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Lapsed bill to regulate e-cigs and tobacco products to be reintroduced next week…
29th August 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
South Australian bill seeks high penalties for illicit supply or sale of vaping products…
29th August 2024 - Alerts | Australasia, Australia |
Bill to legalise and regulate e-cigs moved from Senate committee vote schedule…
21st August 2024 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
New Health Regulatory Superintendency to regulate nicotine products…
16th July 2024 - Alerts | Central America, El Salvador |
Health survey on tobacco consumption shows more smokers using e-cigs…
4th July 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Switzerland |
Inspectorate position to be created to regulate vaping products…
6th June 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Uzbekistan |
Senate committees to hold e-cig bill public hearing on 21st May…
17th May 2024 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Biden’s new tariff on lithium-ion batteries from China to impact vapes…
14th May 2024 - Alerts | Asia, China, United States |
Senate committees to hold public hearing on e-cig law bill…
11th April 2024 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Last day of public consultation to review e-cig ban…
9th February 2024 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Supreme Court rejects Reynolds’ challenge to flavour ban…
9th January 2024 - Alerts | California, United States |
Anvisa considers consultation to revise e-cig ban…
23rd November 2023 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Minimum age to buy vapour products now 19…
9th November 2023 - Alerts | Canada, North America, Saskatchewan |
Bill to legalise e-cigs in consultation period…
9th November 2023 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Anvisa to open public consultation on e-cigs…
27th October 2023 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Bill introduced to ban cooling substance in vapour products….
3rd March 2023 - Alerts | New York, North America, United States |
Law banning e-cigs, heated tobacco and more starts today…
1st July 2022 - Alerts | Central America, Panama |
PMI sees bright future for Iqos Veev as it prepares to expand into more markets
14th February 2022 - News analysis |
Philip Morris International (PMI) has commited to continuing to support the sales and promotion of its Veev vaping product, with future expansion into more markets around the world
Survey of MEPs’ views provides possible clues to the likely direction of TPD3
2nd December 2021 - Blogs |
Sooner or later the EU will have a new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), and one of the big questions will be how it treats new product categories which barely existed at the time of TPD2
Snapshot: Romania, November 2021
2nd November 2021 - Market reports , Market Snapshots |
This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Romania covers key indicators such as recent, present and predicted market size, an indication of regulation level and an overview of the top available brands
WHO study group recommends wide-ranging bans on e-cigarette products
31st December 2020 - News analysis |
Open systems and high-nicotine e-cigarette products would be banned under the latest set of proposals from a World Health Organization (WHO) committee
EU ‘roadmap’ to show route to taxation of tobacco alternatives by autumn 2021
21st October 2020 - News analysis |
The tax authorities in Brussels are to give a final decision on introducing a new harmonised tax scheme for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in a year’s time
Australia bans tobacco alternatives while leaving e-cigarettes on prescription
27th August 2020 - News analysis |
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a final decision that leaves the sale of all tobacco-alternative products banned in the country, while still allowing e-cigarettes on prescription only
Doubts remain as Taiwan considers the detail of law to ban e-cigarettes
25th August 2020 - News analysis |
Taiwan appears to be heading for a blanket ban on e-cigarettes, while leaving the door ajar for the possible approval of heated tobacco products
Enforcing Germany’s ban on outdoor advertising ‘will cost €2.2m a year’
2nd July 2020 - News analysis |
Germany’s anticipated decision to ban outdoor advertising of tobacco, including vaping and heat-not-burn (HnB) products could cost the public finances an estimated €2.27m a year
South Korea tries again to prohibit all e-cigarette advertising and promotion
2nd July 2020 - News analysis |
South Korea’s health minister Park Neung-hoo has announced a fresh plan to ban advertising and promotional activities for e-cigarettes and other tobacco-alternative products
Hong Kong will look again at banning e-cigs after September elections
29th June 2020 - News analysis |
Hong Kong will reintroduce a bill to ban tobacco-alternative products after local elections in September. The Legislative Council halted discussions on the existing bill due to a lack of time
Taiwan proposal would ban e-cigs but leave uncertainty over other products
8th June 2020 - News analysis |
The Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare has released a draft proposal to ban e-cigarettes, while leaving open the possibility of market approval for some reduced-risk products
Altria takes Reynolds to court over alleged Vuse patent infringement
5th June 2020 - News analysis |
The Altria Group have filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., a subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc., over some of its Vuse e-cigarette products
German Bundestag debates upcoming outdoor and cinema advertising ban
2nd June 2020 - News analysis |
Germany has moved a step closer to a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco – including vaping and heated tobacco products – with a first debate in the Bundestag
Altria aims for non-combustible success after Juul ‘disappointment’
16th May 2020 - News analysis |
Virginia-based tobacco manufacturer Altria aims to establish the company as the industry leader by increasing its tobacco alternatives portfolio in ten years’ time and joining efforts in preventing underage use
Korean court rejects complaint against health ministry advice to avoid e-cigs
25th March 2020 - News analysis |
A judge in Seoul has dismissed a petition by the South Korean Electronic Cigarette Association questioning whether reports issued by the Ministry of Health and Welfare recommending people not to vape were unconstitutional
