LATEST ALERTS
Italy: A ban on online sales of nicotine-containing products has been in force since 1st January 2025. Nevertheless, the consumer association Altroconsumo has
Ireland: Bishop Michael Router, leader of the Irish Bishops’ Drugs Initiative, has urged the government to ban the sale of hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) vaping products, press reports.
Belgium: Yesterday (13th March), Lara Kotlar, a spokesperson for the Walloon Agency for a Quality of Life (AVIQ) – the federal body competent
Poland: Minister of health, Izabela Leszczyna, said yesterday in an interview that a draft law banning the sale of nicotine-containing disposable e-cigarettes will
EU: A letter signed by 362 civil society organisations calls on the European Parliament and Council to reject the omnibus package that seeks to
Netherlands: The state secretary for youth, prevention, and sports, Vincent Karremans, has informed the House of Representatives about the government’s action plan to protect young
EU: In response to US president Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, the EU has prepared a comprehensive list of
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Interior has announced that access to seven websites advertising and distributing vaping devices and other products containing narcotic substances
Portugal: Prime minister Luís Montenegro, facing accusations of conflict of interest from the opposition, has been censured by the parliament, leading to the
Sweden: Following a request from the Public Health Agency for changes to fees on tobacco products and electronic cigarettes, the Ministry of Health and
France: A report by Alliance Against Tobacco (ACT) highlights multiple instances of influencers promoting novel tobacco products since 2019, in violation of French
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated the publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers.
Germany: Negotiations are advancing swiftly to establish a coalition between the two traditionally largest parties in the Bundestag: the centre-right Christian Democratic Union/Christian
Croatia: Within the National Strategy for Action in the Field of Addiction for 2030, the Ministry of Health proposes several amendments to the Act on Restricting the
EU: ECigIntelligence has received a copy of the note prepared by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (held by Poland
Moldova: During the meeting of the Committee on Social Protection, Health and Family, a draft was proposed for approval to the plenary session of
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 64,043 vapour products, including devices, disposables and refill containers.
Iceland: The Consumer Agency has fined three companies advertising electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches on social media with fines of ISK300,000 (€2,053) and
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
EU: In a letter to commissioner for health and animal welfare Olivér Várhelyi, the Dutch state secretary for youth, prevention, and sport Vincent Karremans
Portugal: The Tax and Customs Authority has updated the list of approved and non-approved tobacco products in force, which includes nicotine-containing e-liquids. The total number of
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 466,243 vapour products. Only products
Slovenia: The Slovenian Market Inspectorate has issued a call to all tobacco retailers urging them to comply with the legal requirements and not sell
EU: The European Commission has developed new proposals (Omnibus packages) that would simplify some EU rules. One of the aims is to make sustainability reporting
Lithuania: On 26th February, the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania upheld the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court’s decision in October 2023 to refuse to
Hungary: The Ministry of Construction and Transport has opened a draft decree for consultation that would allow tobacco retailers and wholesalers to present
Austria: Following the right-wing Freedom Party’s failure to form a governing coalition with the Austria People’s Party (centre-right) earlier this month, the Austria
Lithuania: As ECigIntelligence reported on 10th February, Lina Šukytė-Korsakė, a member of Parliament (MP) from the Dawn of Nemunas party (part of the
EU: Today, the Working Party on Tax Questions, a preparatory body of the Council of the European Union, is discussing the challenges of
Poland: A bill imposing an excise duty on vaping devices was passed at the Sejm (lower chamber of the parliament) on its third vote
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control (NTAKD) has fined e-cig retailer Ecodumas for violation of the Tobacco and Related Products
Bulgaria: Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Health Committee, together with the Economic Policy and Innovation Committee of the National Assembly, have held
Germany: The centre-right Christian Democratic Union of Germany/Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CDU/CSU) alliance, led by Friedrich Merz, won the federal elections with
Portugal: The Tax and Customs Authority has updated the list of approved and non-approved tobacco products in force, which includes nicotine-containing e-liquids. The total
France: The Paris Criminal Court has fined the French subsidiary of Philip Morris and its former president Jeanne Pollès €500,000 and €50,000, respectively. The company
EU, Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia: The comments and detailed opinions provided by the European Commission, the Czech Republic, Poland,
EU: Today, the European Parliament Committee on Public Health (SANT) held an exchange of views with the Polish minister of health, Izabela Leszczyna,
UK: The Department of Health and Social Care will launch a £62m study to investigate the long-term health effects of vaping in youth. The
Belarus: Belarus intends to impose stricter regulations on the sale and use of electronic cigarettes. Currently, around 77% of the disposable e-cigarette market
Belgium: The Federal Public Health Service (FPS) for Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment has updated the list of negative e-cigarette product notifications.
Russia: The government is actively discussing reforms in the tobacco trade, focusing on tougher liability for counterfeit sales. Instead of fines, violators may
Germany: The German Society for Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine (DGP) is urging the incoming federal government to follow France’s example and implement an
France: Yesterday (13th February), the Constitutional Council ruled that the majority of the draft finance bill is in conformity with the Constitution. The
Bulgaria: The Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CBIB) has expressed its disagreement with a proposal to completely ban vaping products, media
France: The law banning disposable vapes was approved yesterday (13th February), making France the second EU country to implement such a ban. The ban will
Austria: An agreement to reach a government coalition between the Freedom Party of Austria (right) and the Austrian People's Party (centre-right) after the
