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Jordan: Yesterday (12th September), the government issued system 62/2024, amending the Special Tax System 80/2000. Under the new amendments, e-liquids are subject to a
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13th September 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill (No. 2) has been agreed on a first reading by the parliament. The
Ireland: Health minister Stephen Donnelly’s proposal to further restrict vaping products and ban disposables was approved on 10th September by the Cabinet of
12th September 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: Following a motion approval in the canton of Jura last week, a councillor from the Basel-Stadt canton, Christoph Hochuli, has tabled a motion calling
12th September 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The government has introduced the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill (No. 2), which aims to tackle youth vaping. The bill includes
12th September 2024 - Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
Commonwealth of Independent States: The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, an intergovernmental organisation in Eurasia, consisting of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,
12th September 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: New Social Contract, a political party from the new Dutch coalition, is supporting the citizens’ initiative Nicotinee, which proposes a generational sales ban on
12th September 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The government’s plan to impose a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes has been met with resistance by citizens. The petition against the
Slovakia: Yesterday (11th September), the National Council (parliament) adopted the draft amendment to the Act on Excise Tax on Tobacco Products, media reports. Reportedly,
France: Several models of Caesar disposable e-cigarettes have been recalled across France due to chemical and poisoning risks. The recall affects products sold
Ireland: Health minister Stephen Donnelly will introduce a proposal at today’s Cabinet meeting aimed at further restricting vaping products and banning disposables, press
10th September 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The government is considering implementing a registration requirement for tobacco and related products sellers to keep track of the number of sales points,
10th September 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: “There are no current plans to update the guidance published by Public Health England in July 2016 on the use of e-cigarettes in
10th September 2024 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: Last Wednesday (4th September), the Portfolio Committee on Health deliberated on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. Regarding
Bulgaria: Parliament has passed an amendment to the Child Protection Act in its second and final reading that extends the ban on sales of
9th September 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has suspended the sales of five vape brands for alleged violations of the Vape Law (Republic Act
9th September 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: In the Canton of Jura, the parliament has approved a motion by 55 votes to 2 to ban disposable e-cigarettes, press reports. “We
9th September 2024 - Central America, Guatemala |
Guatemala: On 6th September, over 80 young people from different departments of Guatemala, along with deputy César Dávila – third secretary of the Guatemalan
Indonesia: The Ministry of Health has published the draft regulations developing the government regulations that established a comprehensive regulatory framework for electronic cigarettes. These new draft regulations
5th September 2024 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: A group of ten members of parliament from the opposition Democratic Party of Korea has introduced a bill seeking to ban
France: President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as prime minister. Barnier, 73, is a former European Commissioner and was the chief negotiator
5th September 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Gillian Merron said, as a response to a parliamentary question, that the Tobacco and Vapes
5th September 2024 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: The Ministry of Health has provided ECigIntelligence with the list of notified vaping products in the country. The list includes nicotine-containing and nicotine-free vaping
5th September 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry has issued department order 24-154. The order defines elements of the offences drawn up in Republic Act
5th September 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: A coalition of congressional Democrats filed an amici curiae brief to the Supreme Court urging the court to support the Food
4th September 2024 - Paraguay, South America |
4th September 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new warning letters to manufacturers and distributors of e-liquid and electronic nicotine
4th September 2024 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The Senate Economic Affairs Committee's vote on the bill to regulate e-cigarettes with and without nicotine and heated tobacco products didn't make
Ukraine: The volunteers of the all-Ukrainian campaign “Youth free from smoking” in cooperation with the non-governmental organisation (NGO) “Zhyttia” held a press conference
4th September 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
3rd September 2024 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: Tomorrow (4th September), the Senate will debate a bill, introduced by a single member of the parliament from the ruling party, that would
Malaysia: Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad recently said the draft regulations implementing the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 are in
Indonesia: Today, the Ministry of Health held a public hearing to gather feedback on the draft regulations that would further develop the regulations
3rd September 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: During yesterday’s short debate at the House of Lords on the use of vaping products by children, calls to ban disposable vaping
3rd September 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Answering a parliamentary question, the parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Andrew Gwynne said the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be
France: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses) has updated the list of notified e-cigarettes. The total number of vapour
Denmark: The Ministry of Health has notified several bills to the European Commission’s TRIS database to amend six executive orders. These include a
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated the publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers.
Ukraine: Bill 11504 has been registered in the parliament. The bill seeks to reduce the number of places where tobacco and alcohol products are sold,
2nd September 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has issued a final rule increasing the minimum age for certain restrictions on
Russia: President Vladimir Putin has said he does not support a total ban on electronic cigarettes or a sharp increase in e-cig excise
US - Minnesota: Attorney general Keith Ellison has sent a letter to more than 5,000 tobacco distributors and retailers asking them to confirm
France: The Health Innovation Agency (AIS) has announced a €170m plan to enhance prevention strategies across several healthcare domains, including tackling addictions. Smoking is the
China: On 27th August, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a Notice on Revising and Issuing the Detailed Rules for the Management of
Finland: Smoke-free Finland Day, held on 30th August, aimed to promote a smoke-free and nicotine-free Finland, with a focus on the well-being of
France: Senator Alexandra Borchio Fontimp, from the Republicans group, has withdrawn a bill presented in March 2024 that aimed to restrict the retail
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 434,289 vapour products.
2nd September 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: A petition against a proposed ban on flavoured vaping products in the Czech Republic has been created, media reports. The resigning national
Russia: The Ministry of Health has published a warning about vaping-associated lung injury, Evali, saying it is caused by the use of e-cigarettes.
