E-cigarettes were largely unrestricted until the end of 2019 in the Philippines, when stricter regulations were then set for both e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. President Rodrigo Duterte announced in November 2019 that he would ban the importation and use of e-cigarettes in public places. Since then, tough enforcement actions have been carried out and several bills were proposed that are still pending in the Committee. There have been a number of changes and proposals in the Philippines over the last year and this report provides detailed analysis of these changes, current laws and the general regime regulating e-cigarettes in the country.
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Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Regulatory landscape (update)
- National regulatory framework (update)
- Age restrictions (update)
- Product restrictions (update)
- Labelling and packaging (update)
- Obligation to notify (update)
- Retail channel restrictions (update)
- Imports and exports (update)
- Public usage (update)
- Advertising and marketing (update)
- Taxation (update)
- Enforcement (update)
- Relevant laws (update)
- Relevant bodies
