Spain: European Parliament members (MEPs) Nicolás González Casares and Domènec Ruiz Devesa of the Spanish Socialist Party, have urged the European Commission to regulate
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Spain: The General Council of Official Colleges of Pharmacists has asked the Ministry of Health to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes and e-liquids by
31st May 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European commissioner for health and food safety, Stella Kyriakides, has released an official statement marking World No Tobacco Day (today, 31st
Denmark: The Tax Agency has seized 28,000 disposable vapes that were not compliant with current tax regulations. The authority said that it is
Ireland: The government is expecting to have the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 passed before July, press reports. The bill was approved yesterday
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 321,132
31st May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A loophole that allows the vaping industry to give free vape samples to children in England is set to be closed, the
Ukraine: Yesterday, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) adopted Bill 9206, amending the Advertising Act. The bill, among other things, specifically bans vaping product placement
31st May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Manufacturers, distributors, and importers of e-cigarettes must submit their annual market information to the Ministry of Health by today, 31st May.
31st May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Germany: In answer to a question put by Bundestag member Rita Hagl-Kehl of the governing Social Democratic Party (SPD), state secretary Ophelia Nick said the commissioner
France: A bill to regulate the activities of influencers on social media and electronic platforms, banning any direct or indirect promotion of nicotine-containing products, has
Slovenia: Ahead of tomorrow’s World No Tobacco Day (31st May), the Ministry of Health has published a statement on progress toward a “Slovenia free of tobacco
30th May 2023 - France |
France: Health minister François Braun has said he is considering including e-cigarettes among the smoking cessation tools that can be prescribed and reimbursed by social
Spain: Yesterday's local and regional elections resulted in a setback for the ruling Socialist Party, and today president Pedro Sánchez announced that parliamentary
Portugal: A bill to amend the Tobacco Law was tabled in Parliament. The bill expands vaping public usage restrictions, and bans delivery sales and sales
26th May 2023 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: The Ministry of Health has published an official webpage on the harmful effects of tobacco, ahead of World No Tobacco Day, which will take
Spain: The Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine has issued a warning about a rise in the use of vaping products by teenagers. It
Latvia: The parliamentary Social and Labour Affairs Committee yesterday partially rejected a proposal to exempt menthol and tobacco flavours from a ban put forward
25th May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Prime minister Rishi Sunak today expressed concern about the prospect of his children taking up vaping after a BBC report that analysis of
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
25th May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Finance has published a bill which would introduce a tax of CZK10 (€0.42) per ml on e-cig refills,
Lithuania: Bill XIVP-2791, which would ban vaping products containing sugar and/or sweeteners, was registered in the Seimas (parliament) yesterday. If adopted, it will
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
Lithuania: The Seimas (parliament) has approved the government’s 12-year agenda on drug, tobacco and alcohol control, which aims to reduce supply and consumption,
Slovakia: A draft amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling and Sale of Tobacco Products that would equate the regulation of nicotine-free
Ukraine: Bill 9315, prohibiting the sale of e-liquids in duty-free shops, has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada (parliament). If adopted, it will
Slovenia: The National Public Health Institute has published information on the risks associated with e-cigarettes, which, according to the Institute, include nicotine addiction and a
22nd May 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The government's business contact centre – Business.gov.nl – has confirmed to ECigIntelligence that from 1st July 2023, domestic and cross-border distance sales
19th May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: During yesterday’s (18th May) debate of the Finance Bill (2), members of Parliament questioned tax treatment of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, and raised the
19th May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Discussing plastic pollution, member of Parliament Richard Foord raised the role of disposables, cartridges and cigarette butts in the pollution of oceans.
UK - Scotland: Health minister Jenni Minto said it’s a priority to consider a range of steps to tackle vaping, including use of
Estonia: The bill that aims to increase e-cigarette excise duty to €0.21/ml in 2024, €0.22/ml in 2025 and €0.23/ml in 2026 passed the first reading
Finland: As noted in our compliance calendar, manufacturers and importers of e-cigarette products, irrespective of nicotine presence, must submit market data to the
Lithuania: Health minister Arūnas Dulkys has criticised a recent proposal by opposition MP Aurelijas Veryga for a ban on e-cigarettes, media reports. He said
18th May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has backed a call by Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) for tougher regulations on the packaging,
17th May 2023 - Europe |
EU: The minutes of a meeting of the Expert Group on Tobacco Policy held on 3rd May 2023 were published yesterday. During the meeting, chaired by DG-Santé and
16th May 2023 - Europe |
EU: Spanish MEPs Domènec Ruiz and Nicolás González have submitted a parliamentary question asking the European Commission what position it will take on e-cigarettes in the ongoing revision of the
Estonia: The government has introduced a bill to increase e-cigarette excise duty to €0.21 per ml in 2024, €0.22 in 2025 and €0.23 in 2026.
16th May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and refills.
16th May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The e-cigarette retailers group the Chamber of Electronic Vaping has criticised the government’s plan, announced last week, to tax vaping products.
15th May 2023 - Europe |
EU: Tomorrow, 16th May, the public consultation of the revision of the EU tobacco control framework, namely the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and
UK - Scotland: Humza Yousaf, the first minister of Scotland, has said that the environmental impact of disposable vapes will be addressed in
Ukraine: At the beginning of May, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) adopted in the first reading Bill 9206, which amends the Advertising Act by
UK - Scotland: The percentage of adults who currently vape – somewhere between 5% and 13.2% – is increasing, according to the latest
12th May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Yesterday, the government proposed its public finance consolidation package, which seeks to increase the heated tobacco tax and introduce a tax
12th May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: When asked about the possibility of imposing plain packaging and increasing VAT on e-cigarettes, junior health secretary, Neil O'Brien, said that the appearance of
12th May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Junior health secretary, Neil O'Brien, has said that the government does not plan to ban vaping in public enclosed places or in
Germany: Stuttgart’s customs office seized almost 300 litres of untaxed e-liquids at an event described by organisers as “Germany’s largest vape trade fair”, press reports.
Romania: A bill to ban public vaping has been submitted to the Senate. E-cigarette use is currently prohibited only on public transport; if the bill