the general regulatory framework for the country, as well as providing recent updates for national regulation, labelling and packaging, obligation to notify and public usage, taxation and enforcement...
This report provides an overview of the regulations relating to e-cigs in Ontario, Canada, including an overview of taxation as well as the restrictions around advertising and marketing, age, product, labelling and packaging ...
On 20th September, the FDA released its draft guidelines for PMTAs, spelling out in detail the information that e-cigarette makers will have to submit before next year’s deadline. This report provides information and related coverage...
E-cigarette regulation in Florida is limited and focused mainly on preventing minors from accessing the products. This report provides information on the various restrictions in place in the state in relation to e-cigs ...
This report answers some of the questions a manufacturer may be asking in relation to the position of the proposed rule with regards to labelling and marketing ...
This report provides information on the current status of local bans and restrictions on e-cigarettes and e-cig flavours in the 21 largest cities in the US ...
Canada’s Tobacco and Vaping Products Act became law in May 2018, bringing nationwide regulation of e-cigarettes to the country for the first time. The act leaves wide scope for further clarifying regulation ...
ECigIntelligence takes a look at the rules and regulations governing the e-cig market in North Macedonia, including the new laws that have come into effect in 2019 and how ties with EU regulations are getting...
This report provides updates to our previous report that examined heated tobacco tax laws in EU countries where HnB products have been launched or specific laws introduced, and what would happen in countries where neither...
The US FDA's new proposed rule for PMTAs provides details of how to structure the application as well as what to include. This report looks at this rule in detail ...
Electronic cigarettes are now legal in Saudi Arabia and regulated in a similar way to Europe. This report outlines the regulations and restrictions in all areas, including advertising, tax, enforcement, packaging and labelling, and public...
As Montenegro prepares to potentially join the EU we find that the country is already bringing its vaping regulations in line with the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...
In September, Michigan became the first US state to announce a ban on flavoured nicotine vaping products. This report provides further in-depth informaton about the current regulatory landscape in the state ...
Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 14th October 2019
A new proposal regarding e-cigs could bring fresh restrictions and enforcement if approved. This report explores recent updates to current regulations in Greece ...
With fear running high over the US outbreak of vaping-related lung illness, a number of states have leapt ahead of promised federal action to clamp down themselves on flavoured e-cigarette products ...
Pennsylvania is one of the least vaper-friendly states in the US following an amendment to the Tax Reform Code. This report provides a comprehensive summary of regulations in the state ...
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory landscape for vapour products in Slovakia, including information relating to age, retail and product restrictions ...
The South African government has publicly taken a radical stance against e-cigarettes, promising to restrict them in the same way as tobacco. This report covers regulatory areas including advertising and marketing, tax and enforcement ...
Texas has become the 15th US state to align with nationwide regulations by raising the age to 21 for being able to purchase tobacco and tobacco-related products ...
A new tax regime in Poland has been delayed until 2020, while the notification process has been tightened up but some areas of reguation still appear open to interpretation ...
This report looks at the latest rules and regulations in the Netherlands, featuring updates regarding advertising and marketing, packaging and labelling, notifications and taxation ...
In our latest look at the rules and regulations in the Philippines we report on upcoming changes to the tax regime, the expansion on restrictions, public vaping and changes in the minimum legal age ...