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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
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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
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
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.
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
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
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
Malaysia: The government has decided to drop the ban on the usage and sale of tobacco and vaping products to anyone born on
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
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.
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
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health confirmed today that the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will not be tabled in the
9th October 2023 - Asia, South Korea |
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
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:Â 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
5th October 2023 - Asia, United Arab Emirates |
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
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
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
2nd October 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: Members of the Mazhilis (lower chamber of parliament) have told the prime minister that they disagree with the idea of banning vaping
26th September 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: On 13th September the Bureau of Internal Revenue published an updated list of registered manufacturers and importers of vapour products. According to the authority,
15th September 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The Ministry of National Economy published for public consultation a consultative document of regulatory policy to the draft of the Tax Code. The consultation will
14th September 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The government intends to introduce an e-cigarette ban from 1st January 2024, media reports. International public health experts have reportedly expressed concern
Israel: Yesterday (12th September), the Health Ministry submitted its report on smoking in Israel 2022 to the Knesset (parliament). The report states that
Iran: The Chamber of Guilds has issued a news release prohibiting the sale and supply in chain and franchise shops of tobacco products, including heated
Iraq: The Council of Representatives has held the first reading of the Protection Against Tobacco Damage Bill, which was presented by the Health
13th September 2023 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: The Committee on Budget, Economic and Fiscal Policy of the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) has approved the amendment seeking to oblige all organisations
Malaysia: Yesterday, 7th September, the High Court denied the petition of anti-tobacco groups to temporarily suspend the health minister's order excluding nicotine-containing e-liquids
Malaysia: The Consumers Association of Penang (a state in the northwest) has urged the government to ban vaping products for the sake of
1st September 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: A petition against Kazakhstan's e-cigarette ban gained over 100,000 signatures, media reports. In a briefing at the National Press Club, Tatyana Fominova,
Pakistan: Experts and health advocates, such as the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), have urged the government
Thailand: Chonnan Srikaew has been announced as Thailand's new minister of Public Health. Yesterday (30th January), he resigned as leader of the country's
Thailand: Teerachai Attanawanich, Thailand’s deputy minister of finance and chairman of the National Tobacco Authority of Thailand, said the country is considering legalising
Israel: Today, 21st August, the Ministry of Health published for public consultation a draft to amend the Tobacco Law. The proposal was initially presented by the
Malaysia: Yesterday, 15th August, the High Court allowed for the lawsuit filed in July by the Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control against the minister of health, Zaliha
14th August 2023 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: On 11th August, the Ministry of Municipal Rural Affairs and Housing passed Decision No. 4400984351/2023 amending the regulation on Tobacco Licence Fees. The
Iraq: Abbas Jabbar, director of the Tobacco Control Division at the Ministry of Health, has warned against the widespread use of e-cigarettes in society,
8th August 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued a circular clarifying policies and guidelines on raw materials, apparatus and equipment used in the manufacture of heated tobacco
Israel: The National Authority for Community Safety has published a report on the use of e-cigarettes as an alternative to smoking, looking at how they
Indonesia: The Ministry of Finance is planning to increase the excise duty on e-cigarettes, press reports. No formal regulation has been announced yet. E-cigarettes are
3rd August 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: According to a member of Parliament from the small opposition party Republic, a government Interdepartmental Commission has decided to completely ban the
Jordan: The Customs Authority has issued a circular stipulating that disposable e-cigarettes must display specific information on the commercial invoice or application forms, including the
27th July 2023 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: Members of the country’s parliament, the Supreme Council, have proposed obliging all organisations, enterprises and public places to establish designated smoking areas,
China: Yesterday, the China Tobacco Monopoly Administration published the Guidelines for Promoting the Building of Quality Assurance Systems for Exported Electronic Cigarette Products. The
India: The Ministry of Health has asked state ministries to report violations of the nationwide ban on the production, sale, import, export, assembly,
Vietnam:Â A media seminar heard that the trade and health ministries had reached consensus on an amendment to Decree 67, establishing a trial regulation
