E-cigarettes in Europe

Ukraine: Inspectors from the State Production and Consumer Service have begun to check on how restaurants and cafes in the capital, Kyiv, are complying with the anti-tobacco legislation, which prohibits vaping and use of heated tobacco in such places, in line with smoking, media reports.

UK: 3,000 illegal vapes worth between £35,000 and £40,000 in total and 77,420 cigarettes have been seized in twin operations in two West Yorkshire towns. Local press reports that the operation by Trading Standards in Dewsbury and Huddersfield was mounted “in response to recent increases in the sale of illegal vapes in both town centres”.

Albania: The National Tobacco Agency has confirmed to ECigIntelligence that both nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarettes are regulated under the Law on the Protection of Health from Tobacco Products. Among other measures, the law sets product restrictions, labelling and packaging requirements and retail restrictions.

Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment has updated the lists of positive and negative e-cigarette product notifications.

Estonia: The Health Board has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which contains 33,042 vapour products.

Portugal: Tomorrow is the last day to participate in a public consultation on the 2030 National Strategy for the Fight against Cancer. Among measures proposed are an increase in e-cigarette and tobacco prices, regulation of ingredients and packaging, and raising the minimum legal purchase age.