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Thailand: Chanin Rungthanakiat – member of Parliament representing the party list and deputy spokesperson of the Pheu Thai Party (the core party of
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Brazil: Following some press releases about a meeting between the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on
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Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health's proposed decree initially planning to ban flavours in e-cigarettes (except tobacco flavour) has received pushback from the
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EU: The proposal for the revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments – adopted by the European Commission on 17th September to extend the existing
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Finland: The government proposal to raise tobacco taxes was referred to the parliament last week, media reports. The Finnish government recently proposed increases in
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France: The new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has released the composition of his government, mostly from Les Républicains (the conservative-leaning party of the
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Slovakia: President Peter Pellegrini has signed the draft amendment to the Act on Excise Tax on Tobacco Products, media reports. Reportedly, the amendment aims to tax e-liquids and
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Switzerland: Following the entry into force of the Tobacco Products Act and the Tobacco Products Ordinance on 1st October, the Federal Office of Public
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Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance has opened for public comment an amendment to the Law on Excises and Tax Warehouses, which establishes a new definition
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Denmark: The Ministry of Health has notified a bill to the European Commission’s TRIS database to amend an order on requirements concerning packaging, extended
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EU: The European Ombudsman, the body holding EU institutions and agencies to account, will hold a workshop tomorrow (20th September) on tobacco lobbying and
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Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued revenue regulations 16-2024, which updates floor prices of vaping products. As a reference, the regulations
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Germany: Federal politicians have positioned themselves against advertising and taxation exceptions for tobacco alternatives in the press. Carlos Kasper, a member of the Bundestag (parliament) and
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Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee launched an enquiry into the taxation and licensing system for the retail sale of tobacco and
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Malta: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers.
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EU: The European Commission has published the proposal for the revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments following yesterday’s (17th September) presentation at the College
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Australia: The government of Queensland has amended the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 in order to toughen the state’s sanctions for
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Malaysia: Health groups representing medical doctors, pharmacists, parents and youths have called for the implementation of the Control of Smoking Products for Public
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Philippines: Following the suspension of sales of five vape brands for alleged violations of internal revenue fiscal market requirements, the Department of Trade and Industry
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Switzerland: The Council of States has approved the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which introduces restrictions on the advertising of tobacco and
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Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 59,680 vapour products, including devices, disposables and
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EU: Today, the European Commission (EC) is discussing a proposal for the revision of the Council Recommendation on Smoke-Free Environments of 2009. The
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Spain: The Ministry of Health has launched a campaign to warn the public about the effects of vaping products. Under the title “If You Vape
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Jordan: The Jordan Food and Drug Authority (JFDA) announced that it has approved 97 new e-cig retail licences this year and renewed the
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Malaysia: The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP), an organisation upholding consumer rights and interests in Malaysia, has called on the government to urgently ban
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Indonesia: The Indonesian Tobacco Farmers’ Association (APTI) has sent a letter to the Ministry of Agriculture urging the repeal of the draft regulations developing
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Jordan: Yesterday (12th September), the government issued system 62/2024, amending the Special Tax System 80/2000. Under the new amendments, e-liquids are subject to a
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New Zealand: The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill (No. 2) has been agreed on a first reading by the parliament. The
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Ireland: Health minister Stephen Donnelly’s proposal to further restrict vaping products and ban disposables was approved on 10th September by the Cabinet of
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Switzerland: Following a motion approval in the canton of Jura last week, a councillor from the Basel-Stadt canton, Christoph Hochuli, has tabled a motion calling
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New Zealand: The government has introduced the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill (No. 2), which aims to tackle youth vaping. The bill includes
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Commonwealth of Independent States: The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, an intergovernmental organisation in Eurasia, consisting of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,
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Netherlands: New Social Contract, a political party from the new Dutch coalition, is supporting the citizens’ initiative Nicotinee, which proposes a generational sales ban on
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Czech Republic: The government’s plan to impose a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes has been met with resistance by citizens. The petition against the
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Slovakia: Yesterday (11th September), the National Council (parliament) adopted the draft amendment to the Act on Excise Tax on Tobacco Products, media reports. Reportedly,
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France: Several models of Caesar disposable e-cigarettes have been recalled across France due to chemical and poisoning risks. The recall affects products sold
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Ireland: Health minister Stephen Donnelly will introduce a proposal at today’s Cabinet meeting aimed at further restricting vaping products and banning disposables, press
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Netherlands: The government is considering implementing a registration requirement for tobacco and related products sellers to keep track of the number of sales points,
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UK: “There are no current plans to update the guidance published by Public Health England in July 2016 on the use of e-cigarettes in
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South Africa: Last Wednesday (4th September), the Portfolio Committee on Health deliberated on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. Regarding
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Bulgaria: Parliament has passed an amendment to the Child Protection Act in its second and final reading that extends the ban on sales of
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Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has suspended the sales of five vape brands for alleged violations of the Vape Law (Republic Act
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Switzerland: In the Canton of Jura, the parliament has approved a motion by 55 votes to 2 to ban disposable e-cigarettes, press reports. “We
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Guatemala: On 6th September, over 80 young people from different departments of Guatemala, along with deputy César Dávila – third secretary of the Guatemalan
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Indonesia: The Ministry of Health has published the draft regulations developing the government regulations that established a comprehensive regulatory framework for electronic cigarettes. These new draft regulations
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South Korea: A group of ten members of parliament from the opposition Democratic Party of Korea has introduced a bill seeking to ban
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France: President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as prime minister. Barnier, 73, is a former European Commissioner and was the chief negotiator
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UK: Parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Gillian Merron said, as a response to a parliamentary question, that the Tobacco and Vapes
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Luxembourg: The Ministry of Health has provided ECigIntelligence with the list of notified vaping products in the country. The list includes nicotine-containing and nicotine-free vaping
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Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry has issued department order 24-154. The order defines elements of the offences drawn up in Republic Act
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