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New Zealand’s government has released a new plan setting out a series of policies to reach its “bold” ambition of lowering the smoking rate to 5%, including making traditional tobacco “less available” than vaping products
South Korean smoking rates have fallen in the last decade due to smokeless tobacco alternatives and rising prices. Vape sales are level but impacted by heated tobacco
The final report of the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) is expected to suggest a ban on selected flavours
Governments worldwide are presenting their budget bills for 2022, with some of them proposing changes in the tax regimes applied to vaping products
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Knowledge of e-cigarettes is key to European Parliament support Members of the European Parliament are much more likely to recognise the reduced risk of e-cigarettes and other novel nicotine products if they have some knowledge of the subject, new research reveals. A survey conducted by ECigIntelligence and TobaccoIntelligence found that 70% of MEPs with some knowledge of » Continue Reading.
We carried out a second survey of MEPs, following a similar survey in 2020, to find out how their views on new nicotine products, namely e-cigarettes (vaping), heated tobacco and nicotine pouches, have changed
ECigIntelligence has compiled lists here of all the local regulations affecting tobacco and e-cigarettes for districts in the Chicago metropolitan area
Li Keqiang, premier of the State Council of China, has approved with immediate effect an addition to the Tobacco Monopoly Law, clarifying what has been a grey area surrounding the regulation of e-cigarettes
This report considers and explains everything that is covered by Venezuela’s first regulation on e-cigarettes, which was implemented in March 2021 – and notes some of the things it does not cover
Breeze Smoke is asking the US Supreme Court to stay a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing denial order (MDO) after the Court of Appeals rejected such motion
E-cigarette retailers in Israel are facing a new tax similar to the existing one on traditional tobacco products. The tax on all e-cigarettes was imposed this week by order and came into effect immediately
Canadian anti-smoking groups have applauded the decision by Quebec’s Court of Appeal to overturn a lower court judgement that struck down parts of a provincial law putting vaping products under tobacco regulations
Less than six months after striking a $40m settlement with Juul Labs, the state of North Carolina is suing its founders amid ongoing concerns on “kid-friendly flavors, youth marketing, and poor age verification”
Sales of vaping products in South Africa are up and prices have stabilised after 2020’s tobacco ban. Vaping stores are broadly optimistic. New tobacco and vaping laws proposed in 2018 are still unlikely to be implemented in 2021
The report takes a look at the Indonesian market as a whole, covering everything from hardware and e-liquids to market size and retail channels
This report examines the Canadian e-cigarette market and makes predictions about how the consolidation of the regulatory framework may impact the market as a whole
In Portugal nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are regulated in accord with the EU Tobacco Products Directive. Taxation is among the highest in Europe, advertising is banned and public usage is restricted
The Swiss Federal Assembly has adopted a longstanding bill equating e-cigarettes with traditional tobacco, despite divisions between political parties over the right approach to tobacco alternatives
The Icelandic government passed a law in 2018 to specifically regulate e-cigarettes for the first time. Though Iceland is not a member of the EU, the regulatory framework essentially mirrors the EU’s TPD
This report answers your questions on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s recently issued final rules on the requirements for Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) and Substantial Equivalence (SE) reports
It’s about 19 miles from downtown Shenzhen to the centre of Hong Kong as the crow flies, but in e-cigarette terms the distance between them is huge and about to get bigger
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has presented plans to implement a smoking and vaping ban in private cars when children are present and to ban the sale of nicotine e-liquids to under-18s
This substantially updated report offers a comprehensive overview of Belgium’s regulatory framework for e-cigarettes, covering all aspects of the law and analysing both current and possible future regulation
Kuwait has allowed the importation and distribution of vaping products since 2016. In 2020 it introduced the use of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) current regulations for specifications, sale and use, while preparing and debating its own future regulations
Hong Kong’s lawmakers have passed a bill banning the import and sale of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products
“The importance of the FDA authorising a vaping product as ‘appropriate for the protection of public health’ should not be understated,” said Greg Conley, president of the American Vaping Association
The use of e-cigarettes and tobacco in public places became illegal this week in Kyrgyzstan – where there is also a proposal to ban both disposable and open-system e-cigs
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) legalised the use and distribution of e-cigarettes in April 2019. It regulates ingredients, labelling, taxation, advertising and retail outlets
MEPs recently submitted proposed amendments to the draft report on strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer. ECigIntelligence has read and summarised the most impactful amendments
US senators have urged the FDA to implement a timeline to decide on the pending PMTAs and to reveal how it will ensure that there are no non-compliant products on the market
Australian doctors anticipate an increase in appointments with patients wanting prescriptions for nicotine e-cigarettes after new regulations come into force
This report offers an up-to-date overview of the current regulatory environment for e-cigs in Ukraine, focusing on all aspects from age and product restrictions to taxation and notification
New regulations that come into force in New Zealand tomorrow will oblige retailers, including vape stores, to display signs at each point-of-sale warning customers that e-cigarette products are not for sale to minors
A bill to prohibit the manufacturing, distribution, sale and use of e-cigarettes in Argentina has been presented in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Congress
This report from our sister site CBD-Intel covers, state by state, the question of whether each US state allows the sale of hemp-derived CBD vaping products and on what legal terms
Synthetic nicotine products are not specifically regulated as such in any US state. This report looks at individual state regulation for such products
This provides a historical compilation of the updates to the Policy radar.
This report offers an overview of the regulatory regime for vaping in the republic of Georgia, covering everything from product restrictions to taxation
The Italian Department of Prison Administration (DAP) has been urged to implement a 2016 circular that authorised the use of e-cigarettes by inmates
The number of applications thrown in the metaphorical dumpster is huge, but so is number of outstanding applications, and the question remains how the FDA can possibly deal with all of them
The most populous city in Taiwan has recently joined eight regions in implementing new legislation restricting the use and sale of e-cigs and heated tobacco
This report analyses federal policies in Canada, and should be read in conjunction with the provincial and territorial tracker
A bipartisan group of federal senators have reintroduced a bill in Congress that would force e-cigarette manufacturers to pay user fees to the FDA in a bid to fund the federal agency
Australian consumers will soon be able to obtain medically licensed nicotine-containing e-cigarettes from community and online pharmacies, but questions remain
After the recent announcement that FDA rejected 4.5m of the total 6m PMTAs filed, experts believe that this decision is a clear path for enforcement
A small manufacturer from Texas must remove millions of vaping products from the US market after the FDA issued a Refuse to File (RTF) letter rejecting most of its PMTAs
This report provides insights and comparisons into the disposables e-cigarette segment in Canada, Russia, UK and the US
Canada’s vape shops have not yet seen any sharp drop in sales since the country capped nicotine concentration but many are wondering what may happen when high-strength e-liquids are no longer available
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning about “addictive” e-cigarettes and said they should be strictly regulated and taxed by governments to protect public health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its eighth report on “the global tobacco epidemic”, for the first time presenting facts, figures – and opinion – on new and emerging products such as e-cigarettes
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