Bangladesh: The government is currently working on amending Act No. 11/2005 on Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Tobacco Control Act). The current amendments
Israel: Knesset member Boaz Bismuth (Likud), chairman of the Special Committee for Combating Drug and Alcohol Abuse, has submitted a bill to the Knesset
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has reiterated its warning against the harmful effects of e-cigarettes, saying they cause serious damage to the respiratory and digestive systems, and
Malaysia: The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control – an umbrella organisation that consists of more than 40 anti-tobacco organisations – has filed a
EU: Answering a parliamentary question on the European Commission (EC)'s plans to help member states enforce the ban on the sale of disposable e-cigarettes to
EU: The European Commission has answered a parliamentary question on the reasons behind the delay of the revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and on the European Commission
EU: In answer to a parliamentary question on the need for an EU tobacco regulation to address smoking in bars, restaurants and terraces, the European
US - Louisiana: The excise tax on vapour products increased on 1st July from $0.05 per ml to $0.15 per ml, as stipulated
UK: Ash Scotland – Action on Smoking and Health (Scotland) – has called on the Scottish government to consider adopting Australia’s e-cigarette by
Ukraine: Resolution 618/23 from the Cabinet of Ministers comes into force tomorrow, 1st July. The resolution establishes new samples of excise tax stamps
Montenegro: As of 1st July 2023, as stipulated in the Excise Tax Law, the rate for e-liquids will increase from €0.07 per ml to
Netherlands: As of 1st July 2023, domestic and cross-border distance sales of e-cigarettes and refill containers will be banned.
North Macedonia: The excise duty applicable to e-liquids, regardless of the nicotine content, will increase tomorrow (1st July) from MKD2.80 (€0.046) per ml
Belarus: As of 1st July 2023, a licence to sell e-liquids will be required.
Romania: A bill further restricting the advertising of e-cigarettes has been introduced by MPs from the National Liberal Party (PNL). The bill amends
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance’s draft state budget increases the tax on nicotine e-cigarettes and applies it for the first time to non-nicotine e-cigs. Both
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has brought forward the deadline for written submissions on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill
Venezuela: President Nicolas Maduro has asked the government medical and scientific team to evaluate the possibility of banning the sale of e-cigarettes on health grounds, press
Ireland: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert notice and notified the European Safety Gate, the EU rapid alert system for
New Zealand: The Health Research Council of New Zealand has announced NZD53.7m (USD32.7m) in government funding for research into pressing health issues, including a clinical trial
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 325,501 vapour products. Only
Hong Kong: Trans-shipment of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products is now allowed, following the adoption of the Import and Export (Amendment) Bill 2023.
US - general: Associated Press is reporting that the number of different e-cigarette devices sold in the US has almost tripled to more
Brazil: Following the July 2022 decision by the collegiate board of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to maintain the existing ban on
Netherlands: The long-anticipated ban on e-cigarette flavours, first announced in May 2021, has been postponed again, media reports. Health minister Maarten van Ooijen
UK: The first quarter of 2023 saw 15 cases of children aged nine or under needing medical attention in England due to "excessive
UK: More than 2.5m illicit e-cigarettes have been seized by 125 local authorities since the beginning of 2020, the Guardian reports. Most non-compliant
Belarus: The Ministry of Taxes has issued a reminder that a licence to sell non-tobacco nicotine-containing products (nicotine pouches) and e-liquids will be
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday, 22nd June, that it had “issued warning letters to 189 retailers for selling
Denmark: The minister of health, Sophie Løhde, has started negotiations within the ministry over preventive measures against young people’s usage of disposable e-cigarettes
Lithuania: Yesterday, 22nd June, the Seimas (parliament) initially approved the amendments to the Tobacco Control Act, which only allow e-cigarettes to be sold
Canada: Health Canada has enacted the Vaping Products Reporting Regulations, which came into effect yesterday (21st June). They require manufacturers to report sales
Romania: A bill restricting public vaping, submitted in May, has been registered for debate by the Senate, where discussion is expected to continue over the next few weeks. E-cigarette
Venezuela: The Ministry of Health has passed a resolution regulating the manufacture, import, export, distribution, marketing, use, advertising and promotion of e-cigarettes and banning their sale
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has opened the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill for written submissions from interested individuals and stakeholders. Comments
Germany: Burkhard Blienert, federal commissioner for addiction and drugs, told an annual reception in Berlin that it is “urgently necessary to close existing
New Zealand: Following the opening of a consultation on a proposed regulation clarifying the maximum level of nicotine allowed in e-cigarettes, the Ministry of Health has published
Switzerland: The Federal Council has opened for consultation the preliminary draft of an ordinance specifying the provisions of the new Federal Law on Tobacco and Electronic Cigarettes,
US - general: The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has denied a petition by e-cigarette manufacturer and importer Magellan Technology
EU: The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG-TAXUD) yesterday published its Annual Activity Report 2022, in which it says it “worked intensively
Ukraine: The Cabinet of Ministers has approved new samples of excise tax stamps for domestically produced and imported heated tobacco products and e-liquids.
EU: During the coordinators’ meeting for the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee, minutes of which have been published today, a request was made
Estonia: Parliament has approved a bill to increase e-cigarette excise duty to €0.21 per ml in 2024, €0.22 per ml in 2025, and €0.23 per ml
Lithuania: A proposal to amend the Tobacco Control Act was registered yesterday in Seimas (parliament), seeking to allow the sale of e-cigarettes only
Netherlands: Health minister Maarten van Ooijen has told supermarkets not to look for ways to carry on selling tobacco and related products after
Bangladesh: During a seminar organised by Nari Maitree – an NGO advocating women's rights – MP Aroma Dutta (Awami League) called for the swift