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EU: Yesterday (11th February), the European Commission (EC) published its Work Programme for 2025. Neither the revision of the tobacco control framework –
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EU: When asked about the European Commission's plans to review the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) in the parliamentary Subcommittee on Tax Matters, the
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Belgium: The Belgian Federal Coalition Agreement (Regeerakkoord) 2025-2029 outlines plans to strengthen tobacco control, with a particular focus on e-cigarettes. The key measures
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Bulgaria: The members of the Economic Policy and Innovation Committee of the parliament unanimously approved the bill that seeks to completely ban the sale
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Germany: A regional public broadcast service has released a documentary called “Big Puffs and Illegal Vapes”, investigating the sale of illegal vaping products containing more
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Lithuania: Jurgita Sejonienė, a member of Parliament (MP) from the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, a main opposition party, has submitted a
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Azerbaijan: The Ministry of Health and the Food Safety Agency of Azerbaijan (FSAA) have issued a joint statement about the growing popularity of
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Lithuania: Lina Šukytė-Korsakė, a member of Parliament (MP) from the Dawn of Nemunas party (part of the governing coalition), has submitted a proposal
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Bulgaria: GERB-SDF, a two-party political coalition between Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) and the Union of Democratic Forces, is introducing a
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Poland: A bill imposing an excise duty on vaping devices is being processed at the Sejm (lower chamber of the parliament). The bill proposes
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Bulgaria: The health committee of the parliament, the National Assembly, has adopted a decision aiming to suspend the supply and sale of products,
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France: The Ministry of Health has confirmed to ECigIntelligence that the upcoming bill banning disposable vaping devices would apply to all such products,
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Germany: Ahead of the Bundestag elections on 23rd February 2025, the German Alliance for Non-Communicable Diseases (DANK) has put forward a six-point plan
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EU: The European Commission (EC) has released a staff working document reviewing Europe's Beating Cancer (BECA) Plan. The purpose of the document is
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France: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) has updated the list of notified e-cigarettes. The total number of vapour products
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Belgium: The Federal Public Health Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment has updated the negative lists of e-cigarette product notifications.
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France: The Joint Committee in charge of the bill banning disposable vaping devices has released a report detailing the modifications made to the text
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Netherlands: In January 2025, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) seized nearly 66,000 illegal flavoured vapes and e-liquids from seven locations across Amsterdam,
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Germany: The Sueddeutsche Zeitung, one of the largest daily newspapers in Germany, has investigated the German vape black market, with a focus on
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Spain: Today, on World Cancer Day, queen Letizia has emphasised the importance of preventing the use of tobacco and related products, such as
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Belgium: The new federal government announced measures to pursue smoking cessation, extending the smoking and vaping ban to restaurant and bar terraces, press reports.
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Portugal: The Tax and Customs Authority has updated the list of approved and non-approved tobacco products in force, which includes nicotine-containing e-liquids. The total
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Russia: Bill 782111-8 has been signed by president Vladimir Putin. The bill increases fines for selling tobacco and nicotine-containing products to minors (under-18s), including e-cigarettes and
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Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 63,298 vapour products, including devices, disposables and refill containers.
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Belgium: Bart De Wever was sworn in today as prime minister, after federal elections in June 2024 resulted in no clear majority and a coalition
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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 461,640 vapour products. Only
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Malta: Customs informed ECigIntelligence that a new excise duty on vaping products was introduced on 1st January 2025. The duty is set at €0.13 per
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Italy: The Customs and Monopoly Agency (ADM) has adjusted the excise tax rates for vaping products, following the excise tax increase for traditional cigarettes.
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Ireland: The Health Service Executive (HSE) National Environmental Health Service has issued four European product RAPEX safety alerts for electronic cigarettes exceeding nicotine concentration limits.
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Slovakia: Starting tomorrow (1st February), e-liquids and nicotine pouches will be subject to excise duties in Slovakia. E-liquids will be subject to a
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Spain: A few days ago, we reported that the newly approved tax on nicotine products would be applied retroactively from 1st January 2025.
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Bulgaria: A draft resolution is set to be considered by the health committee of the parliament, the National Assembly, aiming to prohibit the advertising,
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Latvia: Today, the climate and energy minister, Kaspars Melnis, along with representatives from the Latvian Waste Management Companies Association and the Tobacco-Free Products
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Russia: Bill 782111-8 has been approved by the Federal Council (upper chamber of the parliament) and now goes to the president. The bill would increase fines
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Russia: Since 1st April 2024, 307m unauthorised tobacco product units have been blocked at cash registers nationwide, according to Vladislav Zaslavsky, director of
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Austria: Martin Busch, the head of the Addiction Competence Centre at Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG) – the Austrian National Public Health Institute –
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Russia: A bill that would ban the manufacture and import of e-cigarettes and nicotine raw materials has been drafted, said Artem Metelev, head of the
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Spain: The draft decree that would amend royal decree 579/2017, which regulates the manufacture and sale of tobacco and related products, has been
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Norway: The government has notified the EU TRIS database of draft regulations aimed at introducing specific product restrictions and standardised packaging for e-cigarettes,
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Spain: The excise duty on vaping products has already been implemented despite the government’s initial plans. On 15th December 2024, Spain introduced a
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France: Réunion – an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France – voted in December 2024
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Norway: The Norwegian Medical Products Agency (NOMA) recently updated its webpage dedicated to e-cigarettes, indicating that the ban on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes in Norway
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EU: Minutes from the Expert Group on Tobacco Policy meeting on 8th October 2024 have been published today. The minutes highlight key updates
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Ireland: After extensive negotiations, the two centre-right parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, have reached an agreement, press reports. This coalition arrangement includes
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Netherlands: A recently published decree has amended the Tobacco and Smoking Products Decree in relation to the introduction of standard packaging for cigars
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Poland: The Council of Ministers has adopted the draft bill amending the Tobacco Act that extends the restrictions currently applicable to nicotine-containing vapour products to nicotine-free ones.
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Austria: The outgoing government has published the list of measures that the State Budget 2025 would entail if it obtains parliamentary approval. Among the measures, the
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France: A mixed bipartisan commission has approved a bill to ban disposable devices in France. The text will modify the Code of Public Health,
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UK: The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published guidance for businesses to prepare for the upcoming ban on disposable single-use
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Sweden: From 1st January, the tax on high-strength e-liquids (15 to 20 mg/ml of nicotine) increased to SEK4,143 (€361) per l, and tax on
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