LATEST ALERTS
EU: Saskia Bricmont, Belgian member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Parliamentary Group of The Greens/European Free Alliance, has submitted a parliamentary
Germany: On 22nd November, the Federal Council voted on an amendment to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act to ban disposable e-cigarettes. According
Russia: The director of the Department for the Development of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Nikita Kuznetsov, said that
Spain: Yesterday (21st November), the Ministry of Health published a draft decree that would amend royal decree 579/2017, which regulates the manufacture and
EU: Yesterday, 20th November, the European Parliament adopted a motion for a resolution on the Council’s recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments. In
EU: The main political groups in the European Parliament – the European People’s Party (EPP), the Socialists & Democrats, and the centrist Renew
EU: Italy and Romania have issued a joint statement raising concerns about the procedure of the discussions on the proposal for a revision of the 2009
EU: The proposal for a revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments is scheduled to be approved by the EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 3rd
Iceland: The parliament has approved the bill amending the Law on Alcohol and Tobacco Tax to introduce an excise duty on e-liquids. The Ministry of Finance’s proposal initially sought
France: As part of the Tobacco-Free Month programme, the nonprofit association La Vape du Coeur in collaboration with Alfaliquid and Voopoo has launched
Poland: The president of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has warned that the organisation’s trade inspectors do not have enough instruments
UK: Yesterday, 13th November, the House of Commons (lower chamber of Parliament) debated and approved the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024, which seek
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the lists of notified nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarette products.
Lithuania: Yesterday (12th November), the parliament approved in the final vote the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for the sale of tobacco and
Ireland: The ruling Fianna Fáil party has announced in their election manifesto that they will progressively raise the price of vaping products and introduce
Russia: The Government Legislative Commission supports bill 650932-8 that would block information on the online retail sale of tobacco- and nicotine-containing products in
Spain: The ruling left-wing parties, Sumar and the Socialist Party (PSOE), have reached an agreement to raise the tax on tobacco products and
Netherlands: The bill amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act to completely ban oral nicotine products (such as nicotine pouches), which was approved by the Senate
Ukraine: The basic version of the electronic excise system (eExcise, which will replace the current excise stamp with a data matrix code) will
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated the publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers.
Slovakia: A draft amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling and Sale of Tobacco Products has been proposed by the Smer-SD, the
Finland: According to the smoke-free Finland 2030 network, which has published a summary of nicotine based on scientific evidence, it’s important to address
Russia: Yana Lantratova, first deputy chairman of the State Duma (lower chamber of the parliament) Committee on Education, has sent a letter to prime
Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has notified an ordinance to the European Commission’s TRIS database with the
EU: A group of EU organisations has called on the European Commission (EC) to accelerate the implementation of the European Beating Cancer (BeCa) Plan
EU: The European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) have decided
Russia: Minister of health Mikhail Murashko believes additional decisions need to be made to reduce the number of consumers of vaping products, media
Netherlands: The Hague District Court upheld the Dutch flavour ban on e-cigarettes, dismissing British American Tobacco (BAT)'s claims against it. While the ban does interfere
Malta: The Ministry of Finance has presented a bill on the Budget Measures for the Financial Year 2025 to the parliament, introducing an excise
Malta: The Ministry for Health has issued an alert through the European Safety Gate (the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products)
UK: Today, minister of health Wes Streeting introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the House of Commons (lower chamber of Parliament). The bill largely
EU: Tomorrow (6th November), the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper), the
Estonia: Parliament is currently discussing bill 510 SE, which proposes incremental increases to e-cigarette excise duties over the coming years. The current tax rate
UK: On 13th November, the House of Commons (lower chamber of Parliament) will debate and vote on the motion to approve the Draft
Hungary: The Ministry of Finance has introduced a bill to the parliament that would increase the applicable tax on e-liquids from HUF33 (€0.08) per
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 61,491 vapour products, including devices, disposables and refill
Russia: The National Union for Consumer Protection has sent a letter to prime minister Mikhail Mishustin proposing to equate e-cigarettes to medicines, as well as restricting their sale. The organisation’s letter
Belarus: The National Assembly (a lower chamber of parliament) has adopted in the first reading a bill “amending the tax law” that would
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 445,783 vapour
UK: The government has proposed introducing a tax on e-liquids of £0.22 per ml starting 1st October 2026, alongside a stamp duty scheme to
Finland: The EPT network , which unites over 60 national social and health organisations that want to prevent and reduce substance abuse, has announced a
Poland: The minister of health, Izabela Leszczyna, has said in an interview with press that she aims to ban e-cigarettes with flavours. “They attract
Poland: Yesterday (30th October), the Senate passed the amendment to the Excise Duty Act, increasing the excise rates on e-liquids from 2025. Last week, the
France: During an interview with the newspaper Le Parisien, minister of health Geneviève Darrieussecq announced an upcoming ban on nicotine pouches and stricter surveillance
France: On 21st October, the National Assembly began reviewing the revenue section of the 2025 Social Security Budget Bill. Initially set to conclude
Spain: The government aims to subject e-liquids to an excise duty, press reports. It announced that, following the measures recorded in a white paper drafted
Netherlands: The Dutch government has reacted positively to the European Commission (EC)’s plan to extend the existing smoke-free areas and concludes that many of
