Market and legal data for the vapour sector in Belgium

21st September 2023: Belgium: The government will introduce an excise tax and tax stamps for both nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-liquids starting on 1st January 2024. This will also apply to products mixed by the final users such as base liquids (PG, VG), booster liquids, and flavours (concentrated or not) when they are offered in the context of the sale of e-cigarettes. The excise tax rate will be set per ml of product and the amount will be determined during the government discussions for the preparation of the Budget Bill. All e-liquids marketed from 1st January 2024 will have to bear tax stamps, while existing stocks can be sold until 31st March 2024. The date from which it will be possible to order the tax stamps will be communicated in the coming months.
16th August 2023: Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and the Environment has updated the lists of positive and negative e-cigarette product notifications.
10th July 2023: Belgium: The Royal Decree, enacted by the minister of health in January 2023, amending the Royal Decree of 28th October 2016 relating to the manufacture and placing on the market of electronic cigarettes, enters into force tomorrow, 11th July. The new decree equates nicotine-free vapour products with nicotine-containing ones, especially in terms of product restrictions, notification, and labelling and packaging requirements. It also increases notification fees to €200, and introduces a fee of €100 for every substantial modification and a fee of €50 for the market data notification. Our recently updated regulatory report on Belgium provides a deeper understanding of the changes brought in by the new decree.
26th April 2023: Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment has updated the lists of positive and negative e-cigarette product notifications.
21st March 2023: Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment has updated the lists of positive and negative e-cigarette product notifications.
2nd March 2023: Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment has updated the lists of positive and negative e-cigarette product notifications.
21st February 2023: Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment has updated the lists of positive and negative e-cigarette product notifications.
3rd February 2023: Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and Environment has provided ECigIntelligence with the presentation and the FAQ document about the new Royal Decree on e-cigarettes that was presented during the information session held on 1st February 2023.
31st January 2023: Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and Environment will hold an information session at 10am tomorrow on the Royal Decree on e-cigarettes that was enacted at the beginning of January. Thought the session will take place in French and Dutch, an English translation will be made available. Links to the session are available from apf.food@health.fgov.be.
16th January 2023: Belgium: The Ministry of Health enacted a Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree of 28th October 2016 relating to the manufacture and placing on the market of electronic cigarettes. The new decree equates nicotine-free vapour products with nicotine-containing ones, especially in terms of product restrictions, notification, and labelling and packaging. It also increases notification fees to €200, and introduces a fee of €100 for every substantial modification and a fee of €50 for the market data notification. The new decree will enter into force on 11th July 2023.
11th January 2023: Belgium: The Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety, and Environment has updated the lists of positive and negative e-cigarette product notifications.

Stay up-to-date with key market trends and regulatory news and receive complimentary data on a regular basis

News analysis

Belgium places nicotine-free e-liquids under tobacco product regulations

Belgian Health Council recommends e-cigs to quit smoking and reduce risks

Where do we go from here? How new rules will affect world vape markets

European surveys back up smoking cessation aim in e-cigarette users

World No Tobacco Day 2020: the debate about harm reduction

Daily news alerts

Market reports

Belgium: market snapshot, November 2022

Market report: global online e-cigarette traffic

Snapshot: Belgium, September 2021

Snapshot: Belgium, September 2020

Positive and negative TPD lists: Belgium market report

Regulatory reports

Belgium: e-cigarette regulation, May 2023

Global policy on novel nicotine products: analysis from our new Policy Radar

Regulatory report: Belgium, October 2021

Government guide calls for clearer labels: Belgium regulatory report

Belgium regulatory report: a year after TPD, are further restrictions in the pipeline?

Interested in this region? Check our new country subscriptions

Regulatory trackers

Europe regulatory tracker: restrictions, requirements and sanctions, August

Tamarind Intelligence Policy Radar, July

Market profile databases

Key global e-cigarette markets database: September 2023

Regulatory databases

ECigIntelligence compliance calendar

European intellectual property regulatory database

European e-cig stakeholders database

Global regulatory burden index, January 2022

LATEST ALERTS

E-cigarettes in Belgium

News analysis

Daily news alerts

Market reports

Regulatory reports

Interested in this region? Check our new country subscriptions

Regulatory trackers

Market profile databases

Regulatory databases

Sign up to our newsletter

Start your FREE trial