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Against expectation, a comprehensive Tobacco 21 bill that includes e-cigarettes and other alternative nicotine products has been approved by both houses of the Illinois state government
The Netherlands is pulling out of a number of international e-cigarette and tobacco committees, blaming industry interference, but will carry on with regulation of heated tobacco and nicotine-free e-cigs
Sweden is the latest country to join a European trend of taxing electronic cigarettes and other reduced risk alternatives. A new tax has been approved and will come into force soon
In our latest look at Bulgaria, we find that distance sales are banned, notification is free-of-charge, non-nicotine products are regulated as a consumer products and there is no taxation of e-cigarettes
A set of industry-designed standards could inform future national Chinese standards for e-cigarette products– said to be expected within 24 months
In our latest look at California’s regulations, we find that the wholesale tax is set to be adjusted in July and vaping is treated as tobacco in regards to public usage
A crowd-funding initiative to sustain the Nicopure Labs and Right to be Smoke-Free Coalition’s suit against the US FDA’s deeming regulation is ongoing after passing its $250,000 target inside 12 days
The first ever FDA-approved cannabis-derived product came a step nearer reality when an independent panel at the agency recommended it as a “safe” and “efficacious” treatment for childhood seizures
Two major German e-cig importers and retailers, InnoCigs and Be Posh, are embroiled in a legal controversy over the notification requirements under the country’s version of the European TPD
A legal controversy between two of Germany’s major e-cig importers and retailers over the notification requirements of the German version of the TPD could help to clear up a partly unresolved question about the regulation
In our latest look at Poland we find that a tax on all e-liquids will apply as of January 2019, distance sales are prohibited and new, slightly higher, notification fees now apply
While no German or EU law currently regulates CBD-infused e-liquids directly, and CBD is not in itself illegal, companies wishing to market CBD for vaping have plenty of legal issues to consider
Concern over a future European tax on e-cigarettes is sure to rise following the launch of a second consultation on the subject by European Union (EU) authorities.
The government of India appears to be very close to taking action against nicotine e-cigarettes – “regulating, including banning, the manufacture, import, sale and any kind of trade in nicotine” or devices that enable its use
Lega leader Matteo Salvini, whose party is expected to take its place shortly in a new Italian government, reiterated in a message to Italy’s biggest vape show his pledge to reduce the tax burden and regulation on the country’s vaping industry
Spain transposed the EU TPD into national law in 2017. Law 28/2005 in its consolidated version now regulates all aspects of the use, sale and promotion of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes
Canada’s first nationwide law regulating e-cigarettes and vaping products is expected to go into effect in coming days after Parliament voted to approve the new Tobacco and Vaping Products Act
The Tobacco 21 movement, which aims to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21, is sweeping through legislatures across the US – and with it come other fresh restrictions on e-cigarettes
Following its recent request for information on Juul, the US FDA has requested further information from several other e-cig manufacturers in a bid to get a better understanding of the appeal of vaping to young people
ECigIntelligence guides you through the sometimes uncertain legal framework that applies in the UK to cannabidiol (CBD) in general, and CBD-containing e-liquids in particular
A new version of the much discussed Cole-Bishop amendment has passed through a key committee in the US Congress – but in a form that doesn’t do what so many in the e-cigarette industry have been hoping for
The Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (AAMS) has issued a bulletin informing the country’s e-cigarette industry of its interpretation of legal requirements arising from the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
E-cigarettes and heated tobacco can continue to be sold in New Zealand under current regulations, the country’s government has formally announced
The UK health department is urging people to report companies to their local trading standards team if they manufacture, sell, or distribute e-liquids which may appeal to children through resemblance to food items
ECigIntelligence takes a look at the list of vapour products notified in France under the European TPD regulations – a list that contains nearly 20,000 products, mostly e-liquids
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking at setting product standards for e-cigarettes and increasing its enforcement powers, according to commissioner Scott Gottlieb
Poland continues to tighten its grip on the e-cigarette industry, as a new bill proposes that new products will have to be approved by a Polish government agency before being launched on the domestic market.
British e-cig maker Njoy Innovations is ready to produce a medically licensed e-cigarette, according to evidence supplied to a group of UK members of parliament (MPs).
The Minnesota House of Representatives is considering a bill that would clean up the definition of “wholesale sales price” as it relates to e-cigarettes, affecting state taxes
In our latest look at the regulations in Austria, we see that Austrian legislation regulates both nicotine-free and nicotine-containing products, going further than the TPD
What laws regulate the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in e-liquids across the European Union – and what regulatory regime is likely to apply in the future? Our report finds the clear lines in a legal grey area
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of many cannabinoids that can be found in cannabis. While the cannabis plant itself, and many drugs that are extracted from it, are illegal in most parts of the world, CBD, which is non-intoxicating, is not
A number of Irish senators have started to take notice of e-cigarettes – with very mixed reactions. While some have called for vaping to be encouraged as an aid to smoking cessation, others want it banned in public
Exhibitors at Germany’s biggest vape fair, this weekend’s Hall of Vape event in Stuttgart, have been advised to check carefully that their e-liquids are labelled correctly in accordance with national and European law
Among the most significant of a raft of e-cig legislation currently going through US state legislatures are a large number of tax proposals, and a Hawaiian bill that could ban online sales
In this latest report on American regulations, ECigIntelligence highlights the fact that all electronic vaping devices will have to comply with FDA label requirements from August 2018
Thirteen warning letters have been sent by the US FDA and the Federal Trade Commission to e-liquid and e-cigarette sellers identified by them as labelling or advertising their products in a way that attracts young people
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court has reportedly lifted the sales ban on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes issued in 2015 by the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (BLV)
Iowa attorney general Tom Miller will head Juul Labs’ bid to keep e-cigarettes from under-21s after the company announced $30m over three years to fund research and create an expert panel on the issue
Mexico’s parliament is running out of time to address the issue of e-cigarettes in this legislative session, after missing the scheduled date for discussion of a controversial new bill
Colombia’s health and finance ministries have moved to force heated tobacco products such as IQOS to comply with the country’s tobacco law, arguing there is no evidence to suggest that they present any lower risk than cigarettes
The Greek Ministry of Health recently published a statement on its website that electronic cigarettes without nicotine are not legal in the country “in accordance with national and European legislation”.
EURACTIV organised a workshop to discuss the way forward in reduced-risk and vaping regulation. Pablo Cano, our head of legal analysis, has participated in the workshop that included the following questions: What are the main differences between e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products? What is the reduced risk potential in this category? What more can be done to ensure a high » Continue Reading.
In an unannounced enforcement blitz, the US FDA has cited 40 retailers for selling Juul e-cigs to young people in what it calls the first steps in a new effort aimed at stopping youth use of e-cigarettes
There could be some relief for manufacturers of “tobacco related” products for the US market who have been restricted by the complicated legal process of obtaining authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the form of a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA).
A Philip Morris subsidiary has been fined for breaking Lithuanian tobacco advertising laws with an IQOS campaign in a decision that may have implications for wider European heated-tobacco promotion
The US FDA may be considering future marijuana vaping regulation in the light of new academic research into opioids and the medical potential of cannabis
ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips addressed the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) Forum in London on Monday 23rd April, the first of three vaping industry events this week in which we will be taking part
The regulation of vaping products in Hungary is substantially derived from the European TPD, but remains the most severe in the EU – although enforcement of many of the rules does appear to be slackening
ECigIntelligence looks at regulation in Georgia and Atlanta and finds it is and mainly focused on preventing minors from accessing the products
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