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Switzerland: The Council of States has approved the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which introduces restrictions on the advertising of tobacco and
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12th September 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: Following a motion approval in the canton of Jura last week, a councillor from the Basel-Stadt canton, Christoph Hochuli, has tabled a motion calling
9th September 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: In the Canton of Jura, the parliament has approved a motion by 55 votes to 2 to ban disposable e-cigarettes, press reports. “We
29th August 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Council will put into effect the Tobacco Products Act and the Ordinance on Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes on 1st October. Electronic cigarettes with
9th July 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Canton of Vaud has banned e-cigarette sales to under-18s and obligates retailers to verify the age of e-cig purchasers on the basis of
8th July 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Commission for Addiction and Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (EKSN) has published a discussion paper stating that tobacco products and e-cigarettes are under-regulated
4th July 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Statistical Office has released the Swiss Health Survey on tobacco consumption. The survey shows that more and more smokers are using heated
13th June 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The National Council has adopted, by 122 votes to 63, a motion by member Christophe Clivaz of the Green Party to amend the Federal
4th March 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: On 29th February, the National Council voted 121 to 64 with 5 abstentions to reject the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which
22nd January 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The National Council's Social Security and Health Committee (SGK-N) has approved the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which restricts advertising of tobacco and vaping
20th December 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Cantonal Laboratory of Basel-Stadt – part of the cantonal Health Department – has tested 32 disposable e-cigarettes for compliance with food
6th November 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has published the Swiss Health Survey 2022, which has been carried out every five years
11th October 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: As shown on our ECigIntelligence compliance calendar, tomorrow (12th October) is the last day of the consultation on the preliminary draft of the Ordinance on
27th September 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: On 21st September, the Council of States approved the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which will restrict the advertising of
21st August 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The parliamentary Commission for Social Security and Health of the Council of States (SGK-S) has requested an amendment of the Federal Council’s bill to implement “Children
22nd June 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Council has opened for consultation the preliminary draft of an ordinance specifying the provisions of the new Federal Law on Tobacco and Electronic Cigarettes,
12th June 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: Following approval by the Council of States in March 2023, the National Council has approved by 119 votes to 42 an amendment to the
25th May 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: Following the adoption of the people’s initiative “Children without Tobacco”, which calls for a ban on tobacco and vaping advertising aimed at
24th May 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The National Council Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxation has submitted a motion calling on the Federal Council to draft a report on the taxation
28th March 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: A study conducted last year by the Swiss Addiction Foundation, funded by the Federal Office of Public Health, and involving 9,345 students found 7% of girls
16th March 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: National Council member Christophe Clivaz of the opposition Green Party has submitted a motion calling for a ban on disposable e-cigarettes. His motion, citing
8th March 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The upper house of the Federal Assembly, the Council of States, has approved by 40 votes to one an amendment to the Tobacco Tax Act to tax
14th February 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Great Council of the Canton of Ticino has approved an amendment of the Health Promotion and Health Coordination Act to ban the
20th December 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: As part of "Free. Fair. Futures", the smoking and vaping prevention campaign aimed at children and young people, the Tobacco Prevention Fund
2nd December 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The draft bill to amend the Tobacco Products Act, which proposes to ban all tobacco and e-cigarette advertisements, has received criticism from
30th November 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
26th October 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
31st August 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Council has submitted for consultation a draft bill to amend the Tobacco Products Act after a majority of voters in a referendum in February
21st July 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: In a joint campaign with five other cantons, the Basel cantonal laboratory examined e-liquids for their nicotine content, prohibited ingredients and health warnings. After it
13th June 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health has announced a smoking and vaping prevention campaign aimed at childen and young people under the title “Free. Fair.
30th March 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: Stakeholders have until tomorrow to comment on the Federal Council consultation on a partial revision of the Tobacco Tax Act, which would set a tax on e-liquids 77%
16th March 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: Answering a Federal Council consultation on possible e-cigarette taxation, the Swiss Tobacco Prevention Working Group has demanded that the tax should apply not only to e-cigarettes,
