LATEST ALERTS
Austria: The outgoing government has published the list of measures that the State Budget 2025 would entail if it obtains parliamentary approval. Among the measures, the
France: A mixed bipartisan commission has approved a bill to ban disposable devices in France. The text will modify the Code of Public Health,
UK: The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published guidance for businesses to prepare for the upcoming ban on disposable single-use
Sweden: From 1st January, the tax on high-strength e-liquids (15 to 20 mg/ml of nicotine) increased to SEK4,143 (€361) per l, and tax on
Russia: A new version of the inter-factional bill on a complete ban on the sale of vapes in Russia will soon be submitted to
Russia: Bill 782111-8 has passed its third reading in the State Duma (lower chamber of the parliament) and now goes to the Federal
Poland: The Ministry of Health has made public a draft bill that aims to ban the sale to under-18s of all types of e-cigarettes and
Russia: The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has drafted a governmental decree proposing to ban the sale of nicotine-containing products – including e-liquids, disposable e-cigarettes and
Russia: A bill seeking to ban the retail sale of vapes and e-liquids in Russia is planned to be included in the draft
EU: New commissioner for health and animal safety Olivér Várhelyi has outlined his policy priorities for his five-year mandate. While not explicitly addressing
EU: Cypriot member of the European Parliament (MEP) Loucas Fourlas, from the European People's Party Group (centre-right), has submitted a parliamentary question to
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 62,973 vapour products, including devices, disposables and refill
Germany: The Greens (centre-left), currently in the ruling coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, has recently published its Government Programme 2025. In it,
Germany: The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD, centre-left), currently in the ruling coalition, has published its election manifesto ahead of the 23rd
Lithuania: When commenting on the Belgium disposable e-cigarette ban, the chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on the Prevention of Addictions, Saulius Čaplinskas, said
Lithuania: Following tobacco law compliance checks in December 2024, the Department of Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control (NTAKD) has applied enforcement measures to
Ukraine: The Ukrainian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Ukraine) has asked president Zelenskyy to sign a bill to change
EU: Greek member of the European Parliament (MEP) Afroditi Latinopoulou, of the right-wing Patriots for Europe group, has submitted a parliamentary question to
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes, and substitute refills.
France: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) has updated the list of notified e-cigarettes. The total number of vapour products
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has issued a circular listing the new excise duty rates on e-liquids that apply until the
Belarus: A bill “on state regulation of the production, turnover and consumption of tobacco raw materials, tobacco products, non-tobacco nicotine-containing products, liquids for
Russia: Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has sent a bill seeking a complete ban on the sale of vapes and e-liquids
France: New health minister Catherine Vautrin called in an interview for a rapid implementation of the proposed ban on disposable electronic cigarettes. The
Belgium: On 1st January, Belgium became the first EU country to impose a ban on sales of disposable vapes. This measure is part of health
Spain: The president of the anti-smoking association Nofumadores.org (non-smokers.org), Raquel Fernández, has urged the Ministry of Health to ban disposable e-cigarettes. The organisation claims
Spain: The government has notified a bill proposing an excise duty on e-cigarettes to the European Commission’s TRIS system. The excise tax would be
France: The Court of Cassation (France’s highest appeal court) upheld a ruling in the case against the French subsidiary of British American Tobacco
Spain: The Ministry of Health has extended the public consultation period for the draft decree that would amend royal decree 579/2017 until 22nd December.
Netherlands: In a letter to the parliament, state secretary for youth, prevention and sport Vincent Karremans has informed the House of Representatives about Reports on
Moldova: The budget bill 2025 amended the Fiscal Code in order to increase the excise duty on e-liquids. Starting 1st January 2025, e-liquids
Latvia: The Tobacco Products Act was amended in January 2024. It established that, from 1st January 2025, e-liquid flavours other than tobacco will
Albania: Starting 1st January 2025, the tax on nicotine-containing e-liquids will increase from ALL16 (€0.16) per ml to ALL18 (€0.18) per ml.
Netherlands: The bill amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act to completely ban oral nicotine products (such as nicotine pouches), which was approved
Lithuania: As of 1st January 2025, displaying tobacco products and e-cigarettes in convenience stores will be prohibited; however, displays will continue to be
Czech Republic: According to the Excise Tax Act (consolidated budget package), the excise tax rate for nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-liquids will increase to
Lithuania: The 2025-2027 amendments to the Excise Law increase excise duties for heated tobacco to €89.40 per 1,000 pieces in January 2025. The
Estonia: Following amendments approved and passed in July 2024, notifications of tobacco and tobacco-related products will be subject to a fee of €5,000
Italy: Starting 1st January 2025, the excise duty on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes will increase to 16% of the excise duty on the equivalent quantity
Italy: Online domestic sales of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are banned as of 1st January 2025. However, online sales of nicotine-free products will still be
Belgium: The sale of tobacco products, tobacco-related products and e-cigarettes in temporary points-of-sale will be prohibited starting 1st January 2025.
Belgium: According to the royal decree of May 2024, starting 1st January 2025, the import, marketing and sale of disposable e-cigarettes will be
Iceland: An excise duty for e-liquids will be introduced starting 1st January 2025, following the publication in November 2024 of the law amending
Hungary: New excise rates for e-liquids will enter into force on 1st January 2025, following the publication in November 2024 of amendments to
Germany: From 1st January 2025, the tax on e-liquids increases to €0.26 per ml.
Bulgaria: The 2023 State Budget increased the tax on nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-liquids to BGN0.40 (€0.20) per ml from 1st January 2025.
