EU: The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) held the European Cancer Summit 2023 last week, attended by delegates from European and EU member state institutions, including
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21st November 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: During the discussion of the 2024 Tax Plan, approved by the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) last month, a parliamentary motion was
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
Slovakia: Ján Richter, chairman of the parliamentary club of the Smer-SD, the biggest ruling party, has said that the government plans to increase
Spain: Yesterday (16th November), the Spanish parliament elected Pedro Sánchez as prime minister by absolute majority, press reports. After several months of negotiations following
Norway: The parliamentary Committee on Health and Care Services has submitted recommendations to bill 125L, which aims to ban non-tobacco-flavoured e-liquids and introduce plain
Russia: Today (17th November), bill 448566-8 has passed its third reading in the State Duma (lower chamber of Parliament) and heads to the Federal
17th November 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
Lithuania: The parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee has approved a proposal which, if adopted, will allow tobacco manufacturers and traders to support state
Lithuania: The Seimas (parliament) has accepted for consideration an amendment to the Code of Administrative Offences to introduce a legal norm establishing responsibility
Belgium: The government submitted to the European Commission TRIS database a bill that aims to amend the royal decree on the manufacture and placing on
EU: Ignazio Corrao, Italian member of European Parliament (MEP) from the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, has asked the European Commission (EC) a
Slovakia: According to a check by the Slovak Trade Inspection, one out of three under-age consumers can buy tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and heated
Denmark: A new prevention plan that aims to reduce nicotine and tobacco product consumption by children and young people has been presented by the governing
15th November 2023 - Azerbaijan, Europe |
Azerbaijan: The National Assembly (parliament) has approved in the first reading a draft amendment to the Tax Code, which will increase excise taxes
Finland: Last month, the government presented a bill on tobacco tax changes as of 1st January 2024. If adopted, nicotine pouches would be subject
Slovenia: The government-approved draft of the bill that would ban all flavours in e-cigarettes (regardless of the nicotine content), except for tobacco and menthol,
Slovakia: The new government has announced in the financial policy section of its programme statement that it plans to adjust the state taxation
Ukraine: The State Production and Consumer Service has put forward for public discussion a bill to amend the tobacco legal framework. The bill seeks to
Russia: The government has approved a resolution that gives the Ministry of Finance new powers in relation to the tobacco industry. The ministry
Russia: The Russian Union of Nicotine Industry Enterprises (Spini) sent a letter to the State Duma chairman, Vyacheslav Volodin, asking the State Duma
Lithuania: The police have warned that resale – both domestic and cross-border – of e-cigarettes and refills is prohibited in Lithuania, media reports.
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