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US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Altria’s Njoy subsidiary permission to market four menthol-flavoured e-cigarette products –
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US - New York: State attorney general (AG) Letitia James has announced that funds coming from the settlement with Juul will be allocated
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South Korea: Yesterday (20th June), the Ministry of Health and Welfare updated the health warnings that nicotine-containing e-liquids must carry. The new requirements, which
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China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to Kuwait totalled approximately
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US - North Carolina: The North Carolina State Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a proposal added to House Bill (HB) 900 that would
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Canada: The Department of Finance has published draft regulations that would allow the implementation of the Coordinated Vaping Products Taxation Agreement in Alberta, Manitoba, New
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China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to South Africa totalled
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Paraguay: Earlier this week the parliament debated an initiative proposed by a deputy from the main opposition party, the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, that
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Paraguay: The Chamber of Deputies has rejected an initiative proposed by two deputies from the main opposition party, the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, that would
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Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will start punishing stores selling unregistered vape products as of September, press reports. Assistant secretary Amanda
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Kazakhstan: The Law on Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Health Issues, which, among other things, bans the
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Romania: The Romanian parliament has passed a bill that amends audiovisual law 504/2002 and supplements law 148/2000 on advertising in order to further restrict the advertising of e-cigarettes.
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Russia: The Ministry of Finance has prepared a draft amendment to governmental decree 301 with reduced coefficients for calculating the minimum price of e-liquids. If
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China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to New Zealand totalled
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Costa Rica: The Constitutional Chamber has ordered the Ministry of Health to issue the regulations of law 10.066 – which regulated the use
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Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has issued a health warning against the vaping products “CBD cartridge, Bedtime” and
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Slovakia: The National Council (Parliament) has moved the draft amendment to the Act on Excise Tax on Tobacco Products to the second reading,
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Ukraine: The State Production and Consumer Service has announced that the government is creating the “eTobacco” portal, where it will be possible to monitor the
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Ukraine: The parliament has adopted in the second reading a bill seeking to change the existing Law On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol,
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Denmark: The Ministry of Health has released for consultation a draft bill to amend the Tobacco Products Act. The measures include an expansion of the places where
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Lithuania: Lithuania has submitted to the EU TRIS database the order of the director of the State Service for the Protection of Consumer Rights on
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Netherlands: The Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport has submitted to the EU TRIS database a draft decree that seeks to amend the Tobacco and
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Lithuania: The Budget and Finance Committee of the parliament has suggested a higher increase in e-liquid excise duty over the next three years than planned
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South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa, who has been in power since 2018, has been re-elected as president after his party, the African National Congress
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US - Federal: Last week, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against
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China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to Belgium totalled approximately
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Hungary: The bill seeking to make nicotine-free refills subject to the product restrictions and labelling requirements already applicable to other non-nicotine products –
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Pakistan: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a bill to amend the Federal Excise Act. Under the proposed amendments, e-liquids will be subject to
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Czech Republic: The increasing use of e-cigarettes among teenagers in the Czech Republic is alarming, media reports. The discussions in the Senate and
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China/US: The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced that several US companies have filed a petition with the US International Trade Commission (USITC). The
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China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in April 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to Spain totalled approximately
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US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to six online retailers for selling unauthorised e-liquid products from
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EU: On 21st June, the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council configuration (EPSCO Council) of the European Union will debate a call
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Ukraine: Kyiv City Council has decided to reduce the number of kiosks in the capital within two years, as well as to prohibit
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US - Federal: In yesterday’s hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, both Democrats and Republicans expressed their confusion as to how
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UK: Today, the Labour Party – the main opposition party prior to the dissolution of the parliament – published its electoral programme for
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Netherlands: The new Dutch Cabinet is to include 29 members, with 9 of them, including the minister of health, welfare and sport, chosen
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Kyrgyzstan: The bill to ban the import, sale and consumption of e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan is being discussed in the Jogorku Kengesh (parliament), media
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Switzerland: The National Council has adopted, by 122 votes to 63, a motion by member Christophe Clivaz of the Green Party to amend the Federal
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US - Federal: Today, the US Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on “Combatting the Youth Vaping Epidemic by Enhancing Enforcement Against
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Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee will launch a parliamentary investigation into the fiscal policy and the licensing system for the retail sale of
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UK: The Conservative Party – the ruling party prior to the dissolution of the parliament – has recently published its electoral manifesto for
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UK: The Liberal Democrats party, which held 15 seats in the House of Commons (lower chamber of the parliament) before the dissolution of
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Netherlands: The new motion to ban disposable vapes has been adopted by the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of the parliament) after research
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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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Croatia: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers.
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Norway: The Ministry of Health enacted an amendment to the regulations on the approval scheme for new tobacco and nicotine products, which extends the ban
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US - Federal: The US Department of Justice and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced the establishment of a federal
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Belgium: In Belgium’s federal elections, the right-wing New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) emerged victorious with 16.7% of the national vote. The extreme-right Vlaams Belang
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France: President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the National Assembly and called for snap parliamentary elections on 30th June and 7th July after Marine Le
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