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Vaping representatives in Germany warned that the government proposal to tax nicotine-containing vaping products from next year is based on wrong assumptions and puts an excessively high burden on the sector
Interested parties on all sides have asked the UK government for an inclusive and open-minded review of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) that govern vaping products in the country
A new report commissioned by the Swedish government suggests stricter regulation of tobacco-alternative products, including a blanket ban on all flavoured e-cigarettes and tighter rules on marketing and advertising
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Welcome to the new and improved ECigIntelligence US state law regulatory tracker, updated every month and exclusively focused on state law. This interactive map allows you to search for states, zoom in and out from the map, view more than one regulatory area at a time, pan the map and select multiple states to compare regulations.
Welcome to the US enacted state law regulatory tracker, updated every month and exclusively focused on state law ( federal and local law are not considered).
This tracker, updated every month, allows you to interact and filter information in the regulatory map below. Select the regulatory area and filter countries by our analysis of the level of regulatory stringency in each area.
ECigIntelligence surveyed a group of MEPs to find out their views on new nicotine products such as e-cigarettes (vaping), heated tobacco and nicotine pouches
A new draft amendment to the Chinese Tobacco Monopoly Law to regulate tobacco-alternative products, including e-cigarettes, as traditional tobacco threatens big changes to the local vapour market, and has already hit share prices
ECigIntelligence surveyed a group of MEPs to find out their views on new nicotine products such as e-cigarettes (vaping), heated tobacco and nicotine pouches
The Canadian province of Manitoba has been accused of trampling on First Nations’ rights by trying to apply provincial restrictions on smoking and vaping to aboriginal reserves
A flavour ban is on the agenda again in Canada as the government’s commitment to reducing the appeal of vaping products to young people comes to a peak
Legislation moving through the legislature in the US state of Minnesota seeks to ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes and could increase both wholesale and retail taxes on vapour devices
Welcome to the Europe e-cigarette regulatory tracker, updated every month. Use the tabs at the top of the map to select a specific regulatory field. Clicking on an individual country will bring up much more detail in the panel below, including links to legislation and ECigIntelligence coverage of that market.
Our regularly updated tracker details e-cigarette regulation around the world on key issues such as taxation, public vaping, advertising and sales restrictions.
Colombia’s Parliament is considering a bill to update the country’s existing anti-tobacco law with fresh regulations on the use and sale of vaping products
The sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s is set to be banned in the Swiss canton of Bern after a referendum revealed a very clear majority in favour
All the stories from the ECigIntelligence weekly international regulatory Live Alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month. This regulatory tool consolidates all of our international regulatory Live Alerts since they were launched in December 2019, collected in Excel database format, allowing you to filter information by date and country. Each update includes the alerts […]
All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily Europe regulatory Live Alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month. This regulatory tool consolidates all of our Europe regulatory Live Alerts since they were launched in January 2018, collected in Excel database format, allowing you to filter information by date and country. Each update includes the […]
All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily US regulatory Live Alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month. This regulatory tool consolidates all of our US regulatory Live Alerts, since they were launched in November 2017, and covers significant regulatory and policy-related developments, focusing on: Federal regulation The largest states (Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, […]
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that vape stores in England should not reopen before 12th April – while the industry continues to demand that they should be considered essential businesses
The German government is proposing a new tax scheme for nicotine-containing vaping products to come into force in summer 2022 as “a response to current market developments”
Britain will have an “incredible opportunity” later this year to spread the message that appropriate vaping regulation saves lives, members of the Westminster parliament have been told
Our special report examines the potential impact of the recent political changes in the United States on e-cigarette legislation this year, with an in-depth look at 19 states, including those where we believe activity is most likely
Members of the vaping industry in the Netherlands have voiced concern at the legislative bid to ban non-tobacco flavours in e-cigarettes from 2022, accusing the Dutch government of proposing dangerous regulations
Intense debate has begun in the European Parliament on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, presented by the European Commission last week, including suggested measures to tighten regulation of tobacco alternatives
The European Commission has committed itself to a more restrictive legislative approach to tobacco-related products, to protect the public “from picking up lasting habits that are damaging to health”
Members of the ruling party in Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies aim to establish a new tax for e-cigarette products, while officials are working to tighten advertising restrictions and enforce the ban on vaping imports
Will a new political era in the US mean a new regulatory landscape for e-cigarettes?
The Chinese government is increasing the regulatory pressure on the vaping industry and expects to strengthen the supervision of the e-cigarette market in the country this year
E-cigarette products marketed in South Korea must now meet new packaging requirements, including disturbing new graphic warnings – but the threat of big tax rises has been set aside for now
2021 is sure to be another significant year for the vaping industry across the globe, with a bunch of new regulations on the horizon – and hopefully a light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel
ECigIntelligence considers the developments we expect to see in e-cig regulation around the world in 2021, looking at past policy initiatives to assess the prospects for future change
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is on course to take charge of new e-cigarette product notifications in England, Scotland and Wales from 1st January, when Britain will officially no longer be a member of the EU following the 12-month transition period. The agency has already migrated to the new submission portal […]
The British vaping industry has broadly welcomed the agreement reached on Christmas Eve between the UK and EU over the trade relations the two parties will enjoy from 1st January
Anyone wanting to import nicotine e-cigarettes into Australia from 1st October 2021 will require a doctor’s prescription, despite a Senate committee’s call for e-cigs to be more generally available
Canada’s Department of Health is proposing to lower the maximum nicotine concentration in vaping products to “contribute to reducing the appeal” to youth, while new flavour restrictions are also under consideration
ECigIntelligence’s regulatory tracker for Canada will help you to understand the regulatory requirements and restrictions on e-cigarette products in 13 Canadian provinces and territories
A member of the Parliament of Western Australia has launched a petition to effectively legalise vaping by allowing the sale of nicotine e-liquid in the state
A major new report from ECigIntelligence examines the Chinese vapour market and finds it could be threatened by a possible government crackdown – and the spectre of a takeover by the giant China Tobacco monopoly
The Indonesian government says it is working on a national standard for e-cigarettes which may be put forward in 2021. This report outlines the rules that currently apply to vapour products and how they may change
Canada’s second-largest province has become the latest to announce an intention to restrict flavours and limit nicotine levels in vaping products
Experts on smoking say the post-Brexit UK revision of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) should include tougher rules on the advertising and labelling of tobacco-alternative products
The lower house of the Swiss Federal Assembly, the National Council, is debating the country’s draft Federal Tobacco Act, but a final vote on the bill is unlikely before mid-2021
Everyone from Big Tobacco to the small vape store will have a keen eye on who president-elect Joe Biden picks to be the next chief of the FDA, the US agency with responsibility for regulating tobacco and e-cigs
US president-elect Joe Biden has yet to name his candidates to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), roles that will be crucial to e-cigarette regulation
The Indonesian Ministry of Industry is planning to hold discussions by the end of the year as it works on a new national standard for e-cigarettes
From 2024, supermarkets in the Netherlands will no longer be allowed to sell tobacco products, including e-cigarettes
The Spanish Ministry of Health has prepared a draft amendment to the current Tobacco Act, including some provisions concerning e-cigarettes, which the ministry considers hazardous
The Polish Ministry of Finance is to allow the use of non-adhesive stamps instead of self-adhesive ones, a month after the new excise tax rate on e-liquids and novel tobacco products came into force
Use our newly updated directory of stakeholders in the EU e-cigarette world to find the most relevant organisations in every country.
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