EU: Yesterday, 19th December, the European Commission (EC) adopted a draft delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on hazard classes and criteria for
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US - General: The Clinton Foundation announced a funding plan for Tobacco Free Portfolios (TFP), with a total value of $5.5m over approximately five years. The
20th December 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has written to the president and Congress advising them that the US Food and Drug Administration
US - Ohio: Governor Mike DeWine has hinted that he may veto House Bill 513, which would prevent political subdivisions such as cities from banning or regulating
Italy: The Custom and Monopoly Agency (ADM) has updated the lists of notified nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarette products, now containing a total of 21,341 products.
Portugal: Parliament has published the final text of the State Budget 2023, which increases the e-liquid tax from €0.323 to €0.336 per ml.
Indonesia: The Ministry of Finance has recently issued Regulation 192/PMK.010/2022, amending Regulation 193/PMK.010/2021 to set the new applicable excise duties for vaping products for 2023
16th December 2022 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: The Ministry of Health intends to ban vaping products and heated tobacco by amending the Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products (Control)
16th December 2022 - North America, United States |
16th December 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Salford City Council announced that over 80,000 illegal vapour products worth £800,000 have been seized from a distributor in Broughton. The products
16th December 2022 - Central America, Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic: The special commission of the Chamber of Deputies working on the bill regulating heated tobacco and electronic cigarettes held a meeting
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Customs has released "Customs Instruction No. 101/2022", postponing the adoption of the 100% customs duty tax imposed by the Gulf
16th December 2022 - Peru, South America |
Peru: The Ministry of Health has published an information note about the negative impact of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products on the environment.
16th December 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: After warning retailers about possible non-compliance issues relating to vaping substance notifications, especially regarding maximum nicotine content, the Vaping Regulatory Authority
Belgium: The 2022-2028 Strategy for a Tobacco-Free Generation has been agreed by a joint group of federal and regional health ministers. The plan, which covers vaping, sets several
Canada - Quebec: An Update on Québec’s Economic and Financial Situation, published by the provincial Ministry of Finance, reveals the ministry’s intention of introducing a
15th December 2022 - North America, United States |
US - general: A group of public health experts, together with Iowa’s attorney general Tom Miller, have published an opinion piece in the journal Addiction
Austria: Health minister Johannes Rauch is working on an amendment to the Tobacco and Non-Smoker Protection Law to extend the range of public
15th December 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Federal Council of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has passed a motion demanding tighter regulation of nicotine-free vaping products. The AMA, the doctors’
Russia: From today, e-liquids, with or without nicotine, in cartridges, capsules or disposable e-cigarettes, must bear a mandatory traceability marking, by government decree.
Ukraine: The Ministry of Finance plans to increase the fee for excise stamps on e-liquids and heated tobacco products from UAH0.091 (€0.0023) to
Sweden: Bill 2021/22:245, presented in May by the previous government, has been adopted by the Riksdag (parliament) together with the 2023 Budget Bill. Starting in
14th December 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed a criminal complaint before the Department of Justice over alleged tax evasion by five traders
US - Ohio: Columbus City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and menthol tobacco.
14th December 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill, which will set a limit on the number of e-cigarette retailers and
14th December 2022 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The government has tabled the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery System Control Bill in Parliament. The latest version of the bill proposes a total ban on
Slovakia: The government has approved the National Action Plan for the control of tobacco and related products, seeking to improve smoking prevention among
US - California: A motion filed by RJ Reynolds and other tobacco companies, seeking an emergency order to stop California from enforcing the
13th December 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: West Yorkshire Police has announced the seizure of 1,519 oversized vaping products, valued between £20,000 and £25,000, from four shops on 1st December.
13th December 2022 - North America, United States |
US - general: Avail Vapor has lost its legal challenge to the marketing denial order (MDO) imposed by the US Food and Drug
13th December 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has published its long-awaited first legislative review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA). It says youth access to vaping products raised
13th December 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Following a report that some retailers were misinterpreting the regulations, especially on maximum nicotine content, the Vaping Regulatory Authority has announced that
13th December 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill, which will set a limit on the number of e-cigarette retailers and
Gulf Cooperation Council: The Gulf Health Council has launched a week-long online campaign under the slogan “#companionship_without_vaping” to combat the use of e-cigarettes,
Indonesia: Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, chairman of the National Awakening Party, has called on the government to reconsider its plan to increase tax on e-cigarettes by
India: The Delhi High Court has directed the central government to ensure compliance with the 2019 act banning the manufacture, import, export, transportation, sale,
Malaysia: New health minister Zaliha Mustafa has said she plans to reintroduce the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 in the first sitting of Parliament next year, press
Latvia: Medical associations have urged the Saeima (parliament) to speed up approval of a bill amending the Tobacco Act, press reports. The bill, equating e-cigarettes and
Slovenia: A regulation setting new excise duties on e-liquids has been published in the Official Gazette. The tax on nicotine-containing liquids will rise to €0.19 per
13th December 2022 - Europe |
EU: Swedish MEP Johan Nissinen, of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, has submitted a parliamentary question, asking whether the European Commission has any plans to
Iceland: An amendment to Regulation 992/2022 on marketing notification, licensing and ingredients of nicotine products, e-cigarettes and refills containing nicotine has been published in the Official Gazette,
Belarus: Finance minister Yury Seliverstov has announced planned increases in 2023 in excise duties on e-liquids, to bring them level with Russian rates,
Austria: The Austrian government has notified a bill to the European Commission's TRIS database to amend the Children and Young People Act. The
12th December 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: A group of senators are reintroducing the No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads Act, "which would crack down
Egypt: On 11th December the Ministry of Local Development announced the entry into force of Law No. 154/2019 on Licensing Stores and Premises.
Russia: The Ministry of Finance is proposing to gradually bring excise rates on nicotine-containing e-liquids and heated tobacco consumables to the same level
12th December 2022 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Regional Hygiene Station of the Pilsen Region has determined the brand Elfbar's disposable e-cigarettes as a dangerous product, in which
12th December 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: During shop checks in Amsterdam, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has fined 30 stores for selling e-cigarettes to
Slovakia: The government approved the National Action Plan for the control of tobacco and related products, media reports. With the plan, the ministry