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North Carolina set to tax e-cigs much lower than tobacco
28th May 2014 - News analysis |
Law-makers in North Carolina are set to approve legislation imposing a tax on e-cigarettes far lower than that levied on conventional cigarettes.
Regulation and Legislation
Vapers are dealt a losing hand by Macau casino smoking law
27th May 2014 - News analysis |
Tightened rules on smoking in casinos in the Chinese gambling capital of Macau raise the question of whether China could consider e-cigarettes to be tobacco products, as its nationwide controls on smoking gradually gain momentum.
In depth: Italy market and regulatory report – which way now?
27th May 2014 - Country market reports , Country regulatory reports , Market reports , Regulatory reports |
Market intelligence • Retail channels • Consumer spending patterns • Regulatory landscape • Specific provisions • Tax
In depth: regulatory and market impacts of the European TPD
25th May 2014 - Country market reports , Country regulatory reports , Market reports , Regulatory reports |
The first comprehensive report on e-cigarettes in the European Union is now available to all ECigIntelligence subscribers.
Early signs of Euro shake-up as TPD requirements creep closer
21st May 2014 - News analysis |
With two years still to run before the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) comes into practical force, there are hints already that regulation will bring about a consolidation in major e-cigarette markets.
Retailer gets e-cig ban amended after reporting decline in sales
20th May 2014 - News analysis |
A Texas vape store has won a rare victory in persuading its city council to reverse a ban on using e-cigarettes in the retail outlets that sell them.
Fontem patents could give Imperial an advantage at FDA
19th May 2014 - News analysis |
E-cigarette patents held by Imperial Tobacco could give the company an advantage in the U.S. market, if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) goes ahead with plans to make obtaining regulatory approval easier for pre-2007 products.
FDA lambasted over comments process, inaction on flavours
18th May 2014 - News analysis |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing requests to extend the public comment period on its proposal to regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products, a senior FDA official told a a key U.S. Senate committee on Thursday, drawing a decidedly mixed response from the panel’s top Democrat and Republican alike.
Laying down the law: regulation to dominate industry confabs
14th May 2014 - News analysis |
E-cigarettes are on the agenda for a host of trade and professional conferences over the coming weeks, reflecting the urgent need for understanding of new regulatory measures as well as the sector’s development and improving scientific knowledge about the products.
Illinois to make child-proofing mandatory for e-liquid bottles?
13th May 2014 - News analysis |
The U.S. state of Illinois is considering making child locks for bottles of e-liquid mandatory, a move which would give the state stricter rules than those planned by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Nicotine use unlikely to be fair cause for dismissal from work
13th May 2014 - News analysis |
There is little chance of nicotine use becoming grounds for dismissal from jobs across much of the U.S., according to legal experts.
Obama’s choice for health job is pushed for view on flavours
9th May 2014 - News analysis |
A Republican senator this week used a hearing on president Obama’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to raise concern that flavourings were omitted from federal proposals to regulate e-cigarettes.
Challenge to Australian rules could shape packaging’s future
6th May 2014 - News analysis |
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is preparing to rule on a challenge to the legality of plain packaging regulations for tobacco cigarettes.
U.S. e-cig companies “face fight to survive” after FDA proposals
6th May 2014 - News analysis |
A trade group that supports e-cigarettes used its spring conference on Monday to deliver a big dose of tough talk, as speaker after speaker warned that the industry faces a fight for its very future.
Big U.S. cities vow to legislate on e-cigs despite FDA delays
2nd May 2014 - News analysis |
Top health officials from major U.S. metropolitan areas served notice Thursday that they will continue taking the lead in protecting their citizens’ health against the potential public risks posed by the booming industry.
U.S. media on deeming regs: FDA tries hard, could do better
1st May 2014 - News analysis |
The proposed new e-cigarette regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a lukewarm welcome from the country’s mainstream media, with most editorialists backing the agency’s restrictions but suggesting it will have to go further.
