E-cigarettes, both with and without nicotine, are regulated in Costa Rica within the framework of tobacco products and other derivatives.
No significant changes are expected in Costa Rica in the mid-term as vaping products, regardless of their nicotine content, are already heavily regulated in the country.
This report offers a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework for e-cigarettes in Costa Rica, covering all policy areas from product, age and packaging restrictions, to advertising, taxation and enforcement.
Laura Garay Gómez
Legal analyst
Laura holds a Master’s degree in Public Law from the University of Seville, Spain, where she mainly specialised in International Law and Administrative Law and a Master's degree in Law and Legal Practice from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. She has also studied International and European Law at the University of Helsinki, Finland, under the Erasmus Programme. She has worked as an intern at the ACO Office of Legal Affairs for NATO in Mons, Belgium; as international entity management coordinator for a multinational in Warsaw, Poland; and as legal assistant in a law firm in Seville. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD in Roman law in modern European legal history at the University of Seville.
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