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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
6th November 2023 - United States |
US - General: The 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control
6th November 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Council of Ministers has agreed to the proposal by health secretary Maarten Van Ooijen on a registration obligation for points-of-sale of tobacco and
Canada - Ontario: The Ministry of Finance, in the 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, has expressed the intention of introducing a provincial
3rd November 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Final election results released today (3rd November) show the centre-right National Party with a majority of seats (48 out of 122). National Party
3rd November 2023 - Azerbaijan, Europe |
Azerbaijan: According to an Azerbaijan Standardisation Institute press release, the state standard AZS 941:2023, “Electronic cigarette products. General technical conditions”, has been adopted. The
Italy: The government has presented the 2024 Budget Bill to the Senate. The bill maintains the same level of taxation for e-cigarettes as
2nd November 2023 - Azerbaijan, Europe |
Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan seeks to increase excise taxes for disposable e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in 2024, media reports. Reportedly, the rate for disposable
31st October 2023 - Europe |
EU: Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Johan Nissinen, from the European Conservatives and Reformists group, has submitted another parliamentary question raising concerns over an
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 342,074 vapour products. Only
Slovenia: As set out in our compliance calendar, the excise duty applicable to e-liquids will increase tomorrow, 1st November, to €0.27 per ml for nicotine-containing e-liquids
31st October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Members of the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) submitted a motion requesting the government to investigate the possibility of banning
Egypt: Yesterday (29th October), the House of Representatives approved a government-drafted amendment to law 67/2016 stipulating an increase in value-added taxes on tobacco
Canada - Quebec: The amendments to the regulation under the Tobacco Control Act, published in August 2023, enter into force tomorrow (31st October). The amendments introduce
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
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