LATEST ALERTS
Lithuania: When commenting on the Belgium disposable e-cigarette ban, the chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on the Prevention of Addictions, Saulius Čaplinskas, said
Lithuania: Following tobacco law compliance checks in December 2024, the Department of Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control (NTAKD) has applied enforcement measures to
Lithuania: As of 1st January 2025, displaying tobacco products and e-cigarettes in convenience stores will be prohibited; however, displays will continue to be
Lithuania: The 2025-2027 amendments to the Excise Law increase excise duties for heated tobacco to €89.40 per 1,000 pieces in January 2025. The
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control (NTAKD) has reminded retailers that as of 1st January 2025 displaying tobacco products and e-cigarettes
Lithuania: Yesterday (3rd December), the parliament approved the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for individuals for the sale of tobacco and related products
Lithuania: Yesterday (12th November), the parliament approved in the final vote the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for the sale of tobacco and
Lithuania: The State Service for the Protection of Consumer Rights (VVTAT) has compiled a list of the 16 specific chemicals permitted for use to give
Lithuania: Yesterday (17th October), the parliament approved the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for the sale of tobacco and related products to under-18s
Lithuania: Yesterday, 2nd October, the parliamentary Health Affairs Committee approved the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for selling tobacco and related products to
Lithuania: The parliamentary Health Affairs Committee took a break from considering the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for the sale of tobacco and related
Lithuania: A supervisory board approved by the government has been created in the Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control (NTAKD), media reports.
Lithuania: The company Litradė was found to have illegally sold flavoured e-cigarettes in violation of the Tobacco Act, and the Regional Administrative Court
Lithuania: Kasparas Adomaitis, a member of the Environmental Protection Committee of the Seimas (parliament), plans to submit a proposal for the amendments to
Lithuania: President Gitanas Nausėda has proposed an amendment to tighten economic sanctions for the sale of tobacco and related products to minors which has
Lithuania: Jurgita Sejonienė, member of parliament (MP) from the governing Homeland Union, has registered a bill to increase the age limit for selling tobacco
Lithuania: Lithuania has submitted to the EU TRIS database the order of the director of the State Service for the Protection of Consumer Rights on
Lithuania: The Budget and Finance Committee of the parliament has suggested a higher increase in e-liquid excise duty over the next three years than planned
Lithuania: President Gitanas Nausėda has submitted to the Seimas (parliament) the bill aiming to impose higher fines as well as establish stricter rules
Lithuania: The government has approved the 2024-2026 Plan for the Implementation of the National Agenda on Drugs, Tobacco and Alcohol Control, Consumption Prevention
Lithuania: Yesterday (16th April), during the plenary session, the Seimas (parliament) rejected the amendment to the Tobacco Law seeking to allow the sale of
Lithuania: Yesterday (27th March), the Parliament Health Affairs Committee did not support the amendment to the Tobacco Law that seeks to subject the
Lithuania: The State Service for the Protection of Consumer Rights (VVTAT) has assessed the activities of seven e-cigarette companies since the beginning of 2024.
Lithuania: The Ministry of Finance has prepared the 2025–2027 draft amendments to the Excise Law, seeking to further increase excise duties on tobacco and
Lithuania: In relation to a substantial modification of a product for notification purposes, the Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control Department (NTKAD) has confirmed
Lithuania: President Gitanas Nausėda has presented the list of bills proposed for the spring session of the Seimas (parliament), media reports. One proposal is
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control has published a reminder to e-cigarette vendors that it is illegal to sell e-cigarettes and
Lithuania: The National Stop Smoking Helpline (1819) has started to operate, giving free advice to residents who want to quit smoking, media reports. By establishing this line,
Lithuania: On 23rd December 2023, the Seimas (parliament) adopted the amendment to the Code of Administrative Offences seeking to increase sanctions for the
Lithuania: The parliament approved bill XIVP-2791 (2), which aims to ban e-cigarettes containing sugar or sweeteners. If signed by the president, it will come into force
Lithuania: The parliament approved the proposal that seeks to allow tobacco manufacturers and traders to support state institutions in the fight against smuggling
Lithuania: Yesterday, 19th December, the parliament adopted the bill (XIVP-2590(3)) that would clearly prohibit the combining of tobacco flavour with other flavour additives in
Lithuania: Yesterday, 19th December, the parliament decided to postpone consideration of the bill seeking to ban e-cigarettes containing sugar or sweeteners until the
Lithuania: Today, the Seimas (parliament) intends to consider a bill seeking to ban e-cigarettes containing sugar or sweeteners, together with a bill that
Lithuania: The Parliamentary Health Committee has approved a bill that seeks to draw up a mandatory list of permitted chemical substances that give
Lithuania: The Law and Order Committee of the Seimas (parliament) has approved the amendment to the Code of Administrative Offences that seeks to
Lithuania: The Law and Order Committee of the Seimas (parliament) has approved the amendment to the Code of Administrative Offences that seeks to
Lithuania: The Parliamentary Health Committee has approved bill XIVP-2791(2), which seeks to ban vaping products that contain sugar and/or sweeteners, media reports. If further adopted in
Lithuania: Yesterday (12th December), the parliament approved a proposal that seeks to allow tobacco manufacturers and traders to support state institutions in the
Lithuania: The parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee has approved a proposal which, if adopted, will allow tobacco manufacturers and traders to support state
Lithuania: The Seimas (parliament) has accepted for consideration an amendment to the Code of Administrative Offences to introduce a legal norm establishing responsibility
Lithuania: The police have warned that resale – both domestic and cross-border – of e-cigarettes and refills is prohibited in Lithuania, media reports.
Lithuania: Today, 8th November, the parliamentary Health Affairs Committee will consider the amendment seeking to allow the sale of e-cigarettes and their refills only
Lithuania: Members of the Addiction Prevention Commission parliamentary committee have proposed an amendment to the Code of Administrative Offences to introduce a legal
Lithuania: The Independent European Vape Alliance (IEVA) has called on Lithuania to reconsider a proposal seeking to ban sugar and/or sweeteners as ingredients in
Lithuania: The Ministry of Finance has told ECigIntelligence that between January and August 2023, the revenue received from excise duty on e-liquids amounted
Lithuania: Darius Valeika, CEO of EMP Recycling, a company that recycles electronics and car waste, has called disposable e-cigarettes “the most unsustainable creation
Lithuania: According to Kęstutis Budris, chief adviser on national security to president Gitanas Nausėda, there is talk of tightening the circulation of e-cigarettes and
Lithuania: The parliamentary Health Affairs Committee has decided not to make a decision on a bill which proposes to allow tobacco manufacturers to
