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Lithuania: Health minister Arūnas Dulkys has criticised the recent proposal to sell e-cigarettes only in pharmacies and with a doctor’s prescription, media
Romania: The coalition government is considering a tax increase for many products, including e-cigarettes, to compensate for the state budget deficit, press
17th July 2023 - World |
Global: New reports that will, in accordance with the draft agenda, be discussed during the Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties
Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has drawn up a non-exhaustive list of prohibited substances in e-liquids. The
Ireland: The Health Service Executive (HSE)'s National Tobacco Control Office has submitted a RAPEX alert notification to the European Safety Gate for
14th July 2023 - North America, United States |
Federal: "This [Biden] administration would make criminals of law-abiding citizens while granting actual felons early release and encouraging illicit drug use," said senator
14th July 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Alli Boughner, vice president of American Vapor Manufacturers (AVM), has published a piece in the American Council on Science
Russia: Starting 1st September 2023, an electronic register of licences for the production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products will begin to
14th July 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Czech Pirate Party, the smallest liberal progressive political party from the governing coalition, has opposed the consolidation package seeking
Spain: The National Committee on Tobacco Prevention (CNPT) has urged whatever government results from the 23rd July elections to pass a new Integral Plan
13th July 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: The US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund has released a report advocating federal and state legislation to ban or impose
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies has approved an amendment to Bill 1038 that would allow cross-border sales of e-cigarettes from other EU member states
Ghana: The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a statement saying the sale, advertising and recreational use of nicotine e-cigarettes and “other non-nicotine tobacco
US - federal: New York City mayor Eric Adams and counsel Sylvia Hinds-Radix have announced that the city has filed a federal lawsuit against four
Spain: The incumbent Socialist Party (PSOE) has included the regulation of e-cigarettes and “sweetened tobacco-derived products” in its manifesto for the 23rd July general
10th July 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Philip Morris International (PMI) is making arrangements with several Australian pharmacies for the supply of its Veev vaping products below cost,
Belgium: The Royal Decree, enacted by the minister of health in January 2023, amending the Royal Decree of 28th October 2016 relating
Romania: The Ministry of Finance has told ECigIntelligence that the tax revenue from the nicotine-containing e-liquid excise duty amounted to RON12.7m (€2.5m) for
10th July 2023 - Europe |
EU: Today, the Council adopted the proposal for a new regulation on batteries with the aim of making them more sustainable. As
10th July 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Rutte cabinet (a four-party coalition government) has collapsed due to internal disagreement, and elections are expected later in the year, media
10th July 2023 - World |
Global: The Convention Secretariat of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has released the provisional agenda for the Tenth
Ukraine: Bill 4358 (Law 1978-IX), which introduces a regulation for e-cigarettes in Ukraine similar to the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD),
Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) told ECigIntelligence that it is developing two standards for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS)
Turkey: Member of Parliament Murat Emir, of the Republican People’s Party, has raised concerns about the sales of e-cigarettes on various websites despite the
Iraq: Abbas Jabbar, director of the Tobacco Control Division at the Ministry of Health, emphasised that e-cigarettes have been linked to premature
Germany: The Ministry of Health has presented a bill to amend the Federal Non-Smoking Protection Act to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in federal institutions,
Vietnam: Trade ministry spokesperson Tran Thanh Trung told a media seminar that ministries were holding meetings to finalise a draft decree to regulate new tobacco
6th July 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Junior health minister Neil O’Brien told MPs that the UK delegation to the upcoming Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention
Italy: The president of the Italian Tobacconists Federation (FIT), Mario Antonelli, has said the organisation is engaged in discussions with the environment ministry over the
Lithuania: The Competition Council has examined a bill to make e-cigarettes available only with a doctor’s prescription and from pharmacies, and found that
Lithuania: The Seimas (parliament) has approved Bill XIVP-2791, which would ban vaping products containing sugar and/or sweeteners, media reports. A Seimas
Italy: A sub-amendment to Bill 1038, which aims to ban only cross-border sales of e-cigarettes, put forward by the League party, has been approved by
US - Hawaii: Governor Josh Green has signed Senate Bill 975, now Act 62, saying it will “help reduce exposure to harmful chemicals and decrease
4th July 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dismissed a complaint brought against Altria and Juul Labs over the tobacco giant’s December 2018
4th July 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The vape trade association Esigbond is filing a lawsuit against the state ban on online e-cigarette sales which came into effect on
Ukraine: The Verkhovna Rada (parliament) has adopted Bill 8287, which would introduce an electronic excise stamp for tobacco products and e-liquids, media
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has published a report that summarises the current knowledge around the harm related to tobacco and nicotine products, including
3rd July 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: On 29th June in the House of Commons, several MPs raised the issues of disposables, age and flavour restrictions. A conservative, Caroline
3rd July 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: Juul Labs has filed complaints against Njoy with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the United States District
3rd July 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has published an Enforcement Notice that underlines the restrictions on advertising e-cigarettes on social media,
3rd July 2023 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: The government is currently working on amending Act No. 11/2005 on Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Tobacco Control Act). The current
Israel: Knesset member Boaz Bismuth (Likud), chairman of the Special Committee for Combating Drug and Alcohol Abuse, has submitted a bill to the
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
Malaysia: The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control – an umbrella organisation that consists of more than 40 anti-tobacco organisations – has filed a
3rd July 2023 - Europe |
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
3rd July 2023 - Europe |
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
3rd July 2023 - Europe |
EU: In answer to a parliamentary question on the need for an EU tobacco regulation to address smoking in bars, restaurants and terraces, the
US - Louisiana: The excise tax on vapour products increased on 1st July from $0.05 per ml to $0.15 per ml, as stipulated
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