LATEST ALERTS
Regulation and Legislation
Government to increase restrictions on vapes…
20th March 2024 - Alerts | Australasia, New Zealand |
Mazhilis sends the bill banning vapes to president for signature…
20th March 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Kazakhstan |
New Russian tobacco and nicotine law: licence, registration and scepticism
19th March 2024 - News analysis |
New national regulatory standards are now being enforced across the Russian market for tobacco and nicotine-containing products, including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco
It’s time to talk realistically about harm reduction, says German tobacco group
19th March 2024 - News analysis |
The German Association of the Tobacco Industry and New Products says we need more constructive non-political discourse about tobacco harm reduction to counter the impact of bad science on the current prohibitionist mindset
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
Taxes on vapour products on the rise, but that could be good for unregulated areas
18th March 2024 - News analysis |
Much of the e-cigarette industry would prefer no duties on vaping products, but sometimes a tax can act as a confirmation of legality where vaping products have been in a regulatory grey zone
E-cig ban is a goal of developing amendments to Tobacco Act…
18th March 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
New version of Senate bill to ban flavoured e-cigs passed by House, goes back to Senate…
18th March 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States, Vermont |
Bill with bans on vaping products sent back for further restrictions…
15th March 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Kazakhstan |
‘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
Israel: e-cigarette regulation, March 2024
14th March 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in Israel for e-cigarettes and related products, as well as possible future changes to the regime
Banning disposable vapes across Europe: what purpose does it really serve?
14th March 2024 - Blogs |
The fate of disposable vapes appears to be sealed across much of Europe, with at least four countries already determined to ban non-rechargeable e-cigarettes under the auspices of protecting young people and the environment
Bill increasing e-cig restrictions heads to the governor for signature…
13th March 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States, Utah |
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
Weekly regulatory podcast: 4th March – 8th March
13th 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
Government publishes draft proposal to ban disposables…
12th March 2024 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Canada: e-cigarette regulation, March 2024
12th March 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for e-cigarettes in Canada, covering all policy areas from product and packaging requirements to notification and taxation
Bill to legalise e-cigs gets positive response from Senate committee…
12th March 2024 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Supreme Court upholds Brookline’s ‘tobacco-free generation’ law…
12th March 2024 - Alerts | Massachusetts, North America, United States |
Kyrgyzstan: e-cigarette regulation, March 2024
11th March 2024 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides analysis of the current regulatory regime for e-cigarettes in the country. It covers all aspects from labelling and product restrictions, to retail and advertising regulations
Bill proposed to enter into vaping tax agreement with federal government…
11th March 2024 - Alerts | Canada, North America, Yukon |
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
Belgium awaits response from EC in second attempt to ban disposables
8th March 2024 - News analysis |
Belgium looks close to achieving a ban on disposable e-cigarettes, after failing in a previous attempt that was met by a negative opinion from the European Commission (EC) in late 2021
Two senators lend support to proposed disposables ban…
8th March 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
Top 10 pending US vaping-related state bills, Q1 2024
8th March 2024 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
This short report details what ECigIntelligence considers the ten most significant vaping-related bills currently on the table in the 10 most highly populated US states
Poland’s health minister given green light by Tusk to start work on disposables ban
7th March 2024 - News analysis |
Poland’s health minister Izabela Leszczyna has unveiled plans to impose a ban on disposable e-cigarettes. Leszczyna said in an interview that prime minister Donald Tusk has given the go-ahead to launch legislative work
Possible new tax on e-liquids, regardless of nicotine content…
7th March 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |
Vaping Products Bill passes in final vote…
7th March 2024 - Alerts | Colombia, South America |
It’s a safe bet that no change will come from the latest vaping petition in the UK
7th March 2024 - Blogs |
UK vapers have been asked to support a new e-petition to demonstrate the level of opposition to a flavour ban, and it has so far garnered 40,000 signatures and counting
Weekly regulatory podcast: 26th February – 1st March
6th 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
UK chancellor announces e-liquid tax in bid to price vaping out of reach of youth
6th March 2024 - News analysis |
E-liquids in the UK are closer to facing specific taxes for the first time, in a move aimed at reducing the rates of vaping among young people and non-smokers
