Lithuania: The Independent European Vape Alliance (IEVA) has called on Lithuania to reconsider a proposal seeking to ban sugar and/or sweeteners as ingredients in
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27th October 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The director of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), Antônio Barra Torres, said in an interview that an open consultation on e-cigarettes
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
US - New York: Bill A 5994 has been signed by the governor. This bill prohibits misrepresenting any facts about the health consequences
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
Ukraine: The State Tax Service has informed that e-cigarettes, e-liquids, tobacco products and devices for heating tobacco that were put on the market before law
Belgium: The Council of Ministers approved a package of ten measures to enhance tobacco control in Belgium, which includes a display ban in retail stores,
25th October 2023 - Europe |
EU: Answering a parliamentary question on the European Commission’s plans to regulate nicotine pouches in the forthcoming Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), the Commission has said
25th October 2023 - Europe |
24th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: ITV News has reported that its investigation into e-cigarettes labelled as “zero nicotine” showed that two products out of six tested have
24th October 2023 - United States |
US - Federal: The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has denied Logic Technology Development’s petition for review of the marketing denial
Latvia: The bill amending the law on the circulation of tobacco products, herbal smoking products, and electronic smoking devices and their liquids is expected to be passed
Morocco: The Ministry of Economy and Finance has presented the proposed Finance Bill for the fiscal year 2024 to the parliament. Under the proposed bill, disposable
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
23rd October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: West Sussex County Council has seized non-compliant vapour and tobacco products in the council’s latest initiative, implemented by Trading Standards and Public
23rd October 2023 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The candidate for the left-wing coalition Union for the Homeland (previously known as Everyone’s Front Party), Sergio Massa, won the first round
Lithuania: The Ministry of Finance has told ECigIntelligence that between January and August 2023, the revenue received from excise duty on e-liquids amounted
20th October 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Altria Group has reported that its e-cigarette subsidiary Njoy has filed a lawsuit against 34 foreign and domestic manufacturers, distributors
20th October 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: As of tomorrow (21st October), manufacturers and importers must only notify vaping products that use permitted flavour descriptions and meet the
19th October 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) last week issued a Revenue Memorandum Circular clarifying and providing guidance on the affixing of tax stamps to
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
18th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today (18th October), the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published a decision against an Elf Bar ad on the social media platform Discord
Italy: The Council of Ministers agreed on the draft for the 2024 Budget Bill, but the official proposal has not yet been introduced into Parliament.
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: Bill 448566-8, which would amend the Tax Code for the second time this year and increase the current tax rates starting next year,
18th October 2023 - Europe |
EU: Yesterday (17th October), the European Commission adopted its 2024 Work Programme, which sets out its key initiatives for the year ahead. The
18th October 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Senator Soraya Thronicke of the opposition party Podemos has submitted a bill to the Senate to legalise e-cigarettes, regardless of nicotine content. The products
18th October 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: On Monday (16th October), the bill to introduce excise tax for e-liquids was referred to the Senate after being approved by
Sweden: The government announced in the 2024 Budget Bill that it will reduce the tax on snus, while increasing taxes on cigarettes and smoking tobacco.
UK: Another consultation on vaping and creating a smoke-free generation has been launched by the government. The consultation on vaping will review restricting flavours
17th October 2023 - Europe |
EU: Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Sara Skyttedal, from the European People’s Party (EPP), has submitted a yet-unpublished parliamentary question on the
Poland: Parliamentary elections took place in Poland on Sunday, resulting in a likely change of government. Today (17th October), with 100% of the
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
Slovenia: Amendments to the regulation determining the excise duty for tobacco products were published in the Official Gazette last week. The amendments, which go into effect 1st
Monaco: The government is in the process of drafting a bill that aims to ban disposable e-cigarettes, local media reports. The bill proposes this
Vietnam: At a seminar held last week, deputies from the Ministry of Health supported a ban on the trade and import of new tobacco products.
16th October 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Senator Soraya Thronicke, from the opposition party Podemos, will present a bill to regulate e-cigarettes in the coming days, press reports. “The
16th October 2023 - Europe |
EU: Four members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the European People's Party Group (EPP) have submitted a priority written question asking whether the
Slovenia: The National Institute of Public Health has called for urgent approval of the bill that proposes to ban non-tobacco-flavoured vaping products and include nicotine-free vaping
16th October 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: On 16th October, the bill to introduce excise tax for e-liquids was approved by the Chamber of Deputies. If further approved
13th October 2023 - United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to RJ Reynolds Vapor Company for six flavoured
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
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health has launched a survey to gauge public opinion on the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, which
13th October 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: At the plenary session of the Mazhilis (lower chamber) on Wednesday (11th October), members of Parliament (MPs) drew attention to the delay on
11th October 2023 - Europe |
EU: ECigIntelligence has spoken to the member of European Parliament (MEP) who leaked on social media that the European Commission will propose an
Russia: The Russian government has instructed the Ministry of Economic Development to incorporate unplanned inspections of vape and tobacco stores, a government representative told
11th October 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Supreme Court declined to hear arguments against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rejection of Avail Vapor’s application to market
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
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
Portugal: The Ministry of Finance has submitted the 2024 State Budget to Parliament. It introduces an excise tax on nicotine-free e-liquids of €0.175 per ml