E-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan

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12th September 2024: Commonwealth of Independent States: The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, an intergovernmental organisation in Eurasia, consisting of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) has finished creating an action plan for all member states to prevent the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine products on public health, media reports. Representatives from several member states have participated in a videoconference to discuss and make final edits to the plan. After the meeting, it was decided to get the plan approved domestically and then submit it to the CIS Council of Heads of Government for further review.
23rd August 2024: Kyrgyzstan: President Sadyr Japarov has objected to a bill seeking to prohibit the use, import and sale of e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan that was previously adopted by the parliament, media reports. The president’s objection is based on the lack of specification regarding the threshold amount of damage for which criminal liability is provided. We assume the bill will be modified to specify the damage threshold amount.
12th August 2024: EAEU: The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) – the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – has told ECigIntelligence that the revised draft of the technical regulation for nicotine-containing products was recently reviewed at a meeting of the working group held on 16th July. At the meeting, it was decided to conduct a metrological expertise and regulatory impact assessments of the regulation. The EEC also said the draft regulation will have to undergo the internal approval process and further consideration at the meetings of the EEC and the EEC Council. The draft would provide the common product, notification and labelling requirements for vaping products and heated tobacco for all EAEU member states. However, considering the recent ban on vaping products in Kazakhstan, we understand the standard rules, if adopted, would not apply in Kazakhstan in relation to vaping products.
27th June 2024: Kyrgyzstan: The parliament has adopted in the second and third readings the bill to ban the import, sale and use of e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan, media reports. We understand it should next be signed by the president, but it is still unclear as to when it will come into force.
13th June 2024: Kyrgyzstan: The bill to ban the import, sale and consumption of e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan is being discussed in the Jogorku Kengesh (parliament), media reports. Reportedly, several committees of the Jogorku Kenesh have already approved it in the first reading.
28th March 2024: Kyrgyzstan: Manufacturers and importers of e-cigarettes and e-liquids are required to submit a product report to the Ministry of Health by 31st March, as shown in our compliance calendar.
18th March 2024: Kyrgyzstan: Last week, the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) announced the start of developing amendments to the Tobacco Act, media reports. At the initial stage, parliamentarians intend to collect proposals from interested parties and discuss them. However, one of the final goals is to introduce a ban on the use of e-cigarettes in the country.
6th March 2024: Kyrgyzstan: President Sadyr Japarov has reportedly signed a law that provides a sanction regime for violating the requirements of the Tobacco Act, adjusting the current tobacco sanctions and making them applicable to vaping and heated tobacco products; however, it is not publicly available yet.
6th February 2024: Kyrgyzstan: Another bill seeking to completely ban e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan has been sent for public discussion, media reports. It is not the first attempt to propose an e-cig ban in the country. At the moment, it is unclear if this attempt will be successful.
30th January 2024: Kyrgyzstan: The Ministry of Health intends to amend the sanctions regime for tobacco and vaping products, including for violations of public use requirements, by introducing fines, media reports. The proposal has been published for public discussion, but the deadline is unknown.
5th December 2023: Kyrgyzstan: Yesterday (4th December), a bill to ban e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan was presented at a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Social Policy, media reports. The corresponding bill was presented on the parliament's website for public discussion last year. If approved by the Committee, it should be considered in the plenary.
13th September 2023: Kyrgyzstan: The Committee on Budget, Economic and Fiscal Policy of the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) has approved the amendment seeking to oblige all organisations and enterprises, including state and local authorities, to equip designated smoking/vaping areas, media reports.

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