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20th March 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The state secretary for health, welfare, and sport's regulation amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act to establish a list of prohibited
21st February 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: In reference to a substantial modification of a product for notification purposes, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
21st February 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The highest court, the Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal, has reversed fines worth approximately €9.4m that were imposed on 11 tobacco manufacturers
22nd January 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Last week, the state secretary for health, welfare, and sports answered a set of questions from the parliament, specifying that the government is currently
15th January 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Although the ban on flavoured e-liquid sales came into force on 1st January 2024, they are still being sold in some points-of-sale,
20th December 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) will start to enforce the e-cigarette flavour ban from 1st January 2024, after
19th December 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Netherlands has notified an amendment to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Regulation to the European Commission's TRIS system. The amendment would introduce a
21st November 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: During the discussion of the 2024 Tax Plan, approved by the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) last month, a parliamentary motion was
6th November 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Council of Ministers has agreed to the proposal by health secretary Maarten Van Ooijen on a registration obligation for points-of-sale of tobacco and
31st October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Members of the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) submitted a motion requesting the government to investigate the possibility of banning
27th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) has asked the outgoing cabinet to draw up a bill to introduce an excise tax
26th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Maarten van Ooijen, the state secretary of health, has sent a letter to inform the House of Representatives on future efforts to
24th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Marnix van Rij, the state secretary for tax, has said that a national tax on vaping products would be introduced in 2026
19th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Several parties in the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer, the lower chamber of Parliament) are working on introducing a national tax for vaping
17th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: In line with the outgoing government, the excise tax for vaping products will not be introduced until at least 2025, media reports, and
11th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: According to the recent Youth Monitor on tobacco and nicotine products from the Trimbos Institute, 21.7% of Dutch youth and young adults (aged
4th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Today (4th October), the Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management of the Tweede Kamer (lower house of the parliament) is to debate
29th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Netherlands has renotified the European Commission regarding the amendment to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Regulation in connection with establishing a list of
29th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, in line with the municipality of Utrecht, has decided to prevent the establishment of new tobacconists ahead of national legislation, media reports. In light
18th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: According to a survey conducted by the Heart of the Netherlands panel, a large proportion of Dutch people believe that e-cigarettes should be regulated more
18th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Maarten van Ooijen, the state secretary of public health, has concluded in a report to Parliament that the revised EU Tobacco Products
4th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The municipality of the Hague will look into the possibility of preventing the opening of new tobacconists, media reports. In June, the
8th August 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The ministries of finance and public health have notified the European Commission of an amendment to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Regulation, establishing a list of
10th July 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Rutte cabinet (a four-party coalition government) has collapsed due to internal disagreement, and elections are expected later in the year, media
4th July 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The vape trade association Esigbond is filing a lawsuit against the state ban on online e-cigarette sales which came into effect on
30th June 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: As of 1st July 2023, domestic and cross-border distance sales of e-cigarettes and refill containers will be banned.
27th June 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The long-anticipated ban on e-cigarette flavours, first announced in May 2021, has been postponed again, media reports. Health minister Maarten van Ooijen
20th June 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Health minister Maarten van Ooijen has told supermarkets not to look for ways to carry on selling tobacco and related products after
9th June 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The City Council of Utrecht has approved a plan to prohibit the opening of new tobacconist shops in the city, starting next
22nd May 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The government's business contact centre – Business.gov.nl – has confirmed to ECigIntelligence that from 1st July 2023, domestic and cross-border distance sales
14th April 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Yesterday, in a letter to the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament), the Ministry of Health, Wellbeing and Sports highlighted a
12th April 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) carried out an inspection at the weekend of 35 shops in The Hague,
11th April 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The e-cigarette trade association Esigbond is taking the government to court in a bid to halt the ban on e-cig flavours due
29th March 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Figures from the national statistical office, Statistics Netherlands, show a significant increase in e-cigarette use among young people in 2022 compared to
20th March 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: After an inspection of 25 outlets in the Hague, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) found that the inspected
16th March 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The House of Representatives has approved a motion calling on the government to introduce mandatory neutral appearance for e-cigarette devices themselves, not
8th March 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Governing coalition party Democrats 66 was today set to submit a motion to the House of Representatives calling for an enforced change
10th January 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: A Ministry of Health regulation on banned flavours in e-cigarettes came into force on 1st January, providing a list of flavouring additives
12th December 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: During shop checks in Amsterdam, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has fined 30 stores for selling e-cigarettes to
5th December 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: In a letter to Parliament, Maarten van Ooijen, state secretary for health, welfare and sport, proposed measures to further strengthen the approach
1st December 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Four organisations have launched a citizens’ initiative to achieve a nicotine-free generation. They want the age limit for the sale of cigarettes,
30th November 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Health secretary Maarten van Ooijen has issued a regulation to come into force on 1st January 2023, listing the flavouring additives that
29th November 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Health minister Maarten van Ooijen has adopted a ministerial order amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Decree to regulate flavours for e-cigarettes.
2nd November 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The House of Representatives has called on the government to take extra measures to ensure better enforcement of the ban on the
20th October 2022 - Netherlands |
Netherlands: Asked whether a consumption tax or excise tax on e-cigarettes and e-liquids would be added to the 2023 Tax Plan, finance minister
11th October 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The independent association Youth Smoking Prevention (Rookpreventie Jeugd) has reported the World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) to the Dutch Food and Consumer Product
28th September 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: As the ECigIntelligence Compliance Calendar shows, today marks the end of the Ministry of Health, Wellbeing and Sports’ consultation on the regulation to limit the range of
9th September 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport announced a consultation on the regulation that would limit the range of permitted flavours for
30th June 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Act amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act will come into force tomorrow, 1st July, further limiting the advertising of products