UK: Intense inspections continue in the UK. Last week, Durham Trading Standards seized 150 non-compliant e-cigarettes worth £1,500. In addition, Wolverhampton Trading Standards issued a warning
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15th February 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Vape Protection Alliance (VPA) initiated a crowd-funding campaign for a king’s counsel barrister to provide it with direction aimed at challenging
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control has published a reminder to e-cigarette vendors that it is illegal to sell e-cigarettes and
Denmark: The Health Ministry has notified a draft proposal to the EU aiming to ban the purchase and possession of flavoured e-liquids, except
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the lists of notified nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarette products. The total number of notified vaping products amounts to 25,353.
12th February 2024 - Europe |
EU: During last week's plenary debate at the European Parliament on the lack of transparency between the European Commission (EC) and the tobacco industry, member of the
9th February 2024 - United Kingdom |
UK: Today, South Yorkshire Police announced that it seized over £900,000 worth of illegal e-cigarettes and cigarettes in 2023. More recently, Sussex Police
UK: Non-compliant (oversized) vapes worth £2,221 were seized from four shops by the Trading Standards officers at Staffordshire County Council. In addition, around
8th February 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A full impact assessment of the disposables ban is being undertaken by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), said
France: The Senate has approved the bill that bans disposable e-cigarette sales, manufacturing and free distribution. Disposables are defined as either a pre-filled
7th February 2024 - Europe |
EU: Tomorrow (8th February), the European Parliament will debate, in plenary, the lack of transparency between the European Commission (EC) and the tobacco
Germany: Customs has made its largest seizure of untaxed and unstamped e-cigarettes, which included 64 pallets of e-cigs worth around €700,000. The authority
Lithuania: The National Stop Smoking Helpline (1819) has started to operate, giving free advice to residents who want to quit smoking, media reports. By establishing this line,
France: The Senate Social Affairs Committee approved the text of the bill that aims to ban disposable e-cigarette sales, manufacturing, and free distribution. The Senate will discuss
5th February 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.
Italy:  The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the excise tax rates for e-cigarettes as of 1st February 2024. The tax rate for nicotine-containing
Ukraine: In the first reading of a bill seeking to change the existing Law On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Cognac
France: Jwell France was found guilty of engaging in illegal advertising of vapour products on the internet. This was the result of the company's
1st February 2024 - Europe |
EU: At today's exchange of views between the members of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Public Health and health commissioner Stella Kyriakides, some MEPs asked
1st February 2024 - Europe |
EU: The revised Council recommendation on smoke-free environments was not presented during yesterday's conference on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, as originally expected. The revision featured in
1st February 2024 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission (EC) has released the report titled "Beating Cancer Inequalities in the EU," with its primary objective being to investigate
31st January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Junior health secretary Andrea Leadsom has said that there are no current plans to ban the promotion and advertisement of vaping products in
31st January 2024 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission have-your-say website on the revision of the Council recommendation on smoke-free environments has been updated with a new date of the estimated
31st January 2024 - Azerbaijan, Europe |
Azerbaijan: Fazil Mustafa, a member of the National Assembly (parliament) from the minor opposition Great Order Party, said that e-cigarettes should be banned
Slovenia: In light of today's national "No Cigarette Day", the National Institute of Public Health has issued a statement emphasising the harmfulness of
Hungary: In a statement issued yesterday (30th January) raising concerns over the widespread use and illegal sale of flavoured vaping products in the country, the
30th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is currently being finalised and will be introduced in this parliamentary session, according to junior health secretary Andrea Leadsom.
Slovenia: The Public Relations Office of the Slovenian parliament has told ECigIntelligence that the parliamentary debate of the bill banning all flavours in e-cigarettes
30th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Between January and October 2023, more than 4.5m e-cigarettes were seized by the UK Border Force, which is four times more than
Germany: The Federal Statistical Office has reported that 1.2m l of e-liquids were taxed in 2023. The volume of e-liquids sold in the second half
UK: Yesterday (28th September), the government announced plans to ban disposables, introduce plain packaging and flavour restrictions for vapes, and regulate how vapes
Spain: Minister of health Mónica GarcÃa announced on Friday (26th January) in the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of parliament) that a bill
25th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Kent County Council is receiving £1.9m to help residents swap smoking for vaping. Annual funding from the Department of Health and Social
25th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A retailer from Oswestry, England, must pay over £2,500 for selling non-compliant disposables after nearly 200 products were confiscated by Shropshire Council’s
Russia:Â Bill 512729-8 has been introduced and passed its first reading in the State Duma (a lower chamber of parliament). It would require e-cigarettes
23rd January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The response to the "creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping" consultation will be published in the coming weeks, ahead of
UK (Scotland): The Parliamentary Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has written to the health minister asking if the government is planning on
23rd January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Doncaster (South Yorkshire) Police and Trading Standards officers inspected eight premises and seized 1,549 illegal e-cigarettes, as well as nicotine pouches and
23rd January 2024 - Europe |
EU: Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Aldo Patriciello, from the Group of the European People's Party, has submitted a parliamentary question asking how the EU
22nd January 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The National Council's Social Security and Health Committee (SGK-N) has approved the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which restricts advertising of tobacco and vaping
22nd January 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Last week, the state secretary for health, welfare, and sports answered a set of questions from the parliament, specifying that the government is currently
19th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
19th January 2024 - Azerbaijan, Europe |
Azerbaijan: Yesterday (18th January), at the meeting of the Parliament Committee on Labour and Social Policy, the chairman, Musa Guliyev, stated that the
Norway: The Directorate of Health has recently updated the webpage dedicated to e-cigarettes, indicating that the ban on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes in Norway will be
17th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday (16th January), MPs held a debate on illegal e-cigarettes, tackling underage sales, youth vaping, and the environmental impact of disposables. Introducing
Belgium: In December 2023, the Council of Ministers adopted a bill aimed at implementing some of the objectives set by the 2022-2028 Strategy
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has introduced new procedures for obtaining and paying for excise stamps. It has also issued guidelines to
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
15th January 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Although the ban on flavoured e-liquid sales came into force on 1st January 2024, they are still being sold in some points-of-sale,
Estonia: As of 1st January 2024, e-cigarette excise duty has increased to €0.21/ml and the Tax and Customs Board has updated the design of e-cigarette