EU countdown to 2016 starts as TPD takes last step toward law
29th April 2014 - News analysis |
The European Union’s revised Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) becomes law in three weeks, setting it on the road to full implementation by member states in 2016.
U.S. deeming regulations: essential facts – updated
25th April 2014 - News analysis |
Here is a round-up of the key facts on the U.S. e-cigarette regulation proposals released in Washington yesterday.
The U.S. deeming regulations: timeline of the next stages
25th April 2014 - News analysis |
The new regulations for e-cigarettes and other tobacco products from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were published today in the Federal Register, beginning the process that will eventually lead to their approval and implementation.
FDA’s product approval process is biggest worry for e-cig sector
25th April 2014 - News analysis |
The deeming regulations on e-cigarettes issued yesterday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were largely expected by the industry and greeted without panic, although concerns were raised over the product approval process and the underlying philosophy of regulating all nicotine-containing products in a similar way.
Deeming regulations: FDA still unsure on many questions
25th April 2014 - News analysis |
The proposed regulations for e-cigarettes released yesterday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are only proposals, and the FDA still appears uncertain about how to regulate many aspects of the new products.
FDA’s leader promised action… and the audience just laughed
25th April 2014 - News analysis |
The commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drew laughter from a Washington, D.C. audience this week when she promised that the agency’s long-delayed deeming rules on e-cigarettes and other products were imminent.
Deeming regs: FDA seeks power to act faster on future products
25th April 2014 - News analysis |
A little-noticed provision in the new regulations for e-cigarettes and other products proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to give the agency authority to extend its remit to novel tobacco products as yet uninvented.
New FDA rules and Europe’s directive: how do they compare?
25th April 2014 - News analysis |
The new regulations for e-cigarettes proposed yesterday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are the second major regulatory framework for the products to appear in two months, following the European Union’s release of its revised Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) earlier this year. How do the two compare in key areas?
Deeming regs: FDA says they’ll benefit public and industry
25th April 2014 - News analysis |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considered the overall probable impact of e-cigarettes on public health in formulating its new regulations released yesterday, according to the agency.
D.C. reaction: age rules praised, tolerance of flavours criticised
24th April 2014 - News analysis |
Key Democratic members of Congress on Thursday eagerly welcomed the long-delayed proposal by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend the agency’s regulatory authority over the e-cigarette industry and other tobacco products, while Republican law-makers remained more muted.
Deeming regs: photo ID needed to buy e-cigs under age 26
24th April 2014 - News analysis |
One of the biggest, if least surprising, measures in today’s proposed U.S. regulations for e-cigarettes is the restriction of sale to over-18s.
Deeming regs: FDA ponders fast-track approval for e-cigs
24th April 2014 - News analysis |
The short history of e-cigarettes could mean they need a special system for assessing new products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggests in its proposed regulations released today.
Deeming regs: which e-cig components are included?
24th April 2014 - News analysis |
The new e-cigarette regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will apply to cartridges as well as the e-cigs themselves, but some accessories may be exempt.
Deeming regs: health warning must cover 30% of the pack
24th April 2014 - News analysis |
The health warnings required on e-cigarette packaging by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be markedly less obtrusive than those mandated on packs of tobacco cigarettes.
Deeming regs: states are free to act on vaping in public places
24th April 2014 - News analysis |
The new U.S. e-cigarette regulations proposed today by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leave much space for states to impose their own local rules, particularly in the areas of advertising, minimum purchase ages, and public place usage.
FDA’s deeming regulations expected today; no flavour ban?
24th April 2014 - News analysis |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to today release a draft of the long-awaited regulations which will enable it to control the production and sale of e-cigarettes.
EU will not publish detailed guidance on TPD e-cig rules
23rd April 2014 - News analysis |
The European Union (EU) does not plan to issue detailed guidance on how e-cigarette regulations in the recent Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) should be interpreted, according to a source close to the EU’s Directorate General for Health and Consumer Affairs (SANCO)
Italy seen likely to adopt
tax on nicotine, not price
22nd April 2014 - News analysis |
More details are emerging of likely changes to the Italian tax regime on e-cigarettes, following a court challenge to rules which came into effect in the new year.
