Romania: The Ministry of Finance told ECigIntelligence that the tax revenue for nicotine-containing e-liquids amounted to RON8.75m (€1.76m) in 2021. The ministry told
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4th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today, the prime minister's office announced that the government is going to hold a consultation looking into restricting flavours and their descriptions,
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 50,830 vapour products, including devices, disposables and
Ireland: Ossian Smyth, the minister of state at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, has said he aims
4th October 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.
4th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Today (4th October), the Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management of the Tweede Kamer (lower house of the parliament) is to debate
Germany: In a meeting organised by the newspaper eGarage, German politicians in the Bundestag shared their thoughts on the taxation of e-cigarettes. Ates Gürpinar, drug
3rd October 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission has answered a parliamentary question submitted by Alexandr Vondra, Czech member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the European Conservatives and
Lithuania: According to Kęstutis Budris, chief adviser on national security to president Gitanas Nausėda, there is talk of tightening the circulation of e-cigarettes and
France: The Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices published a report on new nicotine products, which uses ECigIntelligence data. The
Russia: Bill 448566-8 has been introduced, which would amend the Tax Code and would increase the current tax rates starting next year. Accordingly,
29th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Netherlands has renotified the European Commission regarding the amendment to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Regulation in connection with establishing a list of
29th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, in line with the municipality of Utrecht, has decided to prevent the establishment of new tobacconists ahead of national legislation, media reports. In light
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 337,739 vapour products. Only
UK - England/Scotland: A store in Bicester has been ordered to pay over £2,500 for selling a disposable e-cigarette to a minor in January
France: The government has introduced to the parliament the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill, which does not introduce an excise duty for electronic
28th September 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The bill to introduce the excise tax for e-liquids has recently started a third reading in the Chamber of Deputies. If further approved
UK - Scotland: The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF), in partnership with Elf Bar, has launched a pilot programme that should improve the recycling
27th September 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: On 21st September, the Council of States approved the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which will restrict the advertising of
27th September 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today (27th September), the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published a decision against Relx. A paid ad featuring an image of four different
UK/Ireland: The Superdrug pharmacy chain joins Waitrose supermarkets in their commitment to stop selling disposables. In addition to their UK stores, Superdrug will
Slovenia: Amendments to the regulation determining the excise duty for tobacco products were proposed by the Ministry of Finance earlier this week. The amendments seek to
27th September 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: In May and June, state hygienists were checking the labelling and sales requirements for flavoured disposables (including both nicotine-containing and nicotine-free
Ukraine: The State Production and Consumer Service reminds business entities and consumers that the government resolution on the preliminary identification of user age on
26th September 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday (25th September), the Greater Manchester police announced that £80,000 worth of illegal e-cigarettes had been seized from three stores in Stockport.
22nd September 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: This month, South Yorkshire Police and Rotherham Council’s Trading Standards inspected three retail premises in the Rotherham district and seized more than £9,000
Spain: The Ministry of Health has launched a campaign warning against smoking and vaping. The campaign is titled "Why do you smoke?" and it claims
Belgium: The government will introduce an excise tax and tax stamps for both nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-liquids starting on 1st January 2024. This will
21st September 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Junior environment secretary, Rebecca Pow, said the government is very concerned about the environmental impact of disposable vapes and will shortly publish a
21st September 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Czech Republic has notified the EU via the Technical Regulations Information System (TRIS) of the draft decree amending Decree 82/2019 on tobacco
Lithuania: The parliamentary Health Affairs Committee has decided not to make a decision on a bill which proposes to allow tobacco manufacturers to
Lithuania: The clarification to a proposal that seeks to allow the sale of vaping products only in pharmacies has been submitted to the Seimas (parliament).
19th September 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The enforcement of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 continues across the UK. Most recently, Trading Standards and North Wales Police
France: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) has published an updated list of notified e-cigarettes. The total
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
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
19th September 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Labour member of parliament (MP) Mary Glindon has raised important questions that the government should consider before proposing new restrictions on single-use
19th September 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil said at the Economics of Prevention conference that the main approach in addiction policy should
Ireland: Almost 85% of participants in the public consultation on disposable vaping products support a ban on those products, press reports. The public consultation, which
Russia: Artem Metelev, a chairman of the State Duma committee on youth policy, has said that the prosecutor general’s office blocked 180 internet
18th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: According to a survey conducted by the Heart of the Netherlands panel, a large proportion of Dutch people believe that e-cigarettes should be regulated more
18th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Maarten van Ooijen, the state secretary of public health, has concluded in a report to Parliament that the revised EU Tobacco Products
15th September 2023 - Europe |
EU: Several members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have proposed amendments to the draft report on non-communicable diseases that we alerted about on 24th August, and
14th September 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Junior health secretary Neil O’Brien said the new illicit vapes enforcement unit, led by National Trading Standards, is starting field operations in
14th September 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday (13th September), several lords proposed Amendment 258 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill. The amendment aims to make it a requirement
Ukraine: The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the list of articles prohibited for sending in postal items. According to the list, it is
Italy: Logista Italia and the Italian Federation of Tobacconists (FIT) have signed an agreement with the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) to
13th September 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today (13th September), the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published rulings against several vaping firms whose products had been promoted on the social
Romania: Members of parliament (MPs) from the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL) have introduced Bill 499/2023 to the Senate. The bill aims to