E-cigarettes in France
Having transposed the EU TPD in 2016, France has a fairly thriving vaping market that continues to grow. This page provides all of our material relating to France and its vaping market. This includes all of our full-length French market and regulatory reports, our extensive news coverage – both business and regulatory – our numerous trackers and databases, as well as our live alerts.
Business briefing
Industry news and updates with a focus on companies and businesses in the sector
Regulatory briefing
Global legal and regulatory news and updates from the vape industry
French MP proposes bill to further regulate nicotine-free e-liquids
20th December 2019
Market reports
Detailed full-length reports including data and analysis of numerous vaping markets around the world
Consumer survey report: e-liquid usage patterns in France
3rd March 2021
Regulatory reports
Thorough reports providing legal and regulatory analysis of different countries and sections of the e-cigarette industry
Regulatory report: France
21st June 2021
Pricing trackers
Online e-cig pricing guides for numerous markets around the world, updated twice a year and provided in database format
Data: online e-cigarette pricing in France, April 2015
13th April 2015
Regulatory trackers
Up-to-date information about current regulations around the world, presented in user-friendly maps and Excel spreadsheets
Brands trackers
Our online price benchmarking project, analysing multi-brand retail websites in selected vape markets
Flavour & nicotine trackers
Analytical insights of the most significant vaping flavours and nicotine strengths
Databases
User-friendly databases with key global analysis, statistics, directories and more
Key global e-cigarette markets database: June 2021
4th June 2021
Charts and infographics
A brief highlight of what can be found in our full-length e-cigarette market reports
DIY e-liquid in France: top reasons for use
15th March 2021
Vaping landscape in France
In May 2016, France transposed the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). Under this legislation, manufacturers and importers are only allowed to market e-cig products if they have them notified. Generally, product notifications must be submitted six months before the product is to be placed on the market.
The notification process is managed by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES).
France is a highly centralised country, and any decision that could have a major impact on the e-cig industry will only be made by the central government in Paris, as was the case when the TPD was transposed.
France signed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2003. According to the results of Baromètre santé 2017, which were published in May 2018, in 2017, 31.9% of French adults between the ages of 18–75 smoked at least occasionally, and 26.9% daily.
France is – together with the UK – Europe’s most important market for e-cigs.
