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26th September 2023: Egypt: Representative Samira El Gazar (Social Democratic Party) has submitted a briefing request to the Speaker of the House of Representatives to direct a parliamentary question to the government regarding granting permission to hold a vaping event in Child’s Park in Cairo, press reports. El Gazar said that licensing the event violates the prevention of smoking laws, and urged stricter rules on regulating the marketing and advertising of vaping products, pointing out that they negatively impact mental and physical health.
28th August 2023: Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) has told ECigIntelligence it is currently working on three new regulations. The first is an amendment to Standard No. 8205-1/2018 on e-cigarettes and e-liquid, while the second will cover retail restrictions, and the third addresses safety requirements for devices. The standards – which are yet to be adopted – will be analysed in detail in our upcoming Egypt report, due in September 2023.
23rd August 2023: Egypt: Eastern Company, the former tobacco monopoly and the country's largest tobacco producer, has disclosed that it has received offers from foreign investors to buy up to 30% of its total shares, as part of the government's programme to list state-owned companies on the EGX to increase investment opportunities. The company is currently reviewing these proposals. The state-owned stake in Eastern Company is 50.95%, and belongs to the Holding Company for Chemical Industries.
16th August 2023: South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health will hold public hearings between 18th and 20th August on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. The bill aims to regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes. Industry members, organisations and individuals can participate, and written submissions can be sent until 4th September.
1st August 2023: South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has extended to 4th September the deadline for written comments on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, which aims to regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes. Comments should be submitted by email to tobaccobill@parliament.gov.za or through an online form.
27th July 2023: South Africa: Tomorrow, 28th July, is the last day to present written submissions on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery System Control Bill. Comments on the bill, which aims to regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes, should be submitted by email to tobaccobill@parliament.gov.za or through an online form.
12th July 2023: Ghana: The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a statement saying the sale, advertising and recreational use of nicotine e-cigarettes and “other non-nicotine tobacco products” are forbidden. It calls on manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers to immediately remove all advertisements for products that can be registered “as a prescription only medicine for smoking cessation”, and to stop importing them.
7th July 2023: Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) told ECigIntelligence that it is developing two standards for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products. One regulation would impose retail restrictions, while the other would address device notification, which is currently not fully covered under Standard No. 8205-1/2018 on e-cigarettes and e-liquid. The customs authority said that hardware is currently subject to a tax of 20%, a health insurance fee of 10% of the retail selling price, and a value added tax rate of 14%.
3rd July 2023: Egypt: The Ministry of Health has reiterated its warning against the harmful effects of e-cigarettes, saying they cause serious damage to the respiratory and digestive systems, and are no safer than combustible cigarettes, as they contain a high percentage of toxins and cause heart and lung diseases.
29th June 2023: South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has brought forward the deadline for written submissions on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill from 4th August to 28th July. Comments on the bill, which aims to regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes, should be submitted by email to tobaccobill@parliament.gov.za or through an online form.
22nd June 2023: South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has opened the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill for written submissions from interested individuals and stakeholders. Comments on the bill, which aims to regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes, should be submitted by email to tobaccobill@parliament.gov.za or through an online form no later than 4th August.

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