E-cigarettes in Taiwan

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2nd January 2024

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1st February 2022

Taiwanese majority backs e-cigarette ban that would leave HnB untouched

27th January 2022

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22nd July 2024: Taiwan: In a meeting held recently, the Supreme Prosecutors Office of Taiwan, together with members of other ministries, discussed the legal issues surrounding e-cigarettes, press reports. They urged legislative and regulatory authorities to amend the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law promptly to clarify the criminal liability associated with the manufacture, import, sale, and transfer of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes.
21st March 2023: Taiwan: Amendments to tobacco legislation banning all types of e-cigarette and regulating heated tobacco products will come into force tomorrow. Heated tobacco products will have to undergo a health risk assessment before they can be sold in Taiwan. E-cigarette retailers risk fines of between TWD200,000 ($6,500) and TWD1m ($32,800), while anyone caught vaping could be fined TWD2,000 ($65) to TWD10,000 ($328).
13th January 2023: Taiwan: Yesterday, 12th January, the Legislative Yuan adopted the amendments to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act banning e-cigarettes. Until now, a statutory ban existed only for nicotine e-liquids, but with the latest changes all e-liquids regardless of nicotine content will be prohibited.
22nd April 2022: Taiwan: Smoking and vaping advocates protested yesterday outside the country's parliament, expressing their dissatisfaction with the bill that would introduce a statutory ban on e-cigarettes and introduce stringent requirements on heated tobacco.
7th April 2022: Taiwan: About 97% of parents who responded to a survey conducted by the National Alliance of Parents Organisations would like all novel tobacco products to be banned, along with e-cigarettes, press reports. The organisation estimated that 73,000 teenagers in Taiwan use e-cigarettes and "similar products". A bill to explicitly ban e-cigarettes and regulate heated tobacco is currently at the final enactment stage.

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Taiwan: e-cigarette regulation, October 2024

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Regulatory report: Taiwan, May 2021

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4th October 2024

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