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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 disposable vaping products starting from 1st April 2025, including both nicotine-containing and nicotine-free products, 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
Latvia: e-cigarette regulation, March 2024
13th March 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers a detailed examination of the regulatory framework in place in Latvia for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas from taxation and notification to advertising and public usage
UK vaping tax proposal draws criticism from pro-vaping public health sector
11th March 2024 - News analysis |
Although the new proposed UK vaping tax may achieve its aim of making vaping products unaffordable for some, there are concerns that it will also impact on their ability to work as smoking-cessation tools
Possible new tax on e-liquids, regardless of nicotine content…
7th March 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |
Kazakhstan: e-cigarette regulation, March 2024
4th March 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for vaping products in Kazakhstan, covering all policy areas
Weekly regulatory podcast: 12th – 23rd February
27th February 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
Australia: e-cigarette regulation, February 2024
23rd February 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Australia for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas
Bill could increase tax on e-cigs, regardless of nicotine content…
22nd February 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
UK Trading Standards get more resources – is it enough to fight illicit vape sales?
20th February 2024 - News analysis |
UK Trading Standards officials welcomed new measures to increase funding and allow for higher on-the-spot fines to be issued for illicit vape sales, but industry members say efforts could fail without laws behind them
Weekly regulatory podcast: 29th January – 2nd February
6th February 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
Netherlands: e-cigarette regulation, February 2024
2nd February 2024 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for e-cigarettes in the Netherlands, covering all policy areas from taxation to notification requirements and advertising restrictions
Malaysia: e-cigarette regulation, February 2024
1st February 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers detailed analysis of the current and near future regulation of vaping products in Malaysia, covering all policy areas from notification and advertising to taxation and labelling requirements
Armenia: e-cigarette regulation, January 2024
22nd January 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Armenia for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas
Costa Rica: e-cigarette regulation, January 2024
18th January 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current and possible future regulatory framework in place in Costa Rica for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas
Flavouring substances added to e-liquids will be taxed in Italy starting from May
15th January 2024 - News analysis |
The Italian parliament passed a bill extending excise tax rates on nicotine-free e-liquids to these ingredients, which will also bring them under the spectrum of the state monopoly, like other traditional and novel tobacco products
Bill amending tobacco law notified to TRIS…
11th January 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |
Is inactivity in the vape industry to blame for the increase in disposable bans?
10th January 2024 - Blogs |
The vaping industry could look at increased efforts to crack down on disposable e-cigarettes as its own failure to provide more viable solutions that could have curtailed countries around the globe taking legal actions
Russia: e-cigarette regulation, January 2024
9th January 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place in Russia for e-cigarettes and related products, covering all policy areas
Finland: e-cigarette regulation, January 2024
3rd January 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in Finland for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas from product and labelling restrictions to advertising, notification and taxation
What’s in store for 2024? A look at expected regulation in the year ahead
2nd January 2024 - News analysis |
Further regulatory restrictions on e-cigarettes are expected, but these will not prevent the global vaping market from continuing to grow in 2024, ECigIntelligence predicts
Disposables dominated 2023, with buzz around bans, youth and the environment
28th December 2023 - News analysis |
“Disposables” was the word in vaping in 2023: although they had been building steam prior to this year, it was 2023 that saw multiple elements reach a crescendo
Italy: e-cigarette regulation, December 2023
20th December 2023 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers a detailed up-to-date overview of the current regulatory framework for e-cigs and related product in Italy, covering all policy areas from taxation and advertising to product and retail channel restrictions
Weekly regulatory podcast: 11th-15th December
19th December 2023 - 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
Argentina: e-cigarette regulation, December 2023
14th December 2023 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides an overview of the current regulatory framework in place in Argentina for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas
