LATEST ALERTS
Moldova: Yesterday (21st August), the government approved a bill amending the Tobacco Act to increase the current nicotine concentration limit on e-cigarettes from
Iraq: Majid Shingali, head of the Health and Environment Committee of the Council of Representatives, told press that the Protection Against Tobacco Damage Bill is
United Arab Emirates: The Federal Tax Authority announced in a press release that its inspection campaigns during the first six months of 2024
China: On 20th August, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued the revised Technical Review Implementation Rules for E-Cigarette Products, press reports. The updated rules
Czech Republic: The Czech government has received an open letter from 76 foreign experts from 27 countries calling on it to continue the
Brazil: Today, the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs will vote on bill 5008/2023. The bill would legalise e-cigarettes with and without nicotine, heated
Netherlands: The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is struggling to combat illegal street trade in flavoured vaping products due to resource
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health is planning to ban flavoured e-cigarettes (except for tobacco flavour) to reduce their appeal to young people,
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of the Treasury have announced a proposed rule that would
US - Federal: The US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit has ruled that the maker of the popular Elf Bar vape can challenge
Thailand: Paetongtarn Shinawatra has become Thailand’s youngest-ever prime minister. She succeeds Srettha Thavisin after his removal by a constitutional court ruling, press reports.
Mexico: The Constitutional Affairs Commission of the Chamber of Representatives has passed a constitutional amendment to ban the manufacture, distribution and sale of
China: On 11th August 2024, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued the revised Detailed Rules on E-Cigarette Logistics Management, press reports. The updated regulations
South Africa: The Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, which would regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes,
France: President Emmanuel Macron had declared a “political truce” during the Olympic Games, but negotiations for the appointment of the new prime minister
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
Paraguay: Four members of the Chamber of Deputies from the ruling National Republican Association-Colorado Party (ARN-PC) have introduced a bill to ban the
EAEU: The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) – the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – has told ECigIntelligence that the revised
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health has published the regulations to law 10.066, which regulates the use of e-cigarettes with and without nicotine. The
Hungary: The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has fined a Slovak company selling e-cigarettes online in Hungary in the amount of HUF189m (€478,000). The GVH
Netherlands: According to a recent Unicef survey of 10- to 18-year-olds in the Netherlands, 82% of Dutch youth are in favour of a
France: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) has updated the list of notified e-cigarettes. The total number
Germany: The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court has ruled that a screen placed in the outside-facing window of a fuel station, showing two brands of tobacco
Germany: The Environment Ministry of Baden-Württemberg is calling on the federal government to ban disposable e-cigarettes because they are often disposed of incorrectly and
Czech Republic: According to some media, the government has drafted “an unapproved decree” that seeks to introduce a flavour ban for vaping products as of
US - Federal: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted petitions for review to five vaping companies, citing its own decision in the Triton Distribution case
Bangladesh: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and the army will oversee the formation of an interim government, army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said in a
Thailand: During a discussion at the National Health Commission Office, deputy public health minister Thanakrit Jitareerat called for the creation of a distinct law
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 58,725 vapour products, including devices, disposables
Indonesia: Hasbullah Thabrany, chairman of the National Committee for Tobacco Control (NCTC) – a coalition of more than 20 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) defending
Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection has published a fact sheet on the use of new nicotine products. The document
Lithuania: Kasparas Adomaitis, a member of the Environmental Protection Committee of the Seimas (parliament), plans to submit a proposal for the amendments to
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
Luxembourg: The Environmental Administration has inspected 45 samples of single-use e-cigarettes from 11 different points-of-sale and found that the labelling was insufficient in 27
Malaysia: The government has collected MYR141.1m ($31.4m) in vape tax revenue between 2021 and 2024, with MYR82.5m ($18.3m) coming from nicotine-free e-cigarettes and
Malaysia: The minister of health said yesterday (1st August) that the regulations implementing the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 will
Brazil: The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs is scheduled to vote on the bill to regulate the production, import, export and marketing of e-cigarettes and
China: On 30th July, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a notice revising the Detailed Rules for the Management of E-cigarette Fixed Asset
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it issued warning letters to five online retailers for selling unauthorised disposable
Germany: The federal government commissioner for addiction and drug issues, Burkhard Blienert, has called for existing loopholes in advertising regulation to be closed.
Bulgaria: Parliament has passed in its first reading an amendment to the Child Protection Act, extending the ban on sales of tobacco products to under-18s
Jordan: Jordan officially ratified the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products on 25th July. The country’s accession to this protocol will enter into force on
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 429,185 vapour products.
Moldova: Minister of health Ala Nemerenco has announced that restrictions will be implemented on the public use of tobacco products – including heated
Indonesia: President Joko Widodo has put into effect the regulations developing the Health Law. The law, approved in August 2023, gives the government
US - Kentucky: According to local news, a Kentucky Circuit Court judge has dismissed a constitutional challenge to House Bill 11, which created a
US - Nebraska: Local Bill (LB) 1 has just been introduced and a hearing in the Revenue Committee has been scheduled for today.
Russia: Igor Alyoshin, head of the Federal Service for Alcohol and Tobacco Market Regulation, said the agency is considering the possibility of licensing
Philippines: The Supreme Court has affirmed its 2021 decision ruling that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulatory authority over the health aspect of
