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Israel: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against e-cigarettes following the death of a 16-year-old with a collapsed lung, which
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12th April 2023 - Asia, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates (UAE): The National Rehabilitation Centre has warned against using e-cigarettes, saying that they stimulate addictive behaviour and harm health,
Vietnam:Â The Ministry of Health has proposed a ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products over health concerns. According to the ministry, tobacco regulations
Malaysia: Following the recent exclusion of nicotine-containing e-liquids from the Poisons list, vaping manufacturers have been given until 30th April to register their activities
4th April 2023 - Asia |
Palau: President Surangel Whipps has signed into law an amendment to the Palau National Code banning the importation, distribution, sale, possession and use of e-cigarettes. Violators
Malaysia: The minister of finance and prime minister Anwar Ibrahim issued the Excise Duties (Amendment) Order 2023 on 31st March, making nicotine-containing
Malaysia: The minister of health issued the Poisons (Amendment of Poisons List) Order 2023 on 31st March, under which nicotine-containing e-liquids are
27th March 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Last week, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Circular 35-2023, clarifying that the application of the 18-month transition period provided
Cambodia:Â During a seminar yesterday on e-cigarettes and related products, education minister Kim Sethany told school managers to ramp up enforcement of the ban
Taiwan: Amendments to tobacco legislation banning all types of e-cigarette and regulating heated tobacco products will come into force tomorrow. Heated tobacco products
Bahrain: On 19th March, the minister of industry and commerce issued Decision No.26/2023, authorising the Ministry of Health to monitor the implementation
Thailand: A subcommittee on tobacco control, within the Public Health Committee of the House of Representatives, reportedly made a formal recommendation to the government to
Thailand: Following investigations into online advertisements, police seized more than 20,000 e-cigarettes, 80,000 refills and other accessories, worth a total of about THB80m ($2.3m),
China: The Healthy China Action Promotion Committee instructed enforcement agencies to "severely crack down" on illegal underage and online sales. The State Tobacco
Vietnam: During the seminar on "Implementation of Laws and Policies to Prevent Tobacco Harms", Nguyen Ruhui, deputy director of the Education System Department
6th March 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry’s Consumer Protection Group has warned all e-commerce platforms to comply with vaping and heated tobacco regulation, or risk
3rd March 2023 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: At an event to discuss the role of the media in tobacco control, representative Md Abdul Aziz of the Awami League (ruling
3rd March 2023 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: At a Parliament meeting yesterday (2nd March), member of Parliament (MP) Shaiyrbek Tashiev proposed banning e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan, media reports. Reportedly,
28th February 2023 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDC) last week published a report on the use of flavoured e-cigarettes, calling for tighter regulation
28th February 2023 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: Dastan Bekeshev, deputy chairman of the parliamentary Budget, Economic and Fiscal Policy Committee, has said many MPs want to cut the excise
Thailand: Last week, a shop selling e-cigarettes on Phuket island was raided by the police, media reports. The action resulted in the
Israel: The Ministry of Health has submitted its study on the use of tobacco products for the year 2021 to the Knesset
Malaysia: The minister of health, Zaliha Mustafa, has supported the Ministry of Finance's intentions to introduce a tax on nicotine-containing vaping products, as
Malaysia: While presenting the Budget 2023 today, prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the government will impose a tax on nicotine-containing e-liquids,
Vietnam: The Ministry of Finance is proposing an amendment to the Law on Special Consumption Tax to tax e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. It notes in its
22nd February 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Health and Industry announced today that it was stepping up enforcement of regulations governing vaping, heated tobacco and
India: Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said yesterday that the central government is working on amending several laws regulating tobacco, namely the Cigarettes and Other
Malaysia: Deputy finance minister Steven Sim said yesterday that tax on e-cigarette products can be implemented once the Ministry of Health has finished examining
Malaysia: Answering a parliamentary question, the health minister Zaliha Mustafa said yesterday that she intends soon to reintroduce the 2022 Tobacco and Smoking Control
22nd February 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The Ministry of Health has drawn up a proposed decree on graphic warnings about the dangers of using heated tobacco products,
Thailand: Deputy prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday ordered police and customs to strictly enforce the law and block e-cigarettes from entering the country. The
Pakistan: In response to the recent cigarette tax increase, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) – an independent non-profit organisation – has said
20th February 2023 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority tweeted on Saturday that the import of disposable e-cigarettes for personal use is limited
Israel:Â The Tax Authority has told ECigIntelligence that finance minister Bezalel Smotrich today signed a decree to lower the tax on vaping products. The
Thailand: A meeting of the Consumer Protection Committee yesterday concluded that the ban on e-cigarette sales should be maintained.
India: The national Ministry of Health has written to all state health ministries asking them to ensure compliance with the statutory e-cigarette ban,Â
Israel: The Tax Authority has told ECigIntelligence that tomorrow, 14th February, the Knesset Finance Committee will discuss the tax on vaping products,
Israel: A number of non-governmental public health organisations have sent a letter of protest to finance minister Bezalel Smotrich in response to his
10th February 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: During a Senate Sustainable Development Committee hearing, the executive director of the non-governmental Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance urged for the minimum
Israel: Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich are reportedly to discuss a possible cut in vaping tax. Smotrich is
7th February 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: In a speech to the Senate yesterday, senator Pia Cayetano of the conservative Nacionalista Party expressed alarm about “vape flavours and designs, which
Thailand: Education minister Treenuch Thienthong has called on all educational establishments to get tougher on vaping. “It is time for us to be strict, strict,
1st February 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The Health Code specifies that manufacturers and importers of e-cigs and e-liquids must submit reports on the results of laboratory tests on
30th January 2023 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: In response to the proposed amendment to ban vaping and heated tobacco products, the Bangladesh Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Traders Association (Bendsta)
Malaysia: The Ministry of Finance told ECigIntelligence today that the excise duty applicable to nicotine-containing e-liquids – which was suspended in December 2021
Indonesia: Vice president Ma'ruf Amin said today that the effects of e-cigarettes would be reviewed and, if proven to be harmful to public
Indonesia: The minister of health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, said yesterday that regulations for e-cigarettes are still being discussed across ministries, press reports.
25th January 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Health advocacy groups have expressed their support for House Bill 5532, which aims to raise taxes on e-cigarettes, press reports. TheÂ
Indonesia: The Directorate General of Customs and Excise has revealed how much revenue was collected from e-cigarette and heated tobacco excise duty in 2022, press reports.
Iraq: The public prosecutor of the Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan banned the use, sale and circulation of e-cigarettes, press reports. As a
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