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The European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016 regulates e-cigarettes and e-liquids containing nicotine in the Republic of Ireland. It was adopted in May 2016, transposing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
Nicotine-free liquids are not affected by the Irish transposition of the TPD and so they are regulated as consumer products; however, they must be notified and will also be subject to excise duty soon.
Significant changes are expected to happen in Ireland in the mid-term. The new coalition government, formed by the centre-right Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parties, is determined to toughen the e-cigarette regulatory framework, as stated in its government agreement. A flavour and disposables ban are envisaged in the measures to be adopted – and could materialise in the following months – together with the ban on point-of-sale advertising.
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework for e-cigarettes in Ireland, covering all policy areas from taxation and notification to advertising and market access.
