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French government seeking green light to transpose TPD
14th April 2015 - News analysis |
The French government may be able to transpose the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into domestic law without parliamentary discussion.
Regulation and Legislation
Long-term study to examine health of vapers and dual users
14th April 2015 - News analysis |
The lack of long-term scientific studies into e-cigarettes is a common complaint. But the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (CTRI) is now starting to address that through a multi-year investigation of e-cigs’ health effects, backed by $3.7m in funding from the U.S. government’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Cancer Institute.
U.S. e-cigarette suppliers told to stop claiming official approval
13th April 2015 - News analysis |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered three e-cigarette suppliers to stop falsely claiming that their products are FDA-endorsed.
FDA science committee divided on “reduced risk” of snus
13th April 2015 - News analysis |
A panel advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected attempts by Swedish Match to claim that snus is less harmful than cigarettes – yet some members did accept its assertions of reduced risk.
Welsh schools and employers create their own e-cig policies
9th April 2015 - News analysis |
New surveys by the Welsh government suggest schools and businesses are able to decide e-cigarette policy on their own.
In depth: Spanish e-cigarette regulation and the EU TPD
7th April 2015 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Comparison with tobacco regulation • Public use restrictions • Age restrictions • Packaging and point-of-sale requirements • Advertising restrictions • Medical claims • Taxes • Enforcement • Case law • Regional regulatory developments • Basque Country • Other regions • The missing pieces from the TPD jigsaw • Expected transposition mechanism • Conclusions
In depth: U.S. e-cigarette laws – state-by-state comparison
7th April 2015 - News analysis |
Introduction • Age restrictions • Public place usage • Tax policy • Packaging/warning labels • Other regulatory measures
Hong Kong health agency proposes total e-cig ban
31st March 2015 - News analysis |
Hong Kong could prohibit e-cigarettes altogether following a recommendation from a public health watchdog.
Early implementation of TPD not illegal, Dutch court decides
31st March 2015 - News analysis |
The Dutch government was entitled to start implementing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) more than a year before the deadline to bring it into force, a court has ruled.
Estonia prohibits advertising, but allows vaping in most places
27th March 2015 - News analysis |
New legal restrictions on the use of e-cigarettes came into force in Estonia this week.
Medical approval for an e-cig “could be bigger than TPD”
27th March 2015 - News analysis |
Approval of an e-cigarette by a medical licensing body could have even more impact on the sector than the much-discussed EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation, according to Nerudia, a consultancy and nicotine science company.
Latvia contemplates tough law requiring medical licences
27th March 2015 - News analysis |
The Latvian government is considering implementing some of the toughest restrictions on e-cigarette use in the European Union, requiring all products to have a medical licence.
In depth: might zoning laws threaten the U.S. e-cig sector?
26th March 2015 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
Executive summary • Introduction • Zoning – key facts • Utah zoning law • Local zoning laws • Potential legal challenges
E-cigarette ads could increase smokers’ desire for tobacco
26th March 2015 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Vaping in TV commercials may increase smokers’ urge to reach for a cigarette and decrease optimism among those that quit tobacco, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication suggests.
With temporary decree in force, Dutch now unveil full TPD bill
25th March 2015 - News analysis |
After putting into force temporary rules on e-cigarettes last month, the Netherlands has now moved closer to implementing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) with a proposal for fuller legislation.
British MPs told to avoid excessive caution on e-cigs
20th March 2015 - News analysis |
Health experts have called on the UK government to support e-cigs through light-touch regulation.
If it’s Saturday, this must be Shenzhen (and an e-cig expo)
19th March 2015 - News analysis |
While delegates to this week’s World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Abu Dhabi presumably must decide which of the title’s categories e-cigarettes fall into, those who’ve missed it have another choice to make: just how many of the plethora of e-cig-related events in upcoming months they should attend. The conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is quickly followed » Continue Reading.
Online sellers do check ages – but nearly all can be fooled
18th March 2015 - News analysis |
A study shows that e-cigarette retailers have some work to do before they can comply with legislation on minimum purchasing ages.
