Market and legal data for the vapour sector in Ukraine

4th September 2024: Ukraine: The volunteers of the all-Ukrainian campaign “Youth free from smoking” in cooperation with the non-governmental organisation (NGO) “Zhyttia” held a press conference dedicated to the problem of tobacco advertising, media reports. The results of monitoring advertising of tobacco products, heating devices, e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches in 64 points-of-sale in five regional centres of Ukraine (Lviv, Ternopil, Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa) were presented, and they showed that the tobacco industry violates both the Anti-Tobacco Act and the Advertising Act.
3rd September 2024: Ukraine: Bill 11504 has been registered in the parliament. The bill seeks to reduce the number of places where tobacco and alcohol products are sold, identifying the “places of retail of trade” in order “to combat the market of illegal cigarettes that is currently flourishing in kiosks”. We understand that these requirements, if adopted, would be applicable to the sales of vaping products as well.
17th July 2024: Ukraine: Last week, on 11th July 2024, the grace period ended for selling any remaining flavoured vaping products that were put for sale before 11th July 2023. In general, the vaping flavour ban has been in place since 11th July 2023.
19th June 2024: Ukraine: The State Production and Consumer Service has announced that the government is creating the “eTobacco” portal, where it will be possible to monitor the circulation and quality of tobacco products. On this portal, manufacturers and importers will provide information on the ingredients of tobacco products and the emissions resulting from their use. The portal should start operating in February 2025. It is unclear if it would also apply to vaping products.
19th June 2024: Ukraine: The parliament has adopted in the second reading a bill seeking to change the existing Law On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Cognac and Fruit Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products, Liquids Used in Electronic Cigarettes, and Fuel (Tobacco and Alcohol Act). The new bill aims, among other things, to simplify the procedure for obtaining required licences, including a transition to e-licences as well as issuing unlimited licences. The cost of licences would also be adjusted together with the amount of fines for violating the requirements of the act. The bill now needs to be signed by the president.
14th June 2024: Ukraine: Kyiv City Council has decided to reduce the number of kiosks in the capital within two years, as well as to prohibit them from selling excise goods, including tobacco and vaping products, media reports. It is still unclear when the sales ban will be implemented in the city’s kiosks.
4th June 2024: Ukraine: The Ministry of Digital Transformation is working on the introduction of eExcise, a digital tool for combatting the shadow market of alcohol, tobacco products and e-liquids. The new system will replace the old paper excise stamp with an electronic one with a data matrix code, media reports. The eExcise system should start operating in 2026.
25th April 2024: Ukraine: The parliament has adopted a bill seeking to change the existing Law on State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Cognac and Fruit Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products, Liquids Used in Electronic Cigarettes, and Fuel (Tobacco and Alcohol Act), media reports. The new bill, which was adopted in the first reading, aims to simplify the procedure for obtaining required licences, including a transition to e-licences as well as issuing unlimited licences. Licence fees would be adjusted as would the monetary amounts of fines for violating requirements of the act.
2nd February 2024: Ukraine: In the first reading of a bill seeking to change the existing Law On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Cognac and Fruit Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products, Liquids Used in Electronic Cigarettes, and Fuel (Tobacco and Alcohol Act), the Parliament Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy recommended adoption, media reports. The new bill seeks to simplify the procedure for obtaining licences, including a transition to e-licences as well as issuing unlimited licences. The cost of licences would also be adjusted together with the amount of fines for violations of the act.
10th January 2024: Ukraine: The State Regulatory Service of Ukraine refused to approve a bill that aimed to prohibit the open display of tobacco products, tobacco-heating devices, e-cigarettes and e-liquids at retail outlets, with the exception of the seller showing an individual consumer aged 18+ a specific product at the customer’s request, media reports.
8th January 2024: Ukraine: According to the amended Advertising Act, the product placement of vaping products in audiovisual media and on video-sharing platforms (exclusively to audiovisual media and user video programmes created after 1st January 2024) is banned.
14th December 2023: Ukraine: The head of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax and customs policy intends to register a bill to change the existing law on state regulation of production and circulation of ethyl alcohol, cognac and fruit alcohol, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, liquids used in electronic cigarettes, and fuel (Tobacco and Alcohol Act), media reports. The bill seeks to simplify the procedure for obtaining required licences, including a transition to e-licences as well as issuing unlimited licences. In addition, the cost of licences would be adjusted together with the amount of fines for violation of the act’s requirements.

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