Market & legal data for the vapour sector in Czech Republic

4th September 2024: Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
2nd September 2024: Czech Republic: A petition against a proposed ban on flavoured vaping products in the Czech Republic has been created, media reports. The resigning national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil has also stated that the proposal is against the government’s approved addiction action plan and national policy on addictions, and that e-cigarettes are a less risky alternative to traditional cigarettes.
28th August 2024: Czech Republic: The Society for the Treatment of Tobacco Addiction (SLZT) has criticised the draft amendment to decree 37/2017 on electronic cigarettes, replacement refills and herbal smoking products that seeks to introduce a flavour ban for vapes. The SLZT advocated for a comprehensive change of the law on tobacco control instead of one that only addresses vapes. The society has highlighted the importance of measures such as uniform packaging and strict sales restrictions for all products.
21st August 2024: Czech Republic: The Czech government has received an open letter from 76 foreign experts from 27 countries calling on it to continue the implementation of outgoing national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil’s proposals and policies, media reports. These proposals focus on, among other things, a regulated cannabis market as well as on addiction prevention.
19th August 2024: Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health is planning to ban flavoured e-cigarettes (except for tobacco flavour) to reduce their appeal to young people, media reports. Robert Hrdlička, the head of the Chamber of Electronic Vaping, has protested against the move, saying it would end vaping in the Czech Republic.
7th August 2024: Czech Republic: According to some media, the government has drafted “an unapproved decree” that seeks to introduce a flavour ban for vaping products as of next year. Reportedly, the decree would also introduce standard packaging for vaping products. The decree has not yet been officially circulated.
2nd August 2024: Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
17th July 2024: Czech Republic: The national anti-drug coordinator, Jindřich Vobořil, has decided to resign from his post at the end of August, media reports. He will continue to serve as a counsellor for addiction issues. Vobořil advocated a balanced anti-drug and anti-tobacco policy, prioritising harm reduction, but faced disputes with politicians due to his approach.
2nd July 2024: Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
17th June 2024: Czech Republic: The increasing use of e-cigarettes among teenagers in the Czech Republic is alarming, media reports. The discussions in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies in March around the subject resulted in requests that the Ministry of Health address this issue by implementing more adequate age checks and regulating attractive flavours and e-cig packaging. The ministry has not yet taken any action.
5th June 2024: Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
4th June 2024: Czech Republic: At the workshop entitled Challenges of Health Prevention in the Czech Republic, economists and doctors agreed that people should receive information about less harmful alternatives to smoking, media reports. The experts said the government had outlined a harm-reduction strategy in its programme statement; however, the implementation of this policy has not commenced.

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