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US - Federal: A coalition of congressional Democrats filed an amici curiae brief to the Supreme Court urging the court to support the Food
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US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new warning letters to manufacturers and distributors of e-liquid and electronic nicotine
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Brazil: The Senate Economic Affairs Committee's vote on the bill to regulate e-cigarettes with and without nicotine and heated tobacco products didn't make
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Ukraine: The volunteers of the all-Ukrainian campaign “Youth free from smoking” in cooperation with the non-governmental organisation (NGO) “Zhyttia” held a press conference
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Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
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Paraguay: Tomorrow (4th September), the Senate will debate a bill, introduced by a single member of the parliament from the ruling party, that would
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Malaysia: Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad recently said the draft regulations implementing the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 are in
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Indonesia: Today, the Ministry of Health held a public hearing to gather feedback on the draft regulations that would further develop the regulations
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UK: During yesterday’s short debate at the House of Lords on the use of vaping products by children, calls to ban disposable vaping
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UK: Answering a parliamentary question, the parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Andrew Gwynne said the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be
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France: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses) has updated the list of notified e-cigarettes. The total number of vapour
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Denmark: The Ministry of Health has notified several bills to the European Commission’s TRIS database to amend six executive orders. These include a
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Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated the publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers.
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Ukraine: Bill 11504 has been registered in the parliament. The bill seeks to reduce the number of places where tobacco and alcohol products are sold,
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US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has issued a final rule increasing the minimum age for certain restrictions on
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Russia: President Vladimir Putin has said he does not support a total ban on electronic cigarettes or a sharp increase in e-cig excise
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US - Minnesota: Attorney general Keith Ellison has sent a letter to more than 5,000 tobacco distributors and retailers asking them to confirm
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France: The Health Innovation Agency (AIS) has announced a €170m plan to enhance prevention strategies across several healthcare domains, including tackling addictions. Smoking is the
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China: On 27th August, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a Notice on Revising and Issuing the Detailed Rules for the Management of
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Finland: Smoke-free Finland Day, held on 30th August, aimed to promote a smoke-free and nicotine-free Finland, with a focus on the well-being of
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France: Senator Alexandra Borchio Fontimp, from the Republicans group, has withdrawn a bill presented in March 2024 that aimed to restrict the retail
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Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 434,289 vapour products.
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Czech Republic: A petition against a proposed ban on flavoured vaping products in the Czech Republic has been created, media reports. The resigning national
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Russia: The Ministry of Health has published a warning about vaping-associated lung injury, Evali, saying it is caused by the use of e-cigarettes.
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Jordan: The Ministry of Health announced it will be launching a campaign in September to ensure that retailers, premises and institutions are complying with the
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Saudi Arabia: The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has proposed amendments to decree 3839 (14/12/1438H) on the executive regulations of the value-added tax (VAT). Among
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South Africa: The Department of Health said it will reintroduce the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery System Bill to Parliament on
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Australia: A legislation establishing penalties for the illegal sale of vaping and tobacco products has been introduced by the South Australian government. The bill
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Switzerland: The Federal Council will put into effect the Tobacco Products Act and the Ordinance on Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes on 1st October. Electronic cigarettes with
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Czech Republic: The Society for the Treatment of Tobacco Addiction (SLZT) has criticised the draft amendment to decree 37/2017 on electronic cigarettes, replacement refills and
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US - General: Altria Group has announced that it and its operating company, Njoy, have responded to the US International Trade Commission (ITC)
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Indonesia: Last week, the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) Indonesia Report 2021.
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Egypt: The Customs Authority has released circular 47/2024, clarifying that health insurance tax is paid to the Customs Authority for imported products and
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Ireland: The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the government to launch a service to help young people quit vaping, press reports. In its
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Egypt: The Customs Authority has released circular 46/2024, clarifying that disposable e-cigarettes, which consist of e-liquid and a battery in one body and are
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Finland: The Finnish government has proposed increases in tax levels for cigarettes, rolled tobacco, pipe tobacco, cigars and cigarillos, which would take effect in six
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Colombia: Carolina Giraldo of the Green Alliance, one of the ruling parties, has introduced a bill to subject vaping products to an excise duty.
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Kyrgyzstan: President Sadyr Japarov has objected to a bill seeking to prohibit the use, import and sale of e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan that was previously
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Pakistan: The district administration in the city of Abbottabad, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has enforced a ban on the sale and use
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Vietnam: Minister of health Dao Hong Lan emphasised the urgent need for a complete ban on the production, sale, import and advertising of e-cigarettes,
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Moldova: Yesterday (21st August), the government approved a bill amending the Tobacco Act to increase the current nicotine concentration limit on e-cigarettes from
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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
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United Arab Emirates: The Federal Tax Authority announced in a press release that its inspection campaigns during the first six months of 2024
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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
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Czech Republic: The Czech government has received an open letter from 76 foreign experts from 27 countries calling on it to continue the
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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
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Netherlands: The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is struggling to combat illegal street trade in flavoured vaping products due to resource
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