2nd October 2024 - Belgium, Europe |
Belgium: Supermarket chain Buurtsuper.be has filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court regarding a measure in the tobacco plan approved in March 2024. Buurtsuper.be considers
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Ireland: An excise duty on e-liquids has been introduced through the 2025 Budget. The excise duty will start applying in mid-2025 and will
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2nd October 2024 - Europe, Poland |
Poland: The Council of Ministers has adopted the draft act amending the Excise Duty Act, which increases heated tobacco and e-liquid rates. It establishes an
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2nd October 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The bill amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act to completely ban oral nicotine products (such as nicotine pouches) was approved by
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1st October 2024 - Asia, India |
India: Researchers have found that vaping brands are using e-commerce platforms and influencers to market e-cigarettes to Indian youth on social media, despite the
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1st October 2024 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: Health experts have proposed a nationwide ban on e-cigarettes, alongside increasing taxes on tobacco products, tightening tobacco control laws and halting advertising campaigns
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1st October 2024 - Asia, Pakistan |
Pakistan: Health experts have called on state authorities to implement stricter regulations to curb the rising use of e-cigarettes, vapes and nicotine products, particularly
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1st October 2024 - Belgium, Europe |
Belgium/EU: The Council of State, the highest administrative court, has referred a question to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
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US - Michigan: Several new bills have been introduced relating to youth access to nicotine and tobacco products, including House Bill (HB) 6002,
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1st October 2024 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Starting today, over-18s will not require a prescription for vaping products with a concentration of less than 20 mg/ml. Sale of these products
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1st October 2024 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: As shown in our compliance calendar, e-liquids, regardless of their nicotine content, start to be taxed today at a rate of €0.12
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1st October 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: As of today, retailers, distributors, local manufacturers and importers must only sell reusable vaping products that contain removable batteries and are compliant with child-safety
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1st October 2024 - Europe, Georgia |
Georgia: A meeting of experts on the topic “Consumption of various tobacco/nicotine products among adolescents: challenges and responses in Georgia” was held in Tbilisi
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1st October 2024 - Africa, Morocco |
Morocco: Authenticity and Modernity Party member of parliament (MP) Abdellatif Al Zaim has submitted a written question to the minister of industry and
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1st October 2024 - Europe, Germany |
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 440,510 vapour products. Only
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1st October 2024 - Europe, Spain |
Spain: The government aims to ban disposable e-cigarettes as well as flavours, press reports. Secretary of state for health Javier Padilla announced yesterday (30th
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1st October 2024 - Denmark, Europe |
Denmark: Today, the obligation for online retailers to operate a new age-verification system for online sales of tobacco, nicotine, e-cigarettes and alcohol enters
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30th September 2024 - Asia, Vietnam |
Vietnam: Following the introduction of a draft law on special consumption tax to increase taxes on tobacco products with two options of taxes, the
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30th September 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: According to our compliance calendar, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) revenue regulations 16-2024, which updates floor prices of vaping products, enters into
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30th September 2024 - Europe |
EU: The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union has told ECigIntelligence that the discussion of the proposal for a revision of
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30th September 2024 - Europe, Iceland |
Iceland: The minister of health has said that taxation of nicotine products must be considered in order to curb youth uptake, press reports.
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30th September 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: As as stipulated in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s final rule issued on 30th August 2024 – which increased
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30th September 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has published amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic Act 11900, which regulated e-cigarettes,
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30th September 2024 - Austria, Europe |
Austria: The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) has won the elections with 28.8% of the vote and will now have to form a coalition government.
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30th September 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Czech government is considering limiting flavours that appeal to under-age consumers instead of implementing a total ban that would prohibit
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30th September 2024 - Asia, Pakistan |
Pakistan: The public health lobbying group Concerned Mothers has met with members of parliament to advocate for a ban on novel nicotine products. The
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27th September 2024 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: At the Anti-Tobacco Youth Convention 2024, participants proposed amendments to the draft Tobacco Control Law aimed at reducing tobacco use. Key proposals included banning
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27th September 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: State secretary for youth, prevention and sport Vincent Karremans aims to take action against youth vaping by presenting an anti-vaping action plan
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26th September 2024 - Asia, Indonesia |
Indonesia: Health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said yesterday (25th September) that after the industry backlash on the plain packaging provisions set out in the
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26th September 2024 - Asia, Oman |
Oman: The Customs Authority has announced that it thwarted an attempt to smuggle 2,800 e-cigarettes and their accessories at Al-Dara Port. Under decision 756/2023, the
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26th September 2024 - Europe, Lithuania |
Lithuania: The parliamentary Health Affairs Committee took a break from considering the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for the sale of tobacco and related
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26th September 2024 - Europe, Poland |
Poland: The Ministry of Finance has decided not to tax vaping devices for now despite initial plans. The ministry has opted to postpone the taxation
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26th September 2024 - Europe, Lithuania |
Lithuania: A supervisory board approved by the government has been created in the Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control (NTAKD), media reports.
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26th September 2024 - Europe, Lithuania |
Lithuania: The company Litradė was found to have illegally sold flavoured e-cigarettes in violation of the Tobacco Act, and the Regional Administrative Court
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26th September 2024 - New York, North America, United States |
US - New York: Assembly Bill A10713 has recently been introduced. This bill would prohibit the sale of “entertainment” vapour products, which include any
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25th September 2024 - Europe, France |
France: The European Commission (EC) has partially approved the ban on disposable vapes in France. The decision only applies to nicotine-containing vapes intended
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Norway: The Ministry of Health introduced a bill to amend the Food Act, which also includes provisions to place the Health Directorate in charge of approving nicotine-containing e-cigarettes.
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25th September 2024 - Asia, India |
India: Mothers Against Vaping, a public health advocacy group, has urged for a ban on “new age” nicotine devices like e-cigarettes in the country.
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25th September 2024 - North America, United States |
 US - Federal: This month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the data from
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25th September 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: In a forum organised by Health Coalition Aotearoa, associate health minister Casey Costello said they are committed to achieving the Smokefree 2025
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25th September 2024 - Asia, Indonesia |
Indonesia: The Ministry of Trade has reportedly warned that the plain packaging requirements for tobacco and nicotine products – which were set out in the
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25th September 2024 - Asia, Indonesia |
Indonesia: An official in the Ministry of Health has called for an increase in the excise duties applicable to tobacco products so they are
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25th September 2024 - Europe, Finland |
Finland: According to the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira), many manufacturers and importers of tobacco and e-cigarette products in Finland did
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23rd September 2024 - Peru, South America |
Peru: A bill regulating vape and other nicotine products has been passed in Parliament on its first vote. The bill regulates the sale, advertising
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