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A few months after Wisconsin’s Democratic governor Tony Evers presented a budget introducing changes to the way vapour products are taxed, the US state’s Republican-controlled legislature looks ready to scrap it
Spanish anti-smoking organisations have urged the government to introduce a tax scheme for e-cigarettes as part of the new Tobacco Act that is expected to be approved by the end of 2021
This report details the regulatory framework for e-cigarette products in France, including age, product, packaging and advertising restrictions, public usage, notification requirements, taxation and sanctions
This reports details the regulation of e-cigarettes which came into force in Russia on 31st July 2020, including planned future tax rises and scheduled changes in sanctions
Germany will implement a new per ml tax scheme for e-liquids from next year after adjustments to the German Tobacco Law were passed by the Bundestag
This report offers macroeconomic indicators across Latin America, an overview of the markets, and regulatory status of the main countries. A detailed analysis of eight countries and an overview of a further four is included
Vapour products were legalised in Jordan in 2019. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory regime for such products, covering everything from product and age restrictions to taxation and sanctions
Serbia is likely to be the last country in the Balkans region of southern Europe to apply specific regulation to e-cigarettes. This report considers what laws and rules currently apply, and how they could change
Political parties in Germany are negotiating a change in the tax scheme for nicotine e-liquids, moving away from the government’s proposal and the way the due sum is calculated
The Royal College of Physicians has called on the UK government to reduce the tax burden on e-cigarettes while raising the legal minimum age for purchasing combustible tobacco products
E-cigarettes are regulated in Israel as smoking products and as such are subject to the same regulation as combustible cigarettes. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory framework
All types of e-cigarettes, both with and without nicotine, are regulated in Slovenia. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory framework in place for e-cigarettes and related products
The New York metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area in the US and some independent cities and counties have generated various restrictions on vaping products. This report provides an overview
All products derived from tobacco leaves, and nicotine e-cigarette products, are considered as tobacco products in South Korea. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory regime for vaping products
This report looks at Japan’s vaping market, covering everything from market size, form factors and retail channels, to e-liquids and hardware
Talks have revealed continuing division between members of Germany’s Bundestag on proposed tax changes, with a debate on whether taxation of tobacco alternatives should be based on health promotion or revenue
Import, manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes and their components are banned in Taiwan. This report provides an overview of all national and regional regulation
This report provides an overview of the current laws and restrictions around e-cigs in Japan, focusing on areas such as advertising, labelling and packaging, age and product restrictions, taxation and enforcement
Pakistan still has a long way go in the process of regulating e-cigarettes. This report provides an overview of the current regulation in place for vaping products
Representatives in both US chambers have recently reintroduced an old piece of legislation that would establish the first ever federal tax on vapour products, but whether it will have enough political support to be adopted anytime soon remains unclear
This report is based on responses to our Polish consumer survey, with over 90% of the respondents being ex-smoker solus users
This report explains the ambiguities and contradictions in e-cigarette regulation in India, where the sale, import and manufacture of vapour products have officially been banned since December 2019
This report offers a thorough analysis of the current regulatory regime in Italy for e-cigarettes, covering all aspects of law from age and product restriction to packaging and labelling, and advertising and tax
Flavours continue to be both a major selling point and a major point of regulatory effort and controversy where e-cigarettes and tobacco products are concerned. ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips share his views
Businesses in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan are preparing for a new 20% tax on vaping products, while the government has also announced plans to further restrict sales of flavoured e-cigs
Tax officials in Brussels are agreed that the harmonising of excise duties on tobacco alternatives is urgent after calls from EU member states and the sector to put an end to the different national tax regimes in Europe
The plan for a new e-liquid tax is creating tensions in Germany’s governing coalition, with some members of chancellor Angela Merkel’s party opposing the scheme ahead of the start of the legislative process in the Bundestag
The regulatory framework for vapour products in New Zealand is undergoing a major change. This report provides an overview of all current and future regulations for vaping products in the country
The Canadian government aims to implement a new federal excise duty on vaping products from 2022 “to help curtail harmful consumption” of e-cigarettes
This report covers the current regulatory landscape for vapour products in Switzerland, together with an analysis of possible or likely future regulation
The Polish e-cigarette market is one of the most constrained by regulation in Europe. This report covers the current regime for vaping products, including the latest legal changes and the likely impact of a recent tax rise
A Texas House of Representatives committee hearing on Monday showcased a coincidence between the vapour industry and anti-tobacco groups: both camps are opposed to a bill, but for different reasons
Vaping representatives in Germany warned that the government proposal to tax nicotine-containing vaping products from next year is based on wrong assumptions and puts an excessively high burden on the sector
This report covers the current regulatory framework for vaping products in Algeria
A draft amendment to the Chinese Tobacco Monopoly Law was released at the end of March. Pablo Cano Trilla, ECigIntelligence’s head of legal analysis, considers how e-cigarette regulation in China is likely to be affected
This report provides an overview of the current regulatory framework for vaping products in Macau, a special administrative region of China
Lawmakers and officials in Estonia are divided over the suspension of collection of tax on e-liquids, which starts today and lasts until December 2022
The Philippine E-Cigarette Industry Association (PECIA) has called for “more realistic” excise duties on e-cigarettes during a consultation by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory regime for e-cigs and their related products in Slovakia
Legislation moving through the legislature in the US state of Minnesota seeks to ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes and could increase both wholesale and retail taxes on vapour devices
The Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency (ADM) is to strengthen controls against illegal marketing of vaping products with a system of tax stamps
The Spanish government is working on expanding e-cigarette regulation. This report covers all areas of the regulatory framework for vaping products in Spain, at both national and regional levels
This report on Chinese regulation of e-cigarettes includes an overview of the current rules plus possible future regulations and forthcoming changes
Bulgaria takes a relatively liberal approach to vaping regulation – an approach we don’t expect to change any time soon
This report examines Polish vape stores’ outlook on the vaping sector, what clients buy, how prices have changed over the years, and which sales channel is the most popular with vapers
Lawmakers in New York state recently introduced bills that would more than double the excise duties for vaping products with the aim of financially disincentivising citizens from using nicotine products
The German government is proposing a new tax scheme for nicotine-containing vaping products to come into force in summer 2022 as “a response to current market developments”
Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are regulated in South Africa under the pharmaceutical regime. This report provides an overview of all current and near-future restrictions on vaping products in the country
The Italian vaping market has been volatile in recent years due to internal and external factors – fast-changing regulatory and taxing environments, plus EVALI and Covid-19. This report takes a general look at the market
Rumours of a German government proposal to introduce a tax scheme for e-cigarettes from 2022 have been greeted with both surprise and doubt among the industry and federal policymakers
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