
Regulation and Legislation


Italy: e-cigarette regulation, September 2022
21st September 2022 - 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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: e-cigarette regulation, September 2022
21st September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory framework in place in Bosnia and Herzegovina for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas from advertising and notification to retail channel and labelling and packaging restrictions

Proposed update to CLP rules open for comment…
21st September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Bahrain: e-cigarette regulation, September 2022
20th September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report offers a detailed overview of the current restrictions in place for e-cigarettes in Bahrain, as well as possible near future changes to the regulatory framework

Port-based labs test whether e-liquids conform to national standards…
20th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Africa, Egypt |

Washington DC: e-cigarette regulation, September 2022
19th September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in Washington DC for e-cigarettes and related products, as well as possible future changes to the regime

Senator speaks out against FDA in the Senate…
19th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | North America, United States |

Tax authority approves amendments to excise tax by-laws…
19th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Asia, Saudi Arabia |

Concerns over flavoured e-cig advertising on social media…
19th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Denmark, Europe |

Customs expose e-cig export attempts…
19th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Ukraine |

European citizens’ petition for a tobacco-free generation by 2030 seeks signatures
16th September 2022 - News analysis |
Organisers of a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) need 1m signatures across seven EU member states by next summer for the European Commission to respond to their request for measures leading to Europe’s first tobacco-free generation

Forum held to discuss e-cig policy…
16th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Asia, South Korea |

New CTP director prioritises warnings and flavour restrictions…
16th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | North America, United States |

Stricter enforcement of vaping law urged…
16th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Asia, Philippines |

Call for immediate end to incorrect use of materials in disposable e-cigs…
16th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Germany |

EC publishes agenda for forthcoming Commission meetings…
16th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

South Korea: e-cigarette regulation, September 2022
16th September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
All products derived from tobacco leaves are considered as tobacco products in South Korea. This report provides a comprehensive overview of all current and possible future regulation for e-cigarettes and related products in South Korea

British Standards Institution draws up new vaping quality and safety specs
15th September 2022 - News analysis |
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has developed a fast-track informal standard, PAS 8855, to address quality, performance and safety issues related to vaping products

Japan: e-cigarette regulation, September 2022
15th September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides an overview of the current regulatory regime in place for e-cigarettes in Japan

Latin America: the e-cigarette market, September 2022
14th September 2022 - Market reports |
This report provides an updated view of the e-cigarette industry in Latin America, with key trends and future perspectives for each country, along with macroeconomic indicators across the region, an overview of the markets, and regulatory status of the main countries

Brazil warns 32 companies to stop selling e-cigarette products or face big fines
14th September 2022 - News analysis |
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice has written to 32 companies ordering them to cease the sale of vaping products in the country

Defeat for Gripum as US appeal court backs FDA’s marketing denial order
13th September 2022 - News analysis |
The early legal success of the vaping company Gripum against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its marketing denial order (MDO) has given way to a major defeat

How the national election outcome could affect the industry…
12th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Sweden |

Uncertainty mixed with optimism in vaping industry ahead of Italian elections
12th September 2022 - News analysis |
Italian citizens have been called to vote in general elections on 25th September to elect a new Parliament following the resignation of prime minister Mario Draghi on 21st July

Child Rights bill: no vaping in presence of children…
12th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Asia, Jordan |

Hundreds of new licences for state-owned tobacconists…
12th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Spain |

Durbin again urges FDA to complete e-cig premarket reviews…
12th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | North America, United States |

No specific plans for environmental impact of disposable e-cigs…
12th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

New NHS study highlights once again youth vaping on the rise in the UK
9th September 2022 - News analysis |
A new UK survey has again highlighted the rise in youth vaping across the country

FDA launches NTN website for premarket review progress…
9th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | North America, United States |

Report on tobacco control bill could be finished in weeks…
9th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Asia, Malaysia |

Draft of 2022 Data Dictionary on Electronic Cigarettes now online…
9th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |

Possession part of birthdate ban to be dropped…
9th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Asia, Malaysia |

Consultation period open for e-liquid flavour regulation…
9th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Netherlands |

Report finds novel products a threat to tobacco control progress in the Americas
8th September 2022 - News analysis |
New and emerging nicotine and tobacco products such as e-cigarettes are becoming increasingly available in the Americas and now pose a threat to the progress of tobacco control, a new report says

Altria awarded over $95m in patent dispute with Reynolds…
8th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | North America, North Carolina, United States |

Minister states concerns over vaping…
8th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Scotland, United Kingdom |

Tobacco Control Plan closer to publication…
8th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |

Possible draft law on warnings on vapes…
8th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Russia, World |

Juul settles with US states for $440m and a commitment to limit youth appeal
7th September 2022 - News analysis |
Juul Labs has agreed to a $438.5m settlement, ending a two-year investigation by 34 US states into its marketing and sales practices

Vending machine e-cig sales now banned…
6th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Slovakia |

Digital stamps system to cover combustibles first, e-cigs later…
5th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Asia, Bahrain |

Inspections find e-liquids and disposables illegally on open display…
5th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Belarus, Europe |

Global policy on novel nicotine products: analysis from our new Policy Radar
2nd September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
Analysis of Tamarind Intelligence’s newly launched Policy Radar product captures in detail the current regulatory framework for leading markets globally and enables us to forecast the evolution of regulation over the next five years

Alaska looks set to implement further e-cig taxes, though no flavour ban
2nd September 2022 - News analysis |
Alaska will face an additional excise tax on vaping products but will not face a flavour ban after the state’s legislature finalised the passage of Senate Bill 45 (SB45) and transmitted it to the governor’s office

FTC issues second report on e-cig sales and advertising…
2nd September 2022 - Daily news alerts | North America, United States |

New regulations published for e-cig notification and packaging…
2nd September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Iceland |

Saudi Arabia: new retail and advertising restrictions – Q&A, September 2022
2nd September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
In August 2022, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing drafted new instructions to regulate retail, licensing and advertising of tobacco products. This report will examine these newly proposed requirements

Poland: e-cigarette regulation, September 2022
1st September 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in Poland for e-cigarettes and related products, as well as possible future changes to the regime