Hamburg: deeming regulations will be published in June
16th March 2015 - News analysis |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is committed to a June release of its long-awaited – and some claim much-delayed – deeming regulations on e-cigarettes and other tobacco-related products, the agency’s departing commissioner assured senators last week.
Canadian law-makers favour bespoke regime for e-cigs
16th March 2015 - News analysis |
Canada is taking the first steps toward much-desired federal regulation of e-cigarettes with the release of a parliamentary committee report making detailed recommendations on the shape of national law.
In depth: Denmark implements the TPD – a model for Europe?
16th March 2015 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
New proposals by the Danish government to transpose the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into Denmark’s domestic law are the first comprehensive attempt to do so by any European country.
In depth: Belgian e-cig market and regulation, March 2015
16th March 2015 - Country market reports , Country regulatory reports , Market reports , Regulatory reports |
Market analysis • Market size • Consumption patterns • Pricing • Sales and distribution • Brands • Raw materials and manufacturing • Regulatory analysis • Medical regulation • Personal use exemption • Public place usage • Advertising • Regulatory outlook – policy change? • Regulatory authority
ECigIntelligence country profile: Belgium, March 2015
15th March 2015 - Country regulatory reports , Market reports , Regulatory reports |
Belgium at a glance
Swedish court upholds claim that e-cigs are medical devices
12th March 2015 - News analysis |
E-cigarettes containing nicotine are medical products and must be licensed by the regulator, a Swedish appeals court has ruled.
Sunshine and showers: the top e-cigarette stories in review
10th March 2015 - News analysis |
As the change of seasons edged closer over February and early March, headlines in the e-cigarette sector were a sometimes confusing mix of storm clouds and sunshine.
While DC regulators ponder, states take the initiative
10th March 2015 - News analysis |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is this week again hoping to gather more insight on e-cigarettes as it ponders the final form of its deeming regulations.
FDA’s departing commissioner praised, censured on e-cigs
10th March 2015 - News analysis |
In her final days as head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Margaret Hamburg is receiving accolades from Republicans and Democrats alike on her six years in what many call one of the toughest jobs in government.
In depth: Dutch market and regulatory update, Feb. 2015
6th March 2015 - Country market reports , Country regulatory reports , Market reports , Regulatory reports |
There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for the Netherlands or the advanced search page. CONTENTS Executive summary Market analysis Market size Consumption patterns Pricing and spend Sales, distribution and marketing Brands Manufacturing Regulatory analysis Introduction Dutch regulatory powers Previous Dutch e-cig regulation New regulation in detail Definition of e-cigarette Advertising » Continue Reading.
And now BC: another Canadian province moves to limit vaping
5th March 2015 - News analysis |
Canada’s third-largest province is poised to introduce e-cigarette rules including a public vaping ban, as provincial governments across the country move to cut across the regulatory confusion created by an uncertain federal position.
World’s law-makers favour basing e-cig rules on tobacco
5th March 2015 - News analysis |
About two thirds of large countries have some form of e-cigarette regulation, and they tend to control the products using existing laws relating to tobacco or nicotine, according to new research.
Denmark’s TPD implementation may ban ads, restrict vaping
3rd March 2015 - News analysis |
The Danish government has drafted a bill which will allow e-cigarettes to be sold as consumer products – but which also introduces heavy restrictions on their design, marketing and use.
So far, so good for second outing of U.S. child-proof bottles bill
2nd March 2015 - News analysis |
A bill requiring child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine containers once again sailed through a key U.S. Senate committee last week on a voice vote.
In depth: the e-cigarette market in the Netherlands, Feb. 2015
26th February 2015 - Country market reports , Country regulatory reports , Market reports , Regulatory reports |
Executive summary • Market size • Consumption patterns • Pricing and spend • Sales, distribution and marketing • Brands • Manufacturing
ECigIntelligence country profile: the Netherlands, February 2015
26th February 2015 - Country market reports , Market reports |
The Netherlands at a glance
E-cig makers look for weapons to fight back at counterfeiters
24th February 2015 - News analysis |
As counterfeiting and cloning become growing problems for the e-cigarette industry, one German-Russian supplier has issued a cease-and-desist notice to manufacturers and vendors which it claims are marketing rip-off products.
