LATEST ALERTS
UK: Prime minister Rishi Sunak today expressed concern about the prospect of his children taking up vaping after a BBC report that analysis of
Australia: The government of Queensland has passed legislation to strengthen the state’s anti-smoking and illicit tobacco laws and their enforcement. The Tobacco and Other Smoking
Indonesia: Firman Soebagyo, one of 85 Golkar party members in the 575-seat House of Representatives, where they are supportive of president Joko Widodo, has
Switzerland: Following the adoption of the people’s initiative “Children without Tobacco”, which calls for a ban on tobacco and vaping advertising aimed at
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Finance has published a bill which would introduce a tax of CZK10 (€0.42) per ml on e-cig refills,
Lithuania: Bill XIVP-2791, which would ban vaping products containing sugar and/or sweeteners, was registered in the Seimas (parliament) yesterday. If adopted, it will
Uzbekistan: A bill to regulate novel tobacco and nicotine products and ban their sale to under-21s has been signed by president Shavkat Mirziyoyev,
Switzerland: The National Council Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxation has submitted a motion calling on the Federal Council to draft a report on the taxation
US - Texas: House Bill 4758 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. It would ban e-cigarette containers that depict cartoon-like characters;
Lithuania: The Seimas (parliament) has approved the government’s 12-year agenda on drug, tobacco and alcohol control, which aims to reduce supply and consumption,
US - federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has hired its first senior advisor for health equality.
Australia: The head of the Border Force, Michael Outram, has warned that government plans to prohibit the import of vaping products and make them subject to
Slovakia: A draft amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling and Sale of Tobacco Products that would equate the regulation of nicotine-free
India: The Health Ministry has called for stricter enforcement of the statutory e-cigarette ban, which covers manufacturing, import, export, distribution and advertising of
Ukraine: Bill 9315, prohibiting the sale of e-liquids in duty-free shops, has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada (parliament). If adopted, it will
Bangladesh: Hossain Ali Khondoker, co-ordinator of the National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC), told press that the government is currently working on amending Act
Iran: Behzad Valizadeh, head of the National Tobacco Control Secretariat at the Ministry of Health, spoke against the harm-reduction approach, and said that
Israel: On 30th May, the Special Committee on Drug Abuse will host a special session to mark International No Smoking Day, during which
New Zealand: The leader of the National Party – and of the opposition – Christopher Luxon says he is open to looking at banning
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued a circular with the updated list of manufacturers and importers of vaping products and their corresponding brands. The circular also states
Malaysia: The minister of health has said that the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 – which seeks to ban the sale of
Slovenia: The National Public Health Institute has published information on the risks associated with e-cigarettes, which, according to the Institute, include nicotine addiction and a
Netherlands: The government's business contact centre – Business.gov.nl – has confirmed to ECigIntelligence that from 1st July 2023, domestic and cross-border distance sales
UK: During yesterday’s (18th May) debate of the Finance Bill (2), members of Parliament questioned tax treatment of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, and raised the
UK: Discussing plastic pollution, member of Parliament Richard Foord raised the role of disposables, cartridges and cigarette butts in the pollution of oceans.
UK - Scotland: Health minister Jenni Minto said it’s a priority to consider a range of steps to tackle vaping, including use of
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Import Alert 98-06, allowing the agency to detain new tobacco products, such as
Estonia: The bill that aims to increase e-cigarette excise duty to €0.21/ml in 2024, €0.22/ml in 2025 and €0.23/ml in 2026 passed the first reading
Finland: As noted in our compliance calendar, manufacturers and importers of e-cigarette products, irrespective of nicotine presence, must submit market data to the
Lithuania: Health minister Arūnas Dulkys has criticised a recent proposal by opposition MP Aurelijas Veryga for a ban on e-cigarettes, media reports. He said
UK: The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has backed a call by Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) for tougher regulations on the packaging,
US - Louisiana: House Bill 179 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would ban the sale or service of any e-liquid or
EU: The minutes of a meeting of the Expert Group on Tobacco Policy held on 3rd May 2023 were published yesterday. During the meeting, chaired by DG-Santé and
EU: Spanish MEPs Domènec Ruiz and Nicolás González have submitted a parliamentary question asking the European Commission what position it will take on e-cigarettes in the ongoing revision of the
Estonia: The government has introduced a bill to increase e-cigarette excise duty to €0.21 per ml in 2024, €0.22 in 2025 and €0.23 in 2026.
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and refills.
Czech Republic: The e-cigarette retailers group the Chamber of Electronic Vaping has criticised the government’s plan, announced last week, to tax vaping products.
US - Federal: On 12th May, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to ten companies that collectively
EU: Tomorrow, 16th May, the public consultation of the revision of the EU tobacco control framework, namely the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and
Vietnam: In a draft report on amendments to the Law on Special Consumption Tax, the Ministry of Finance has retained the proposal to tax e-cigarettes and
UK - Scotland: Humza Yousaf, the first minister of Scotland, has said that the environmental impact of disposable vapes will be addressed in
Ukraine: At the beginning of May, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) adopted in the first reading Bill 9206, which amends the Advertising Act by
Colombia: A bill to tax e-cigarettes has been approved in its first debate in the Chamber of Representatives (the lower chamber of Congress). The bill
UK - Scotland: The percentage of adults who currently vape – somewhere between 5% and 13.2% – is increasing, according to the latest
Czech Republic: Yesterday, the government proposed its public finance consolidation package, which seeks to increase the heated tobacco tax and introduce a tax
UK: When asked about the possibility of imposing plain packaging and increasing VAT on e-cigarettes, junior health secretary, Neil O'Brien, said that the appearance of
UK: Junior health secretary, Neil O'Brien, has said that the government does not plan to ban vaping in public enclosed places or in
Germany: Stuttgart’s customs office seized almost 300 litres of untaxed e-liquids at an event described by organisers as “Germany’s largest vape trade fair”, press reports.
Romania: A bill to ban public vaping has been submitted to the Senate. E-cigarette use is currently prohibited only on public transport; if the bill
