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28th March 2024 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The last day for public comments on the 2024 Draft Rates Bill is Sunday (31st March). The bill increases tax rates on nicotine-containing and nicotine-free
27th February 2024 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The National Treasury has opened the 2024 Draft Rates Bill for public comment. The bill increases tax rates on nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarettes from
22nd February 2024 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The minister of finance, Enoch Godongwana, said in his 2024 budget speech that the ministry will table a bill to increase
Egypt: During a TV interview, the president’s health adviser, Mohamed Tag-Eldin, has again warned against the use of e-cigarettes. He said they are not safe and
Egypt: Following the Ministry of Trade and Industry decision 498/2023 and decision 503/2023, the Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) has published the Procedural and
Egypt: During a TV interview, Mahmoud Shalabi, secretary of fatwa at the Egyptian Fatwa House, addressed the religious perspective on e-cigarettes and heated
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning on Facebook against the use of e-cigarettes, saying that they are addictive and have negative health
Egypt: In a TV interview, Ibrahim El Imbabi, head of the Tobacco Division at the Federation of Egyptian Industries, said that the division
24th January 2024 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health will resume public hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. The next hearings will be held
Morocco: During a parliamentary session, Younes Achen (Authenticity and Modernity Party) asked Chakib Benmoussa (education and sports minister) about the necessary measures his
Morocco: In a parliamentary question directed to the government, MP Mostafa Brahimi (from the Justice and Development Party) asked about the necessary measures it
Egypt: The Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued decision 498/2023 and decision 503/2023, approving three standards proposed originally by the Egyptian Organization for Standards
Tunisia: The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has issued circular 31/2023, which prohibits tobacco use in all buildings and headquarters of
Egypt: The Supreme Council of Universities has decided to ban the use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco on university campuses, press reports. The ban
Tunisia: The deadline to place health warnings covering 70% of the packaging on vapour and tobacco products is 31st December.
Morocco: Today, Parliament approved the Finance Bill for the fiscal year 2024, which increases import duties from 2.5% to 40% of the retail price of
Egypt: Eastern Company, Egypt's largest tobacco producer and a former holder of a monopoly for the production of tobacco products in the country,
Egypt: Law 177/2023 on the amendments to law 67/2016 has been signed by the president and published in the Official Gazette. Under the new
Egypt: Yesterday (29th October), the House of Representatives approved a government-drafted amendment to law 67/2016 stipulating an increase in value-added taxes on tobacco
Morocco: The Ministry of Economy and Finance has presented the proposed Finance Bill for the fiscal year 2024 to the parliament. Under the proposed bill, disposable
Egypt: Representative Samira El Gazar (Social Democratic Party) has submitted a briefing request to the Speaker of the House of Representatives to direct
Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) has told ECigIntelligence it is currently working on three new regulations. The first is an
Egypt: Eastern Company, the former tobacco monopoly and the country's largest tobacco producer, has disclosed that it has received offers from foreign investors to
16th August 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health will hold public hearings between 18th and 20th August on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control
1st August 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has extended to 4th September the deadline for written comments on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control
27th July 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: Tomorrow, 28th July, is the last day to present written submissions on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery System Control Bill. Comments on the bill, which aims to
Ghana: The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a statement saying the sale, advertising and recreational use of nicotine e-cigarettes and “other non-nicotine tobacco products”
Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) told ECigIntelligence that it is developing two standards for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products.
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has reiterated its warning against the harmful effects of e-cigarettes, saying they cause serious damage to the respiratory and digestive systems, and
29th June 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has brought forward the deadline for written submissions on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill
22nd June 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has opened the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill for written submissions from interested individuals and stakeholders. Comments
2nd June 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: Following a briefing on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health had mixed reactions to the
31st May 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: As noted in our compliance calendar, from tomorrow, 1st June 2023, a flat excise duty rate of ZAR2.90 ($0.17) per ml for
Egypt: The president’s health adviser, Mohamed Tag-Eldin, has told TV viewers that e-cigarettes are not good alternatives to smoking, as they can have
Tunisia: Faisal Al-Samali, head of the national anti-smoking programme at the health ministry, said that the ministry is currently working on a draft
Algeria: During an oral question session in the parliament, member of parliament (MP) Abdelkader Qouri asked the minister of industry and pharmaceutical production, Ali
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against the use of e-cigarettes, saying that the argument that they are less harmful
Egypt: Senate representative Mohamed Salah El-Badri warned against the use of e-cigarettes, arguing that they can cause severe lung damage and may lead
Egypt: The Senate has passed a bill on "Treating e-cigarettes and heated tobacco reciprocally with regular cigarettes'' during its plenary session today (27th
Egypt: The Customs Authority has released Circular No. 23/2023, clarifying that nicotine-free and nicotine-containing e-liquids are taxed at a rate of EGP2 ($0.06)
16th March 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Advertising Regulatory Board has added an appendix to its industry-owned Code of Advertising Practice to include vaping devices and e-liquids, both with and without
Egypt: Representative Ghada Ali, a member of the Nation’s Future Party (ruling party), said in a televised interview that a bill is being
Egypt: Following a discussion on monitoring the sale of vaping products and heated tobacco, especially to minors, as well as enforcing the ban
Egypt: Tomorrow, 28th February, the Health Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives will discuss a briefing request submitted by Representative Ghada Ali
Egypt: The head of the Tobacco Division of the Federation of Egyptian Industries, Ibrahim El Imbabi, told a seminar on the controlling of nicotine
Egypt: Health ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar told a press conference that media companies were breaking the tobacco control law by indirectly advertising
Egypt: The Tobacco Division of the Federation of Egyptian Industries is to hold a workshop with e-liquid importers in Cairo tomorrow to discuss
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has tweeted against the use of e-cigarettes, arguing that contrary to what is commonly believed, they are not
Egypt: Ashraf Hatem, chairman of the House of Representatives’ Health Committee, has argued that although novel nicotine products pose significant health risks, they