Young French consumers vape much more than their elders
24th February 2015 - News analysis |
Vaping in France is largely an activity of younger people, according to new figures from government health researchers.
Italian tax on e-liquid volume could double some retail prices
17th February 2015 - News analysis |
The new tax regime now confirmed for e-cigarettes and e-liquid in Italy is likely to double the price of some products and dramatically narrow the gap with tobacco.
Californian labelling threats “are meant to create pressure”
17th February 2015 - News analysis |
The Californian nonprofit threatening to sue e-cigarette companies over their product labelling says it hopes to pressure the entire industry into marketing e-cigs that are safer and carry mandatory warnings.
In depth: e-cigarette regulation in Texas, February 2015
12th February 2015 - News analysis |
Introduction • The matrix of authority • State government regulation • Local government regulation • Regulation by quasi-governmental institutions • Regulatory trends • Appendix: state law on tobacco and consumer protection
Washington state budget puts 95% tax on all e-cig products
10th February 2015 - News analysis |
Tax proposals in the U.S. state of Washington would nearly double the price of e-cigarettes, e-liquid and accessories.
Irish senators produce second, tougher proposal for e-cig law
9th February 2015 - News analysis |
Irish law-makers may have to choose between two competing proposals for regulating e-cigarettes.
In depth: Russian e-cigarette market & regulation, Feb. 2015
6th February 2015 - Country market reports , Market reports |
Market analysis • Market size • Consumption patterns • Number of e-cig users in Russia • Pricing and exchange rates • Sales, distribution and brands • Regulatory analysis • Introduction • Russian regulatory landscape • Current e-cig regulation • Tobacco regulation • The future of e-cig regulation in Russia
Totally Wicked targets hearts and minds in TPD conflict
5th February 2015 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
UK e-liquid producer Totally Wicked is hoping to drum up support for its challenge to the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) through a new Website.
The e-cig world’s top stories, from Holland to the Pacific
3rd February 2015 - News analysis |
ECigIntelligence looks back at the e-cigarette stories of the last month that you can’t afford to miss.
In depth: the new Dutch decree on e-cigarettes, Feb. 2015
30th January 2015 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Executive summary • Introduction • Dutch regulatory powers • Previous Dutch e-cig regulation • New regulation in detail • Definition of e-cigarette • Advertising • Ingredients • Additives • Packaging • Instruction leaflet • Child-proofing • E-liquid volume and nicotine concentration • What next?
TPD-influenced legislation takes effect in Netherlands
28th January 2015 - News analysis |
The Netherlands will next month become the first country in the European Union to start enforcing legislation that has been enacted in anticipation of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
Mexico seizes e-cig products, but was agency acting legally?
28th January 2015 - News analysis |
Authorities in Mexico have seized nearly 10,000 e-cigarette “devices and accessories”, according to reports.
Californian bill would ban vaping in most workplaces
27th January 2015 - News analysis |
Californian legislators will soon consider another proposal to bring e-cigarettes into the ambit of tobacco legislation, with effects including a widespread ban on vaping in public places.
In depth: South African e-cig market & regulation, Jan. 2015
27th January 2015 - Country market reports , Market reports |
Market analysis • Market context • Market size • Consumption patterns • Pricing and spend • Sales, distribution and marketing • Raw materials and manufacturing • Regulatory analysis • Regulatory overview • National regulation • Provincial regulation • Local regulation • Non-governmental regulation • Regulatory trends • Appendix 1: national law • Appendix 2: lawsuit – D Beelders vs Smokestik SA CC, and complaint against Twisp • Further information
FAA says air passengers must carry, not check, their e-cigs
26th January 2015 - News analysis |
Are e-cigs and other tobacco substitutes welcome on passenger planes? Are they a danger, an infringement of near-universal strict rules against in-flight smoking, or a benign product that passengers might appreciate?