Association fears FDA rules could hamper sector´s growth
22nd April 2014 - News analysis |
The intentions of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on e-cigarette regulation remain opaque today, after an industry association abandoned plans to publish the agency’s proposed rule on new smoking products.
Could EU directive be a model
for U.S. treatment of e-cigs?
16th April 2014 - News analysis |
The European Parliament’s new rules on e-cigarettes in the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) have grabbed the attention of key members of the U.S. Senate, generating mixed reactions on whether it should influence the efforts of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the products.
FDA nagged again by Congress
over inaction on e-cigarettes
14th April 2014 - News analysis |
Further pressure is being brought to bear on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week, with the release of a report from 11 members of Congress arguing that regulation of e-cigarette companies is needed to stop them marketing to minors.
WHO “considering treating
e-cigarettes as tobacco”
14th April 2014 - News analysis |
The man who leads the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) wants to see e-cigarettes brought into the international agreement, according to a news report today.
Italian court orders a stop
to collection of e-cig tax
13th April 2014 - News analysis |
The Italian government’s attempt to introduce a hefty tax on e-cigarettes has run into another obstacle.
Senators, health bodies say FDA must hurry to take on e-cigs
11th April 2014 - News analysis |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the White House are coming under increasing pressure to act on e-cigarettes.
Flavours are a hot topic at French e-cigarette event
10th April 2014 - News analysis |
It was fitting that the e-cigarette industry event Vapexpo took place in Bordeaux this year, as flavours dominated the agenda.
Spain gets rules on age, ads,
and public use – but not retail
10th April 2014 - News analysis |
The Spanish e-cigarette sector is now working under national-level regulation for the first time, after the introduction of a new law which anticipates the measures required by the European Tobacco Products Directive.
And now Philadelphia too: another city bans public vaping
10th April 2014 - News analysis |
Philadelphia yesterday became the latest in the cavalcade of major U.S. cities moving to ban e-cigarette use in public places.
Dispute over inclusion of e-cigs in New York City’s smoking ban
8th April 2014 - News analysis |
A smoker’s rights group has challenged the inclusion of e-cigarettes in the ban on smoking in public places throughout New York City.
Proposed Vermont state tax would double wholesale price
8th April 2014 - News analysis |
Legislation that could put a tax of 92% on the wholesale price of e-cigarettes in Vermont has passed one chamber of the state congress and is now up for a vote in the state senate.
Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade Association (SFATA)
2nd April 2014 - Resources |
Founded in 2011, SFATA serves as an educational and lobbying resource for manufacturers, wholesalers, retail sellers and distributors of personal electronic vaporising units (PEVUs) such as electronic cigarettes (e-cigs). It is dedicated to fostering communication, sharing reliable information and providing forums where SFATA members and state and federal agencies can engage in meaningful dialogue regarding public health, regulatory affairs and » Continue Reading.
American Pharmacists Association (ASHP)
2nd April 2014 - Resources |
The ASHP is a national professional organisation whose nearly 40,000 members include pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students providing patient care services in hospitals, health systems, and ambulatory clinics. www.ashp.org
Consumer Advocates for Smokefree Alternatives Association (CASAA)
2nd April 2014 - Resources |
An advocacy group to raise awareness and protect the right to access reduced-harm alternatives. casaa.org c/o Elaine Keller, 7481 Huntsman Blvd, #420, Springfield, VA 22153, USA
BeTobaccoFree.gov
2nd April 2014 - Resources |
BeTobaccoFree.gov provides information from various Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) operating and staff divisions. Topics covered include: about tobacco, health effects, quit now, and don’t start. betobaccofree.hhs.gov via Department of Health and Human Services – 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20201, USA
Tobacco-Free Kids
2nd April 2014 - Resources |
The mission of Tobacco-Free Kids is to work to save lives by advocating for public policies that prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke. www.tobaccofreekids.org 1400 Eye Street., N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005, USA
