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12th September 2024 - Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
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:Â 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:Â Bill 639663-8Â has been signed by the president. The amendment to the tax code will not change the excise taxes on e-liquids that are
Russia:Â 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:Â 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:Â 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:Â 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:Â 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:Â 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:Â 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
Russia: Bill 448566-8 has been approved by the Federal Assembly (upper chamber of Parliament) today, and now heads to the president for his
Russia: Today (17th November), bill 448566-8 has passed its third reading in the State Duma (lower chamber of Parliament) and heads to the Federal
Russia: The government has approved a resolution that gives the Ministry of Finance new powers in relation to the tobacco industry. The ministry
Russia: The Russian Union of Nicotine Industry Enterprises (Spini) sent a letter to the State Duma chairman, Vyacheslav Volodin, asking the State Duma
Russia: The standard on e-liquids, GOST R 58109-2018, has been amended and will be obligatory from 1st March 2024. The amendments will introduce
Russia: A proposal prepared by the Ministry of Health to ban certain additives in e-liquids was rejected by several ministries. The Ministry of Finance, the
Russia: Today, bill 448566-8 passed its second reading in the State Duma (lower chamber of Parliament). The bill would amend the Tax Code
Russia: The prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has signed governmental resolution No.1659 that entitles enforcement authorities to conduct unplanned inspections of tobacco and vape
Russia:Â Bill 448566-8, which would amend the Tax Code for the second time this year and increase the current tax rates starting next year,
Russia: The Russian government has instructed the Ministry of Economic Development to incorporate unplanned inspections of vape and tobacco stores, a government representative told
Russia: Bill 448566-8 has been introduced, which would amend the Tax Code and would increase the current tax rates starting next year. Accordingly,
Russia: Artem Metelev, a chairman of the State Duma committee on youth policy, has said that the prosecutor general’s office blocked 180 internet
Russia: The Ministry of Industry and Trade has supported the proposal to clarify the rules for the sale of nicotine-containing products in pavilions
Russia:Â The Ministry of Finance has introduced a proposal that would require nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarettes to be marked with digital tax stamps. The
Russia: The government has drafted a bill that would establish a procedure for determining the minimum selling price of nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarettes. According
Russia: E-cigarette retailers have written to the Ministry of Finance asking it not to ban flavours and nicotine salts in e-cigs, media reports.
Russia: Decree 587 has been signed by president Vladimir Putin, giving the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation (Rosalkogolregulirovanie) oversight over tobacco- and nicotine-containing
Russia:Â Bill No 423 has been signed into law by president Vladimir Putin. It establishes administrative responsibility for the circulation of tobacco- and nicotine-containing
