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Russia: A new version of the inter-factional bill on a complete ban on the sale of vapes in Russia will soon be submitted to
Russia: Bill 782111-8 has passed its third reading in the State Duma (lower chamber of the parliament) and now goes to the Federal
Russia: The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has drafted a governmental decree proposing to ban the sale of nicotine-containing products – including e-liquids, disposable e-cigarettes and
Russia: A bill seeking to ban the retail sale of vapes and e-liquids in Russia is planned to be included in the draft
Russia: Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has sent a bill seeking a complete ban on the sale of vapes and e-liquids
Russia: From 1st January 2025, the minimum selling price for 1 ml of e-liquid in a portion package (cartridge or capsule) will be
Russia: According to the tax law amendment, e-liquids will be taxed at RUB44 (€0.40) per ml from 1st January 2025. Additionally, nicotine raw
Russia: The State Duma (lower chamber of the parliament) deputies have prepared a bill banning the sale of tobacco and nicotine-containing products at
Russia: The Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg has prepared a draft resolution to appeal to the head of the Federal Agency for Technical
Russia: The Ministry of Agriculture has calculated minimum prices for nicotine-containing products for 2025. From 1st January 2025, the minimum selling price will be
Russia: Marine Gambaryan, the head of the Centre for Prevention and Control of Tobacco Consumption of the Ministry of Health, believes that in order to successfully combat
Russia: The State Duma chairman, Vyacheslav Volodin, has said via his Telegram channel that the State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) has begun
Russia: The director of the Department for the Development of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Nikita Kuznetsov, said that
Russia: The Government Legislative Commission supports bill 650932-8 that would block information on the online retail sale of tobacco- and nicotine-containing products in
Russia: Yana Lantratova, first deputy chairman of the State Duma (lower chamber of the parliament) Committee on Education, has sent a letter to prime
Russia: Minister of health Mikhail Murashko believes additional decisions need to be made to reduce the number of consumers of vaping products, media
Russia: The National Union for Consumer Protection has sent a letter to prime minister Mikhail Mishustin proposing to equate e-cigarettes to medicines, as well as restricting their sale. The organisation’s letter
Russia: The Ministry of Health supports a bill that seeks to ban the sale of tobacco- and nicotine-containing products and devices for their consumption
Russia: The bill amending the law “on the protection of citizens’ health from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, the consequences of tobacco consumption or
Commonwealth of Independent States: The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, an intergovernmental organisation in Eurasia, consisting of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,
Russia: President Vladimir Putin has said he does not support a total ban on electronic cigarettes or a sharp increase in e-cig excise
Russia: The Ministry of Health has published a warning about vaping-associated lung injury, Evali, saying it is caused by the use of e-cigarettes.
Russia: The government has adopted governmental decree 1050 that amends governmental decree 301 on minimum selling prices on nicotine-containing products. The amendment reduces coefficients
EAEU: The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) – the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – has told ECigIntelligence that the revised
Russia: Igor Alyoshin, head of the Federal Service for Alcohol and Tobacco Market Regulation, said the agency is considering the possibility of licensing
Russia: The Ministry of Health has developed an initiative that would oblige manufacturers of tobacco and nicotine-containing products to indicate the composition of
Russia: Bill 639663-8 has been signed by the president. The amendment to the tax code will not change the excise taxes on e-liquids that are
Russia: Bill 639663-8 has passed its third reading in the State Duma (lower chamber of the parliament) and now heads to the Federal Council
Russia: Bill 639663-8 has passed its second reading in the State Duma and now heads to its third reading. The text of the second-reading
Russia: The Federal Customs Service of Russia has reminded importers of tobacco and nicotine-containing products that as of 1st July 2024 their products
Russia: The Ministry of Finance has prepared a draft amendment to governmental decree 301 with reduced coefficients for calculating the minimum price of e-liquids. If
Russia: Bill 639663-8 has been introduced in the State Duma (lower chamber of parliament). The bill would introduce tax on nicotine raw materials
Russia: Today, bill 638047-8, which would ban the sale of all e-cigarettes, including nicotine-free e-liquids, was introduced in the State Duma (lower chamber
Russia: The deputy chair of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Artyom Kiryanov, called for reducing the e-liquid excise taxes that were
Russia: A package of bills aimed at tightening regulation of nicotine-containing products has been submitted to the government and the Supreme Court of
Russia: The Ministry of Health has prepared a new draft list of substances and flavours to be prohibited in e-liquids and sent it
Russia: Bill 610727-8 has been introduced in the State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) that would amend the existing federal law provisions on advertising.
Russia: Bill 512729-8, which would require e-cigarettes (including nicotine-free e-cigarettes) to be marked with digital tax stamps, has been signed by the president. The
Russia: Bill 512729-8 has been passed by the Federal Assembly (upper chamber of parliament) and now goes to the president. The bill would require
Russia: Bill 512729-8 – which would require e-cigarettes, including nicotine-free ones, to be marked with digital tax stamps – has passed its third
Russia: State Duma deputies from small political parties, including the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and New People, have drafted a proposal aiming
Russia: The prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has signed governmental decree 301, which requires the Ministry of Agriculture to determine the minimum selling prices
Russia: Bill 512729-8 has been introduced and passed its first reading in the State Duma (a lower chamber of parliament). It would require e-cigarettes
Global: Several EU and international markets will see a rise in vapour taxes on 1st January 2024, including Germany, Indonesia, Russia and Estonia.
Russia: The Ministry of Economic Development supported the Ministry of Finance’s proposal to increase the import customs duty rate for reusable e-cigarettes from
Russia: The Federal Customs Service (FCS) supports the senators' initiative to add e-liquids to the list of strategically important goods, media reports. In this
Russia: The Federal Tax Service (FTS) has strengthened inspections of e-cigarette and e-liquid manufacturers, media reports. The agency started to call for questioning
Russia: As of today, 1st December 2023, it is illegal to sell nicotine-containing or nicotine-free e-liquids that are not labelled and registered in
Russia: The Federation Council (upper chamber of the parliament) Committee on Economic Policy proposes to combat the illegal import of e-liquids into Russia by
Russia: Today, bill 448566-8 was approved by the president. The bill amends the Tax Code for the second time this year and increases
