Market & legal data for the vapour sector in Kyrgyzstan

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.
27th July 2023: Kyrgyzstan: Members of the country’s parliament, the Supreme Council, have proposed obliging all organisations, enterprises and public places to establish designated smoking areas, media reports. The use of both e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products are equated in Kyrgyzstan with smoking.
3rd March 2023: Kyrgyzstan: At a Parliament meeting yesterday (2nd March), member of Parliament (MP) Shaiyrbek Tashiev proposed banning e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan, media reports. Reportedly, the issue of a countrywide ban on e-cigarettes has been repeatedly discussed in the parliament, though no formal decision has been adopted.
28th February 2023: Kyrgyzstan: Dastan Bekeshev, deputy chairman of the parliamentary Budget, Economic and Fiscal Policy Committee, has said many MPs want to cut the excise tax on e-liquids, media reports. They justify this on the grounds that e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes, but Bekeshev said “the usual lobby” was behind their demand.
10th November 2022: Kyrgyzstan: The Cabinet of Ministers has set minimum retail prices for e-cigarette products, media reports. A price of KGS250 ($3) is set for nicotine-containing disposables from 1st January 2023, rising to KGS300 ($3.60) on 1st January 2024. A price of KGS1,300 ($15.50) is set for e-cigarette devices from 1st January 2023, rising to KGS1,400 ($16.70) on 1st January 2024.

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