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Ireland: The government is planning to impose an excise duty on e-cigarettes in 2025, press reports. Minister of finance Michael McGrath said his department
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Spain: Minister of health Mónica García will present the Integral Plan for Smoking Prevention (PIT) 2024-2027 on Thursday (14th March) in front of
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Canada - Yukon: The government has introduced bill 35, which seeks to enter into a coordinated vaping taxation agreement with the government of Canada. Under
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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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Portugal: Following the dissolution of Parliament in November 2023, the Democratic Alliance – a centre-right political alliance composed of the Social Democratic Party,
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Vietnam: The Ministry of Finance is pushing ahead with a 50% import tax on e-cigarettes and e-liquids, despite criticism from other ministries, press
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Romania: A bill amending the Tobacco Act in order to include all vaping products, regardless of their nicotine content, under its scope has been
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Philippines: Following finance secretary Ralph Recto’s proposal to ban disposable vapes and the support of the Department of Health, two senators (out of 24),
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Hungary: The Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Activities (SARA) has provided ECigIntelligence with the sales volumes of e-liquids for last year. From 1st January
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Slovenia: The bill banning all flavours in e-cigarettes except for tobacco and menthol, and equating nicotine-free e-liquids with nicotine-containing ones will be discussed by
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Luxembourg: The Ministry of Finance has proposed a draft regulation seeking to introduce a tax for e-liquids, regardless of their nicotine content. Currently not subject
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Colombia: The Vaping Products Bill was passed yesterday, 6th March, at its last vote in the Chamber of Representatives (Colombia’s lower chamber). The bill aims to restrict
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France: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) has published an updated list of notified e-cigarettes. The total number of
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UK: The government has started a consultation on the vaping tax that could be introduced from October 2026. There are different rate structures
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Philippines: The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed support for finance secretary Ralph Recto’s proposal to ban disposable vapes, adding that all vapes should be
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Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 55,432 vapour products, including devices, disposables and refill containers.
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Kyrgyzstan: President Sadyr Japarov has reportedly signed a law that provides a sanction regime for violating the requirements of the Tobacco Act, adjusting the current
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Israel: The Tax Authority reported that it thwarted a smuggling attempt involving 33,000 e-cigarettes, worth approximately ILS17m ($4.7m) in unpaid taxes.
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Spain: The anti-smoking organisation Nofumadores.org (non-smokers.org) has urged the government to ban disposable e-cigarettes, press reports. The organisation claims they are easily accessible to
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Canada: Health Canada has published its 2024-2025 Departmental Plan. The plan’s objectives include reducing tobacco use through Canada’s Tobacco Strategy, examining youth access
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Spain: Left-wing party Sumar, which forms part of the coalition government, has submitted a proposal asking the Ministry of Health to equate e-cigarettes
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US - Federal: The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced it will investigate oil vaporising devices, components and products manufactured and sold
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US - Colorado: House Bill (HB) 24-1356 has been introduced. HB 24-1356 would require the attorney general’s office to maintain a directory of manufacturers
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Iran: Jafar Jandaghi, head of the Environment and Occupational Health Centre of the Ministry of Health, told local press that the ban on e-cigarettes
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Philippines: The government is considering banning disposable vapes due to unregulated sales, tax evasion and health risks, press reports. Finance secretary Ralph Recto said: “Most,
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Canada: Health Canada is soliciting input from industry members and the public regarding potential regulatory actions aimed at consolidating the Tobacco Reporting Regulations
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Switzerland: On 29th February, the National Council voted 121 to 64 with 5 abstentions to reject the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which
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Israel: As part of the 2024 budget plan, yesterday (3rd March) the tax authority announced an increase in the excise duty on e-liquids and disposable
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New Zealand: The government has approved the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill, which will repeal parts of the tobacco control legislation passed by
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Belarus: During the state inspection, the Gomel Regional Inspectorate of the State Standard identified retailers selling e-cigarettes that did not comply with the
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Canada - Alberta: The provincial government presented the 2024 Budget, which aims to introduce a provincial vapour tax starting on 1st January 2025. Alberta
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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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Belgium: Belgian health authorities told ECigIntelligence today, 29th February, that Belgium is pursuing the notification procedure established in Article 24(3) of the European
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UK: A petition appealing to the government not to ban flavours in e-liquids has gathered 37,339 signatures. The government has yet to respond to
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US - Federal: A Tenth Circuit Court three-judge panel ruled unanimously against Cloud 9 Vapor Products and Electric Clouds in their consolidated Food and
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UK: The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) states that it continues to crack down on illegal vaping adverts and is issuing enforcement notices
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US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the issuance of warning letters to five online retailers for selling unauthorised e-cigarette products. These warning
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US - Minnesota: A Senate bill has been introduced that would prohibit deceptive vapour products in the state. According to SF 4351, any
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US - Kentucky: Senate Bill (SB) 344, which would establish a vapour directory in the state, has been introduced. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage
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Lithuania: The Ministry of Finance has prepared the 2025–2027 draft amendments to the Excise Law, seeking to further increase excise duties on tobacco and
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UK: A proposal to tax e-liquids based on nicotine concentration is expected to be submitted next week, the BBC reports. The UK Vaping
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Lithuania: In relation to a substantial modification of a product for notification purposes, the Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control Department (NTKAD) has confirmed
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New Zealand: The government has introduced the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill, which will repeal parts of the tobacco control legislation passed by
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Lithuania: President Gitanas Nausėda has presented the list of bills proposed for the spring session of the Seimas (parliament), media reports. One proposal is
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South Africa: The National Treasury has opened the 2024 Draft Rates Bill for public comment. The bill increases tax rates on nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarettes from
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UK - Scotland: The Scottish government has started a consultation on banning disposables, which will run until 8th March. If the proposal is
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EU: Today, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG-Santé) has published an updated roadmap for the implementation of Europe's Beating
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US - Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 550 has been passed by the House and now heads to the governor's desk. The bill would
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