Kazakhstan: Several members of the Mazhilis (lower chamber of the Parliament) have proposed an amendment prohibiting tobacco companies in Kazakhstan from engaging in
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12th December 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The National Consumer Service (Sernac) has released a report on the Chilean e-cigarette market, which will be forwarded to the Ministry of Health and
12th December 2023 - Chile, South America |
Morocco: Today, Parliament approved the Finance Bill for the fiscal year 2024, which increases import duties from 2.5% to 40% of the retail price of
7th December 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The public consultation to review the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)'s resolution 46/2009, which bans heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, will be open from 12th
5th December 2023 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: Yesterday (4th December), a bill to ban e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan was presented at a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Social Policy,
4th December 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The chairperson of the House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee, Joey Salceda, has asked the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to verify
4th December 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: At a meeting held on Friday (1st December) the Collegiate Board of Directors unanimously approved opening a public consultation proposal to review resolution 46/2009, which bans heated
Kuwait: Deputy prime minister Essa Al-Kandari’s letter requesting the urgent ratification of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Unilateral Tax Agreement was not discussed during
28th November 2023 - World |
World: The tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), due to be held this month
Kuwait: Today, the National Assembly will discuss deputy prime minister Essa Al-Kandari’s request for the urgent ratification of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Unilateral
28th November 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Minister for health and aged care Mark Butler has announced in a press conference that disposable vaping products will be banned from
28th November 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Health organisations have condemned the newly elected National Party's coalition agreement to repeal the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco)
Turkey: Ömer Bolat, the minister of trade, tweeted that the Customs Enforcement team affiliated with the Ministry of Commerce seized a total of 275,520
28th November 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan:Â According to a Ministry of Health representative, the ministry has developed a bill seeking to ban the circulation of e-cigarettes. The bill is
27th November 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: The government has released the 2023 Fall Economic Statement, outlining plans to amend the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act. These amendments aim
27th November 2023 - Brazil, South America |
24th November 2023 - Paraguay, South America |
24th November 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The recently elected National Party has formed a coalition government with the right-wing ACT and New Zealand First parties. The coalition
23rd November 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The director of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has scheduled a public meeting of the Anvisa Collegiate Board of Directors on
Vietnam: The Ministry of Finance has invited public comments on a draft decree that would impose a 50% import tax on e-cigarette devices and e-liquids.
20th November 2023 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The far-right Freedom Advances political party candidate Javier Milei won yesterday's (19th November) presidential elections with 55.9% of the votes, and will
Egypt: Eastern Company, Egypt's largest tobacco producer and a former holder of a monopoly for the production of tobacco products in the country,
20th November 2023 - Peru, South America |
Peru: The National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN), under the Ministry of Health (Minsa), has warned about the effects of e-cigarettes on health,
Canada - Yukon: The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health, in a joint statement, said that the government will table a motion
Jordan: Prime minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh issued a decision to enforce compliance with law 47/2008 on Public Health prohibiting smoking, vaping and heated tobacco use in
13th November 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The House Ways and Means Committee will investigate e-cigarette brand Flava for possible tax evasion and tax fraud following a warehouse raid that uncovered
World: The tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has been postponed
9th November 2023 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: The Tobacco Harmful Ingredients Disclose Bill was signed into law by the Cabinet on 31st October. The bill obliges manufacturers and importers
Canada - Saskatchewan: The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan has passed bill 147, which amends the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act to increase the minimum
9th November 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: A bill presented by the opposition party Podemos to legalise e-cigarettes and heated tobacco has been opened for public consultation. The consultation will remain open
Vietnam:Â In response to questions from the National Assembly, the minister of trade said that a proposal to include next-generation tobacco products, such as
Turkey: Member of parliament (MP) Kayıhan Pala of the Republican People’s Party has emphasised that e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are being portrayed
Egypt: Law 177/2023 on the amendments to law 67/2016 has been signed by the president and published in the Official Gazette. Under the new
Malaysia: The government has decided to drop the ban on the usage and sale of tobacco and vaping products to anyone born on
Canada - Ontario: The Ministry of Finance, in the 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, has expressed the intention of introducing a provincial
3rd November 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Final election results released today (3rd November) show the centre-right National Party with a majority of seats (48 out of 122). National Party
Egypt: Yesterday (29th October), the House of Representatives approved a government-drafted amendment to law 67/2016 stipulating an increase in value-added taxes on tobacco
Canada - Quebec: The amendments to the regulation under the Tobacco Control Act, published in August 2023, enter into force tomorrow (31st October). The amendments introduce
27th October 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The director of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), Antônio Barra Torres, said in an interview that an open consultation on e-cigarettes
Morocco: The Ministry of Economy and Finance has presented the proposed Finance Bill for the fiscal year 2024 to the parliament. Under the proposed bill, disposable
23rd October 2023 - Argentina, South America |
Argentina: The candidate for the left-wing coalition Union for the Homeland (previously known as Everyone’s Front Party), Sergio Massa, won the first round
20th October 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: As of tomorrow (21st October), manufacturers and importers must only notify vaping products that use permitted flavour descriptions and meet the
19th October 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) last week issued a Revenue Memorandum Circular clarifying and providing guidance on the affixing of tax stamps to
18th October 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Senator Soraya Thronicke of the opposition party Podemos has submitted a bill to the Senate to legalise e-cigarettes, regardless of nicotine content. The products
Vietnam: At a seminar held last week, deputies from the Ministry of Health supported a ban on the trade and import of new tobacco products.
16th October 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Senator Soraya Thronicke, from the opposition party Podemos, will present a bill to regulate e-cigarettes in the coming days, press reports. “The
13th October 2023 - World |
Global: International E-waste Day is celebrated tomorrow (14th October). The yearly awareness-raising day initiated by the WEEE Forum, an international association of organisations
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health has launched a survey to gauge public opinion on the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, which
13th October 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan:Â At the plenary session of the Mazhilis (lower chamber) on Wednesday (11th October), members of Parliament (MPs) drew attention to the delay on