LATEST ALERTS
Nicotine-free
List of notified vaping products released…
5th September 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |
Chamber of Deputies approves bill to regulate e-cigs…
4th September 2024 - Alerts | Paraguay, South America |
Bill regulating e-cigs left off Senate’s agenda…
4th September 2024 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Tighter regulations, under-18s ban and new taxes on e-cigs start 1st October…
29th August 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Switzerland |
Bill to legalise and regulate e-cigs moved from Senate committee vote schedule…
21st August 2024 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
If low-in-nicotine analogues are lower in accuracy, why are nicotine vapes scary?
15th August 2024 - Blogs |
Nicotine-free vaping products are not subject to the same regulation as those that contain nicotine, but scientists are not sure that they don’t expose users, especially young ones, to potentially serious health threats
Expanded e-cig regulations now in force…
12th August 2024 - Alerts | Central America, Costa Rica |
Kazakhstan: e-cigarette regulation, July 2024
29th July 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report outlines the current regulatory framework in place in Kazakhstan for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas from notification and labelling requirements to advertising, taxation and public use
Public input invited on drafting of Spanish e-cigarette regulations
26th July 2024 - News analysis |
The Spanish government has opened a public consultation on a soon-to-be drafted tobacco law bill, which would introduce new measures to regulate the consumption, sale, supply and advertising of tobacco products
New Health Regulatory Superintendency to regulate nicotine products…
16th July 2024 - Alerts | Central America, El Salvador |
Reynolds in US launches nicotine-free flavoured vapes amid regulation vacuum
5th July 2024 - News analysis |
Reynolds American has launched a new nicotine-free disposable vape that currently doesn’t need to obtain authorisation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be marketed in the US
Poland plans regulations on nicotine-free e-liquids in bid to reduce youth vaping
4th July 2024 - News analysis |
The Polish government has released the details of its planned legislation to curb e-cigarette consumption among under-age people by regulating nicotine-free e-liquids. The draft act amending the Act on the Restriction of the Use of Tobacco and Related Products was developed by the country’s Ministry of Health. The Polish government said in a statement that the planned changes to Poland’s legislation » Continue Reading.
New focus on nicotine analogues in the US raises regulatory and health questions
2nd July 2024 - News analysis |
The tobacco industry, public health groups, and the World Health Organization have all recently drawn attention to nicotine analogues – what are these compounds and why the attention?
Weekly regulatory podcast: 17th – 21st June
25th June 2024 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping
US: e-cigarette regulation, June 2024
17th June 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides analysis of the current regulatory regime for e-cigarettes in the US, covering all aspects from labelling and product restrictions, to retail and advertising regulations
Czech Republic: e-cigarette regulation, June 2024
14th June 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for e-cigarettes in the Czech Republic, covering all policy areas from product and packaging requirements to notification and taxation
Pharmacy Council to ban vapes as stop-smoking aids in pharmacies…
6th June 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
Serbia: e-cigarette regulation, May 2024
22nd May 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Serbia for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas
Government against applying product restrictions to nic-free e-liquids…
21st May 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |
Pakistan: e-cigarette regulation, May 2024
10th May 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides analysis of the current regulatory regime for e-cigarettes in Pakistan, covering all aspects from labelling and product restrictions, to retail and advertising regulations
Bill to apply product restrictions to nic-free e-liquids gets green light…
10th May 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |
Colombia: e-cigarette regulation, April 2024
22nd April 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the regulatory framework in place in Colombia for vaping products, covering all policy areas and possible future regulation
Will Brazil legalise e-cigs tomorrow or will the ban be kept in place for now?
16th April 2024 - News analysis |
A decision on the regulation of vaping and heated tobacco products in Brazil to be made tomorrow (17th April) could then potentially be overruled by the country’s legislature
Bolivia: e-cigarette regulation, April 2024
10th April 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers a detailed examination of the regulatory framework in place in Bolivia for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas from taxation and notification to advertising and public usage
Weekly regulatory podcast: 1st – 5th April
9th April 2024 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping
Disposables and packaging next up on the agenda after Slovenia passes flavour ban
8th April 2024 - News analysis |
Slovenia could move to ban disposables and put all vaping products in plain packaging, according to comments from a minor party in the country’s governing coalition.
Romania tightens vaping law, adds in other nicotine and tobacco products
8th April 2024 - News analysis |
The Romanian parliament has adopted a bill that will subject nicotine pouches, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and herbal heated products to the same rules as those for vaping and other tobacco products
Norwegian vaping legalisation, should it finally happen, could create dead market
2nd April 2024 - News analysis |
Retailers have criticised Norwegian officials for not going far enough in efforts to legalise e-cigarettes, saying the proposed framework means the country is effectively creating a “dead category”
UK publishes draft disposables ban, and introduces generational smoking ban bill
26th March 2024 - News analysis |
The UK government has published a draft proposal to ban nicotine-containing and nicotine-free disposable vaping products starting from 1st April 2025, though pods will continue to be legal
Latin America: the e-cigarette market, March 2024
26th March 2024 - Country market reports , Market reports |
This report aims to provide a general overview of the Latin American markets currently being tracked by ECigIntelligence in order to gain a better understanding of these markets
Tobacco and Vapes Bill presented in Parliament…
21st March 2024 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Weekly regulatory podcast: 11th – 15th March
20th March 2024 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping
Belgium gets go-ahead to be first EU member state with disposables ban
18th March 2024 - News analysis |
Belgium is to become the first EU member state to ban disposable e-cigarettes, following the European Commission’s approval today, 18th March, of its proposed legislation
‘Historic decisions’ on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products absent at COP10
14th March 2024 - News analysis |
COP10 was to be the conference where countries finally got to grips with emerging alternative tobacco products, but none of the decisions made applied to ENDS or HTPs or their industries
