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Policy and Politics
Bills introduced to tackle youth access to vaping products…
1st October 2024 - Alerts | Michigan, North America, United States |
What is the future of health policies under the incoming EU Commission?
1st October 2024 - Blogs , News analysis |
Some fear healthcare and food safety will not be among the main concerns of the next European Commission after the Commission president unveiled the new commissioners’ respective tasks
France: e-cigarette regulation, September 2024
30th September 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report details the regulatory framework for e-cigarette products in France, including age, product, packaging and advertising restrictions, public usage, notification requirements, taxation and sanctions
Youth anti-vaping action plan to be presented early next year…
27th September 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
EC green light for France’s disposable vape ban marks turning point for Europe
26th September 2024 - News analysis |
The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to France’s sweeping ban on disposable vapes, marking a significant victory for health and environmental advocates
Indonesia’s draft plan to regulate e-cig packaging triggers industry backlash
25th September 2024 - News analysis |
After years of pledging to regulate e-cigarettes and tobacco products, Indonesia has finally taken decisive action. However, a move to tighten regulations on packaging has raised concerns among industry stakeholders
EC aims to crack down on vaping outdoors via major extension of smoke-free spaces
18th September 2024 - News analysis |
The European Commission (EC) is moving forward with a groundbreaking proposal to expand smoking restrictions, targeting e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products alongside traditional smoking
Councillor calls for cantonal ban on sale of disposables…
12th September 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Switzerland |
Citizens’ initiative for generational sales ban finds political support…
12th September 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
The impending UK disposables ban: necessary step or gateway to illicit sales?
12th September 2024 - Blogs , News analysis |
The debate over vaping regulations in the UK is heating up, with recent discussions in the House of Lords (upper house of Parliament) raising concerns about the growing use of disposable vaping products by children
Is Harris tied to the Biden administration on US tobacco and nicotine policies?
9th September 2024 - News analysis |
US Republicans and their supporters are going to try to tie Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to the record of outgoing president Joe Biden, including on the menthol ban proposed by the current administration
Canton of Jura votes to ban disposable e-cigs…
9th September 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Switzerland |
Ahead of the US presidential election, Trump’s position on vaping has evolved
6th September 2024 - News analysis |
Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump has previously criticised the impact of vaping, though his position evolved over the course of his former presidential term
Tobacco and Vapes Bill to be introduced ‘soon’, but no specific timeline given…
5th September 2024 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Dutch vapers are bypassing the bans on flavours and online sales, survey finds
5th September 2024 - News analysis |
The bans outlawing online sales and flavours in vaping products in the Netherlands have proved ineffective, as most vapers in the country circumvent them by purchasing flavoured products abroad, a survey found
Democrats in Congress urge Supreme Court to support FDA authority to regulate e-cigs…
5th September 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Is the Czech government operating in line with its own anti-addiction action plan?
5th September 2024 - Blogs , News analysis |
Just over a year after the Czech government unveiled a new, ambitious action plan to fight addictions, doubts are being raised over the government’s alignment with its own declared war on addictions
Vape products being adapted in face of looming disposables bans across Europe
5th September 2024 - Blogs , News analysis |
E-cigarette design is already starting to change in anticipation of an exceedingly likely disposables ban in the UK, which could lead other jurisdictions to follow suit
Defra is reviewing proposals to restrict sale of disposable vapes…
3rd September 2024 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Retail licence requirements may not help to curb youth vaping, US study finds
29th August 2024 - News analysis |
Laws requiring retailers to obtain licences in order to be able to sell e-cigarette products over the counter may not be helping curb youth vaping rates in the US, according to a recent survey
Flavoured vapes may soon be banned in Czech Republic to curb e-cig popularity
21st August 2024 - News analysis |
The Czech government may soon ban flavoured vapes by implementing a decree on e-cigarettes, in a move harshly criticised by the nicotine sector as counterproductive for both the country’s economy and the industry
Bill to legalise and regulate e-cigs moved from Senate committee vote schedule…
21st August 2024 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Foreign experts urge government to implement Vobořil’s policies…
21st August 2024 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Will the ‘major questions doctrine’ be used in tobacco regulation in the US? August 2024
19th August 2024 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
This report analyses the potential impact of recent changes in the “major questions doctrine”, which addresses the issue of how far US federal agencies can go in making policy on their own initiative
US Republican vice-presidential nominee keeps vaping opinions close to his chest
16th August 2024 - News analysis |
Republican nominee for vice-president JD Vance has been curiously silent on vaping, even though common Washington Beltway gossip says Vance’s staff are some of the most nicotined up in all of Congress
E-cig regulation bill revived by Parliament…
14th August 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
Democratic vice-presidential nominee unlikely to be friend to vaping industry
12th August 2024 - News analysis |
New Democratic nominee for vice-president Tim Walz is unlikely to be an ally to the tobacco alternatives and vaping industries. As governor of the state of Minnesota, he has taken a strong line on nicotine products
Bill introduced to ban sale and advertising of e-cigs…
12th August 2024 - Alerts | Paraguay, South America |
Weekly regulatory podcast: August
12th August 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
Study suggests UK vape market saturated as pool of non-vaping smokers drying up
7th August 2024 - News analysis |
New data suggests the number of smokers that have grown the UK vaping market could be nearly tapped out, and the government will likely act to stop new consumers from taking their place
Prime minister Hasina resigns…
5th August 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Bangladesh |
