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US - New York: Westchester County legislators have voted to ban the sale of flavoured tobacco products, including menthol-flavoured products. The county-wide ban will
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Budget Committee begins discussions today on the 2023 Budget Bill, which would block the planned increase in e-cigarette excise duty for 2023 and
Germany:Â The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 293,204
1st December 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Four organisations have launched a citizens’ initiative to achieve a nicotine-free generation. They want the age limit for the sale of
1st December 2022 - Europe |
EU: In a move that may affect the packaging of vaping products, the European Commission yesterday issued a proposal to revise the
Russia: Prime minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree on the introduction of mandatory traceability marking of e-liquids. It will apply from
30th November 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Rebecca Pow, junior minister with responsibility for waste and resources, yesterday told a backbench debate on the environmental impact of disposable vapour products
US - California: RJ Reynolds and other tobacco companies have filed a motion in the US Supreme Court asking for an emergency order to
Slovenia: A regulation setting out new excise duties for e-liquids was published today for consideration by ministers. It would increase the duty on nicotine-containing
30th November 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
30th November 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Health secretary Maarten van Ooijen has issued a regulation to come into force on 1st January 2023, listing the flavouring additives
US - Oregon: The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners hosted a public hearing yesterday on proposed rules which would ban the sale of flavoured
Bulgaria: A bill to amend the Law on Excise and Tax Warehouses was approved at its first reading in the National Assembly. It would introduce excise
29th November 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Research commissioned by the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) shows that in 2021 the UK vaping industry directly contributed £401m and 8,215 full-time jobs, or
29th November 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Health minister Maarten van Ooijen has adopted a ministerial order amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Decree to regulate flavours for
Russia: State Duma deputy Sultan Khamzaev, who represents the governing United Russia party and is head of the Sober Russia, has told
29th November 2022 - Europe |
EU: EU negotiators hope to reach a compromise on the new Battery Regulation during a final session on 9th December, media
Lithuania: Parliament approved Bill XIIIP-3603(3) which, starting 1st January 2025, introduces the so-called tobacco products shops – points-of-sale that sell only tobacco and tobacco-related
Germany: The federal government has introduced the Disposable Plastic Fund Bill, in which manufacturers of single-use plastic must pay an annual fee into a
US - California: Attorney general Rob Bonta announced $18.6m in state grant funding to 41 local government agencies to tackle the illegal
28th November 2022 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The Riyadh Health Cluster, a Ministry of Health-affiliated institution, has tweeted against the use of e-cigarettes, saying that e-liquid may
28th November 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: 18 environment and health groups – including Green Alliance, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Marine Conservation Society and
28th November 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Sandwell Council Trading Standards announced that it has seized 574 non-compliant vaping devices. Trading Standards throughout the country have been inspecting
Italy: Local media leaked the first draft of the 2023 Budget Bill, which would block the planned increase in e-cigarette excise duty for 2023 and
25th November 2022 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The Health Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill 12626-11 on 22nd November. The bill – combined with Bill 12632-11 –
Portugal: Today, the government approved the State Budget 2023 with amendments, media reports. The Budget included a proposal to increase the e-liquid
25th November 2022 - Peru, South America |
Peru: Representative Katy Ugarte, from the left-wing party Peru Libre, has introduced a bill regulating e-cigarettes. The bill – which has recently
US - Ohio: Columbus City Council is debating a ban on flavoured tobacco products, which would include e-cigarettes and menthol tobacco products,
Vietnam: In a workshop organised yesterday (24th November) by a newspaper, the director of the legal department from the government's office, Dinh Dung
25th November 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation has criticised the Ministry of Health for not striking the right balance between protecting young people and
Russia: Mandatory traceability marking of e-liquids in Russia could start on 15th December, media reports. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has
Lithuania: Parliament has approved Bill XIVP-2036(2), strengthening the Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD)’s power to shut down illegal advertising and online
24th November 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Australian Capital Territory today passed the Health Legislation Amendment Bill, which amends the 2008 Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act and the 1927
24th November 2022 - North America, United States |
US - general: A medical study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) suggests that patients who used e-cigarettes were
24th November 2022 - Italy |
Italy: The government has introduced a provision into the 2023 Budget Bill that would block the planned increase in e-cigarette excise duty for 2023, media
24th November 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Asked if and when the long-anticipated Tobacco Control Plan might be published, junior health minister Lord Markham told the Lords (Parliament’s upper house) the
24th November 2022 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: Following a recent proposal to ban vapour products, the harm reduction association Densaulyk says not all e-cigarettes should be banned, but only
US - Louisiana: The Department of Revenue has published a rule amending the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC 61.III.1533 and 1534) to mandate electronic filing
Vietnam: Tran Thi Trang, deputy director of the Ministry of Health legal department, today told a seminar organised by the Ministry of Information
23rd November 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Representative Joey Salceda of the majority bloc Lakas-CMD party has presented a bill to increase e-cigarette taxes from 1st January. The proposed
23rd November 2022 - Asia, Tajikistan |
Tajikistan: A draft amendment to the Law on Restricting the Use of Tobacco Products was presented at a meeting of a parliamentary
Ireland: Health minister Stephen Donnelly and public health minister Frank Feighan yesterday received government approval to add additional restrictions to the Public Health
Ukraine: Bill 8215, which would ban the importation and transporting of tobacco products and e-liquids from Belarus during the period of martial
US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma County Board of Commissioners has voted to join the litigation against the biggest e-cigarette manufacturers, alleging that companies
22nd November 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Warwickshire Trading Standards officers have carried out test purchases of e-cigarettes at 13 vape stores, using a 15-year-old volunteer, the county council has
Slovenia:Â Concerns over the widespread use of e-cigarettes by minors were raised yesterday during a public conference held by the National Institute of Public
France: The Tobacconists’ Confederation is seeking exclusive rights to the sale of disposable e-cigarettes, claiming tobacconists would be able to comply
22nd November 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Oxfordshire County Council announced yesterday that two businesses in the county had been prosecuted for selling disposable e-cigarettes to children, following investigations
Spain: Licences to operate a tobacconist’s business are being sold at auction for up to €7m, press reports. If the Tobacco Market Bill, restricting
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