LATEST ALERTS
Brazil: Senator Soraya Thronicke, from the opposition party Podemos, will present a bill to regulate e-cigarettes in the coming days, press reports. “The
EU: Four members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the European People's Party Group (EPP) have submitted a priority written question asking whether the
Slovenia: The National Institute of Public Health has called for urgent approval of the bill that proposes to ban non-tobacco-flavoured vaping products and include nicotine-free vaping
Czech Republic: On 16th October, the bill to introduce excise tax for e-liquids was approved by the Chamber of Deputies. If further approved
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to RJ Reynolds Vapor Company for six flavoured
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
Kazakhstan: At the plenary session of the Mazhilis (lower chamber) on Wednesday (11th October), members of Parliament (MPs) drew attention to the delay on
EU: ECigIntelligence has spoken to the member of European Parliament (MEP) who leaked on social media that the European Commission will propose an
Russia: The Russian government has instructed the Ministry of Economic Development to incorporate unplanned inspections of vape and tobacco stores, a government representative told
US - Federal: The US Supreme Court declined to hear arguments against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rejection of Avail Vapor’s application to market
Netherlands: According to the recent Youth Monitor on tobacco and nicotine products from the Trimbos Institute, 21.7% of Dutch youth and young adults (aged
Switzerland: As shown on our ECigIntelligence compliance calendar, tomorrow (12th October) is the last day of the consultation on the preliminary draft of the Ordinance on
Portugal: The Ministry of Finance has submitted the 2024 State Budget to Parliament. It introduces an excise tax on nicotine-free e-liquids of €0.175 per ml
Lithuania: Darius Valeika, CEO of EMP Recycling, a company that recycles electronics and car waste, has called disposable e-cigarettes “the most unsustainable creation
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 of vapour
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated a publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers. The total number of vapour products listed is 14,444.
North Macedonia: Amendments to the Excise Duty Law were published in the Official Gazette last week. As we previously reported, the amendments envisage an annual increase of the applicable excise
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health confirmed today that the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will not be tabled in the
Malta: Amendments to the Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products Regulations were published in the Official Gazette last week. The amendments include additional
South Korea: On 6th October, the parliament approved the Tobacco Harmful Ingredients Disclose Bill. If the government signs the bill into law, it would oblige
Germany: The amendment to the Federal Non-Smoking Protection Act that explicitly forbids the use of e-cigarettes in enclosed vehicles in the presence of
Germany: From 19th October, Amazon will stop selling “substitutes for tobacco products”, which include nicotine-free and nicotine-containing finished liquids, nicotine shots, bases, longfills,
Ireland: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has issued two RAPEX safety alerts against two vaping products. The products in question are the R and M Tornado
Malaysia: The minister of health, Zaliha Mustafa, has reportedly said that the revised version of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will be
Malaysia: The minister of health, Zaliha Mustafa, has defended the lawfulness of her decision to delist nicotine-containing e-liquids from the Poisons List, press reports.
Vietnam: Ministries have not yet reached a consensus on how to regulate new tobacco products and e-cigarettes, press reports. Deputy minister of health Tran Van
Romania: The Ministry of Finance told ECigIntelligence that the tax revenue for nicotine-containing e-liquids amounted to RON8.75m (€1.76m) in 2021. The ministry told
Chile: The Senate has approved bill 12626-11, which together with bill 12632-11 seeks to equate all vaping products, regardless of their nicotine content, with tobacco products,
UAE: A total of 14.6m packages of tobacco, of which 22,000 were e-cigarettes, have been seized by the Federal Tax Authority for not
UK: Today, the prime minister's office announced that the government is going to hold a consultation looking into restricting flavours and their descriptions,
Malaysia: A revised version of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will be tabled on Monday 9th October, after the bill was
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 50,830 vapour products, including devices, disposables and
Ireland: Ossian Smyth, the minister of state at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, has said he aims
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
Netherlands: Today (4th October), the Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management of the Tweede Kamer (lower house of the parliament) is to debate
Germany: In a meeting organised by the newspaper eGarage, German politicians in the Bundestag shared their thoughts on the taxation of e-cigarettes. Ates Gürpinar, drug
India: The Ministry of Health has said in a clarification that the possession of e-cigarettes is in violation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act
EU: The European Commission has answered a parliamentary question submitted by Alexandr Vondra, Czech member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the European Conservatives and
Lithuania: According to Kęstutis Budris, chief adviser on national security to president Gitanas Nausėda, there is talk of tightening the circulation of e-cigarettes and
France: The Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices published a report on new nicotine products, which uses ECigIntelligence data. The
Brazil: At the Senate Social Affairs Committee hearing about electronic cigarettes, senators from the opposition parties Podemos, Progressistas and Partido Liberal have defended e-cigarette regulation.
US - Federal: The Community Access, Resources, and Empowerment (CARE) for Moms Act has been introduced in Congress by Democrats Dick Durbin and
Chile: The Senate Health Committee has approved bill 12626-11, which together with bill 12632-11 seeks to equate all vaping products, regardless of their nicotine content,
Russia: Bill 448566-8 has been introduced, which would amend the Tax Code and would increase the current tax rates starting next year. Accordingly,
