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Denmark: In a briefing sent to Parliament, the minister for the environment, Magnus Heunicke, and the interior and health minister, Sophie Løhde, explained
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Finland: After almost seven weeks, the new government negotiations were finalised last week. The new coalition consists of the National Coalition Party (centre-right),
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Montenegro: The government will increase the excise duty for e-liquids on 1st July, media reports. According to the Excise Tax Law, the rate
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EU: The minutes of the meeting of the European Commission (EC) Expert Group on Tobacco Policy that took place on 3rd May 2023 have been published
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UK: National Trading Standards has already started work on data collection and intelligence analysis of the illicit vaping market, said junior health secretary
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UK: “There are no current plans to ban...over-the-counter sales of vapes or to make vapes only available to people who are taking part
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EU: The EU parliament approved with nearly unanimous support the proposal for a new regulation on batteries with the aim of making them more
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Latvia: A new amendment has been made to the bill amending the law on the circulation of tobacco products, herbal smoking products, and
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Russia: Bill No. 310882-8 on the state regulation of production and circulation of tobacco- and nicotine-containing products has been signed by the president. The
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Austria: The Ministry of Health has told ECigIntelligence that an amendment to the Tobacco and Non-Smokers Protection Act is currently undergoing political co-ordination and
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Norway: The government has submitted a bill to amend the Tobacco Act, which aims to ban non-tobacco-flavoured e-liquids and introduce plain packaging for e-cigarettes.
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UK: The government is not currently considering making vaping products prescription only or introducing public vaping restrictions, junior minister Neil O'Brien said. Answering MP's
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Switzerland: Following approval by the Council of States in March 2023, the National Council has approved by 119 votes to 42 an amendment to the
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Ireland: The minister of state at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ossian Smyth, has launched a public consultation on disposable vaping
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Netherlands: The City Council of Utrecht has approved a plan to prohibit the opening of new tobacconist shops in the city, starting next
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Russia: Bill 310882-8 on the state regulation of production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products is awaiting president Vladimir Putin’s signature after being
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UK: The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) today called on the UK government to ban disposable e-cigarettes “due to their disproportionate use
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EU: Today, the European Commission has answered the parliamentary question submitted by Sara Skyttedal on 17th April asking whether the Commission sees any conflict
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Ukraine: This week, the Ministry of Economy has published a draft resolution "On approval of the Procedure for preliminary identification of the age
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Russia: Bill 310882-8 on the regulation of production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products has passed its third reading in the lower
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Spain: European Parliament members (MEPs) Nicolás González Casares and Domènec Ruiz Devesa of the Spanish Socialist Party, have urged the European Commission to regulate
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Spain: The General Council of Official Colleges of Pharmacists has asked the Ministry of Health to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes and e-liquids by
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EU: The European commissioner for health and food safety, Stella Kyriakides, has released an official statement marking World No Tobacco Day (today, 31st
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Denmark: The Tax Agency has seized 28,000 disposable vapes that were not compliant with current tax regulations. The authority said that it is
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Ireland: The government is expecting to have the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 passed before July, press reports. The bill was approved yesterday
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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 321,132
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UK: A loophole that allows the vaping industry to give free vape samples to children in England is set to be closed, the
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Ukraine: Yesterday, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) adopted Bill 9206, amending the Advertising Act. The bill, among other things, specifically bans vaping product placement
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Czech Republic: Manufacturers, distributors, and importers of e-cigarettes must submit their annual market information to the Ministry of Health by today, 31st May.
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Germany: In answer to a question put by Bundestag member Rita Hagl-Kehl of the governing Social Democratic Party (SPD), state secretary Ophelia Nick said the commissioner
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France: A bill to regulate the activities of influencers on social media and electronic platforms, banning any direct or indirect promotion of nicotine-containing products, has
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Slovenia: Ahead of tomorrow’s World No Tobacco Day (31st May), the Ministry of Health has published a statement on progress toward a “Slovenia free of tobacco
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France: Health minister François Braun has said he is considering including e-cigarettes among the smoking cessation tools that can be prescribed and reimbursed by social
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Spain: Yesterday's local and regional elections resulted in a setback for the ruling Socialist Party, and today president Pedro Sánchez announced that parliamentary
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Portugal: A bill to amend the Tobacco Law was tabled in Parliament. The bill expands vaping public usage restrictions, and bans delivery sales and sales
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Luxembourg: The Ministry of Health has published an official webpage on the harmful effects of tobacco, ahead of World No Tobacco Day, which will take
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Spain: The Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine has issued a warning about a rise in the use of vaping products by teenagers. It
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Latvia: The parliamentary Social and Labour Affairs Committee yesterday partially rejected a proposal to exempt menthol and tobacco flavours from a ban put forward
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UK: Prime minister Rishi Sunak today expressed concern about the prospect of his children taking up vaping after a BBC report that analysis of
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Switzerland: Following the adoption of the people’s initiative “Children without Tobacco”, which calls for a ban on tobacco and vaping advertising aimed at
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Czech Republic: The Ministry of Finance has published a bill which would introduce a tax of CZK10 (€0.42) per ml on e-cig refills,
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Lithuania: Bill XIVP-2791, which would ban vaping products containing sugar and/or sweeteners, was registered in the Seimas (parliament) yesterday. If adopted, it will
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Switzerland: The National Council Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxation has submitted a motion calling on the Federal Council to draft a report on the taxation
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Lithuania: The Seimas (parliament) has approved the government’s 12-year agenda on drug, tobacco and alcohol control, which aims to reduce supply and consumption,
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Slovakia: A draft amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling and Sale of Tobacco Products that would equate the regulation of nicotine-free
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Ukraine: Bill 9315, prohibiting the sale of e-liquids in duty-free shops, has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada (parliament). If adopted, it will
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Slovenia: The National Public Health Institute has published information on the risks associated with e-cigarettes, which, according to the Institute, include nicotine addiction and a
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Netherlands: The government's business contact centre – Business.gov.nl – has confirmed to ECigIntelligence that from 1st July 2023, domestic and cross-border distance sales
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