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France
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Regulatory briefing
The vaping industry has been excluded from the list of beneficiaries of a €120m French government fund for projects fighting addiction – to the disappointment of some
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Germany
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Marketing & retailing
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Huge ads for Myblu are turning heads at Hamburg central railway station – before a pending update of German advertising law that could spell an end to such campaigns
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Switzerland
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Minors would no longer be able to buy tobacco or e-cigarettes in Switzerland under a new proposal by the Council of States’ social security and public health committee
Europe
Greece
Heated tobacco
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
The new centre-right Greek government has committed to enforcing existing anti-smoking regulations, and including e-cigarettes as part of its new national health strategy
Austria
Europe
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Vaping and smoking will be banned in bars and restaurants in Austria from 1st November, after the Federal Council approved the reinstatement of a measure that was overturned last year
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United Kingdom
Heated tobacco
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Regulatory briefing
The UK government has set a target of England becoming smoke-free by 2030, looking to the potential of e-cigarettes as a tool to help in eradicating smoking entirely
Europe
United Kingdom
Policy and Politics
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Regulatory briefing
A group of UK e-cig firms are seeking a sharp cut in value added tax (VAT) on e-cigarettes on the grounds that they help in the battle against smoking
Europe
Hungary
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Retail
Tax
Regulatory briefing
The Hungarian parliament is considering reducing tax on nicotine-containing e-liquids, while bringing in taxation and other restrictions on those without nicotine
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Europe
North America
United States
Health
Technology and Innovation
Regulatory briefing
A recently-developed testing method called Genomic Allergen Rapid Detection (GARD) could prove a valuable tool for the e-cig industry, claims a new study sponsored by the makers of Blu
England
Europe
United Kingdom
Health
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Public Health England (PHE) found that there is a “steady progress” in National Health Service Trusts becoming smoke-free environments, and the organisation has welcomed the policies that some hospitals are implementing on creating designated vaping areas.
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Health authorities around the world presented their policies against e-cigarettes and novel tobacco products World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)
Belgium
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Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Belgium is to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, and ban vaping in private vehicles when minors are present
EU
Europe
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
The rising popularity of tobacco alternatives as well as new regulations on the way will make the e-cigarette issue hard to ignore after this week’s European elections
Europe
Netherlands
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Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Dutch health secretary Paul Blokhuis has further defended his position that electronic cigarettes are not a successful tool for giving up smoking and provided details on upcoming regulations
United Kingdom
Major brands
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is investigating a complaint that a social media campaign for Vype e-cigarettes targets children and young people
Europe
Poland
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Tax
Regulatory briefing
The Polish Ministry of Finance has announced it will raise the excise tax on novel tobacco products by 3% next year as part of its plans to adjust the rates on alcohol and tobacco products in accordance with inflation
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The World Bank has published a paper on e-cigarette use and taxation that could prove influential in many countries, possibly leading towards moves for greater taxing of vapour products
Europe
Sweden
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
The Swedish Consumer Agency is preparing general advice on the marketing of e-cigarettes and refill containers to be published once the new amendment of the Tobacco Act comes into force on 1st July
EU
Europe
Health
Policy and Politics
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Regulatory briefing
The European Commission has allocated a significant part of its health budget for the year to gathering data for the coming revision of the the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
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As the UK’s government and parliament continue to tie themselves in knots over the impending departure from the EU, the minister most closely associated with vaping policy has quit his post
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Greece
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Regulatory briefing
After being for some time the only EU member state to allow only nicotine-containing e-cigarettes on the market, Greece has taken a step forward by regulating the sale of nicotine-free vapour products
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Regulatory briefing
Europe’s health authorities have commissioned a science committee to gather evidence on the health risks of e-cigarettes for the coming revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
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United Kingdom
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Regulatory briefing
Most public hospitals in England ban vaping on their premises despite health advice from Public Health England (PHE) to allow it, according to a survey conducted by pro-smoking group Forest
Estonia
Europe
Heated tobacco
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Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
With talks still ongoing to form a government following Estonia’s parliamentary elections, there is hope for a policy change on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco in one of the most restrictive vapour markets
Europe
Ireland
Health
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Regulatory briefing
Ireland’s Health Services Executive (HSE) has confirmed that it does not endorse e-cigarettes as an aid to help smokers give up, despite adding information on e-cigs to the government website on quitting smoking
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Spain
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Regulatory briefing
A new survey reveals that more than half of Spaniards would restrict the use of vaping and novel tobacco products in public places in the same way as smoking
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Germany
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Regulatory briefing
The Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main in Germany has awarded two injunctions against the sale and advertising of e-cigarettes through online retailer Amazon, the law magazine LHR reports
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Switzerland
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Allowing e-cigarette tanks to be five times bigger than allowed in the EU would cut tobacco use and foster innovation to develop less harmful alternatives to smoking, a group of leading Swiss health experts claim
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The European Commission has officially registered a European Citizens’ Initiative which calls for Article 20 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) to be replaced by “bespoke legislation” for vaping products
Belarus
Europe
Heated tobacco
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
A new decree in Belarus regulates electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco for the first time in the country, introducing a number of restrictions after years of no regulation