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Description
The Tobacco and Smoking Products Act defines e-cigarettes, regardless of nicotine presence, as a tobacco-related product. Dutch law tends to equate e-cigarettes with tobacco products, especially in the areas of sales and advertising, and public usage. The outlook for the vaping framework is uncertain due to the delays in forming the new government. Unless the new government turns away from the National Prevention Agreement (NPA), we expect to see proposals introducing taxes, plain packaging, retail licensing, raising the purchasing age to 21, and more public place usage restrictions.
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for e-cigarettes in the Netherlands, covering all policy areas from taxation to notification requirements and advertising restrictions.
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Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Outlook
- Netherlands: the basics
- National regulatory framework
- Age restrictions
- Product restrictions
- Labelling and packaging
- Obligation to notify
- Retail channel restrictions
- Public usage
- Advertising and marketing
- Taxation
- Sanctions
- Relevant laws
- Relevant bodies
Methodology
Our research is completely independent and original. It is conducted by ECigIntelligence’s multilingual legal analysis team, all specialists in this sector, and goes through a rigorous review and editing process before publication. Research draws on multiple sources, including: online and offline resources and data, specialist legal software, our own extensive databases and report archives, interviews with key stakeholders and government officials, and collaboration with local legal firms and on-the-ground professionals in the jurisdictions covered.
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