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Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the lists of notified nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarette products. The total number of notified vaping products amounts to 24,631.
10th November 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published a decision against Geekvape. A product review video of the company’s Geek Bar posted on
Russia: The standard on e-liquids, GOST R 58109-2018, has been amended and will be obligatory from 1st March 2024. The amendments will introduce
Russia: A proposal prepared by the Ministry of Health to ban certain additives in e-liquids was rejected by several ministries. The Ministry of Finance, the
Portugal: Following a corruption scandal allegedly involving prime minister António Costa and his announced resignation, president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Parliament would
Denmark: The government is expected to present a plan soon to prevent smoking and nicotine use, according to the press. The plan is said
Slovakia: The Slovak Office of Public Health confirmed to ECigIntelligence that the draft amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling and Sale
10th November 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: On Wednesday (8th November), the bill (a consolidated package) to introduce excise tax for e-liquids was approved by the Senate. If signed
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated a publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers. The total number of vapour products listed is 14,703.
Russia: Today, bill 448566-8 passed its second reading in the State Duma (lower chamber of Parliament). The bill would amend the Tax Code
Iceland: An amendment to regulation 992/2022 on marketing notifications, licensing, and ingredients of nicotine products, e-cigarettes and refills containing nicotine was published last week in the
Slovenia: The governmental Strategic Councils for Nutrition and for Health held a joint session yesterday (7th November) to debate measures to reduce tobacco use, especially
Lithuania: Today, 8th November, the parliamentary Health Affairs Committee will consider the amendment seeking to allow the sale of e-cigarettes and their refills only
8th November 2023 - Europe |
EU: Yesterday (7th November), the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament approved the final version of the report
Denmark: For the first time, a director of an e-cigarette company has been fined – DKK50,000 (€6,700) in this case – for advertising e-cigarettes and
8th November 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission (EC) has published an initiative to adopt a delegated decision on the targeted amendment of the European List of Waste
7th November 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) takes place this year during the week of 18th to 26th November. The EWWR is
Estonia: The Tax and Customs Board updated the design of tax stamps for e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches. The new stamps will
Lithuania: Members of the Addiction Prevention Commission parliamentary committee have proposed an amendment to the Code of Administrative Offences to introduce a legal
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 51,899 vapour products, including devices, disposables and refill containers.
6th November 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has published the Swiss Health Survey 2022, which has been carried out every five years
6th November 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Council of Ministers has agreed to the proposal by health secretary Maarten Van Ooijen on a registration obligation for points-of-sale of tobacco and
3rd November 2023 - Azerbaijan, Europe |
Azerbaijan: According to an Azerbaijan Standardisation Institute press release, the state standard AZS 941:2023, “Electronic cigarette products. General technical conditions”, has been adopted. The
Italy: The government has presented the 2024 Budget Bill to the Senate. The bill maintains the same level of taxation for e-cigarettes as
2nd November 2023 - Azerbaijan, Europe |
Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan seeks to increase excise taxes for disposable e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in 2024, media reports. Reportedly, the rate for disposable
31st October 2023 - Europe |
EU: Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Johan Nissinen, from the European Conservatives and Reformists group, has submitted another parliamentary question raising concerns over an
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 342,074 vapour products. Only
Slovenia: As set out in our compliance calendar, the excise duty applicable to e-liquids will increase tomorrow, 1st November, to €0.27 per ml for nicotine-containing e-liquids
31st October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Members of the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) submitted a motion requesting the government to investigate the possibility of banning
Lithuania: The Independent European Vape Alliance (IEVA) has called on Lithuania to reconsider a proposal seeking to ban sugar and/or sweeteners as ingredients in
27th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) has asked the outgoing cabinet to draw up a bill to introduce an excise tax
26th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Maarten van Ooijen, the state secretary of health, has sent a letter to inform the House of Representatives on future efforts to
Ukraine: The State Tax Service has informed that e-cigarettes, e-liquids, tobacco products and devices for heating tobacco that were put on the market before law
Belgium: The Council of Ministers approved a package of ten measures to enhance tobacco control in Belgium, which includes a display ban in retail stores,
25th October 2023 - Europe |
EU: Answering a parliamentary question on the European Commission’s plans to regulate nicotine pouches in the forthcoming Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), the Commission has said
25th October 2023 - Europe |
24th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: ITV News has reported that its investigation into e-cigarettes labelled as “zero nicotine” showed that two products out of six tested have
Latvia: The bill amending the law on the circulation of tobacco products, herbal smoking products, and electronic smoking devices and their liquids is expected to be passed
24th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Marnix van Rij, the state secretary for tax, has said that a national tax on vaping products would be introduced in 2026
23rd October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: West Sussex County Council has seized non-compliant vapour and tobacco products in the council’s latest initiative, implemented by Trading Standards and Public
Lithuania: The Ministry of Finance has told ECigIntelligence that between January and August 2023, the revenue received from excise duty on e-liquids amounted
19th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Several parties in the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer, the lower chamber of Parliament) are working on introducing a national tax for vaping
18th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today (18th October), the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published a decision against an Elf Bar ad on the social media platform Discord
Italy: The Council of Ministers agreed on the draft for the 2024 Budget Bill, but the official proposal has not yet been introduced into Parliament.
Russia: The prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has signed governmental resolution No.1659 that entitles enforcement authorities to conduct unplanned inspections of tobacco and vape
Russia: Bill 448566-8, which would amend the Tax Code for the second time this year and increase the current tax rates starting next year,