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10th June 2024 - World |
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has made public the dates in which the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the Framework
31st May 2024 - World |
Global: Today, as every year on 31st May, is World No Tobacco Day. The focus of this year’s campaign is tobacco companies’ tactics
27th May 2024 - World |
Global: The focus of this year’s World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day (31st May) is to “give a platform to young
24th May 2024 - World |
Global: Yesterday (23rd May), the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report “highlighting how the tobacco and nicotine industry designs products, implements marketing
EU: Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe issued a media release saying that e-cigarette use is becoming increasingly popular among adolescents.
Global: Several EU and international markets will see a rise in vapour taxes on 1st January 2024, including Germany, Indonesia, Russia and Estonia.
15th December 2023 - World |
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a press release yesterday, 14th December, urging countries to implement strict measures to prevent the uptake
28th November 2023 - World |
World: The tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), due to be held this month
World: The tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has been postponed
13th October 2023 - World |
Global: International E-waste Day is celebrated tomorrow (14th October). The yearly awareness-raising day initiated by the WEEE Forum, an international association of organisations
26th September 2023 - World |
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two new publications – “Freedom from tobacco and nicotine: guide for schools” and “Nicotine- and
1st August 2023 - World |
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday released its “report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from tobacco smoke”, which examines progress made
17th July 2023 - World |
Global: New reports that will, in accordance with the draft agenda, be discussed during the Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to
10th July 2023 - World |
Global: The Convention Secretariat of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has released the provisional agenda for the Tenth Session of the
6th June 2023 - World |
World: Asked at a global online media briefing about the recent move in Malaysia that has left e-cigarettes unregulated, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
31st May 2023 - World |
Global: Today, 31st May, is World No Tobacco Day, created by the World Health Organization (WHO)'s member states in 1987. While last year's
26th May 2023 - World |
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding its 76th World Health Assembly from 21st to 30th May. The World Health Assembly –
Russia: Sholban Kara-ool, deputy speaker of the State Duma, from the governing United Russia faction, has told the Tass news agency that a
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU): The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission decided last week to introduce traceability marking for e-cigarettes throughout the EAEU.
Russia: A bill introducing a combined excise tax for disposable e-cigarettes and the e-liquid contained in them came through its first reading in
Russia: Sergey Leonov, deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection, said that the Liberal Democratic Party, which is formally an
Russia: Yaroslav Nilov, head of the State Duma Committee on Labour and Social Policy, has drawn attention to online selling of e-cigarettes to
Russia: Member of Parliament (MP) Sultan Khamzaev from the ruling party, United Russia, has called for a national ban on the sale of
Russia: The Ministry of Industry and Trade has published a draft decree which would make the digital traceability marking of e-cigarettes and e-liquids
Russia: In January 2022, bill 58606-8 seeking to ban the sale of e-liquids and e-cigarettes in Russia was submitted to the parliament, but
Russia: The bill setting future tax rates has been adopted and published, increasing excise rates for e-liquids and e-cigarette devices in 2025 by
Russia: The State Duma Budget and Taxes Committee has backed a government amendment which would increase excise rates on e-cigarette devices and e-liquids
Russia: The bill on regulating the production and circulation of tobacco products has been submitted to the Russian government, media reports. Reportedly, the
Russia: Vape union SPINI applied to the Ministry of Industry and Trade with a proposal to include nicotine-free liquids in the experiment on
31st May 2022 - World |
World: Today, 31st May, is World No Tobacco Day, as decided by the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) 35 years
26th May 2022 - World |
World: The World Health Organization (WHO) published on 24th May a fact sheet on tobacco calling for the non-promotion of both nicotine-containing and
Russia: Members of the parliamentary cross-party working group on protecting the health of citizens from alcohol, drug and tobacco are planning to submit
Russia: State Duma member Sultan Khamzaev, head of the federal Sober Russia project, has proposed banning QR codes, web addresses and promotion of
Russia: A bill prepared by the the Ministry of Finance proposes that from 1st January 2023, the illegal import of tobacco and alcohol
13th May 2022 - World |
World: A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) states that new problems have emerged as more and more tobacco companies have started
Russia: Members of the State Duma have proposed a moratorium on mandatory traceability labelling of goods until 1st January 2028, media reports. If
