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Voters in the US state of Colorado will decide in November whether to enact a new tax on vapour products after the state legislature agreed to put a taxation scheme for nicotine products to the ballot
The newly elected taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, Micheál Martin, has a more restrictive approach to tobacco-alternative products among his policy priorities, as laid out in the coalition government’s five-year plan
In September 2019 some US states began to ban flavoured e-cigarettes, Michigan being the first, followed by New York. Keep track of the changing state level regulations on the executive orders issued by the state executive branches
This report outlines current national regulation of e-cigarettes and e-liquids in Malta, the smallest country in the European Union
The Council of the European Union considers it “urgent and necessary” to harmonise the definitions and tax treatment of novel tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products
California is putting forward a budget proposal that would increase taxes on vapour products in the next fiscal year and promises to work on a statewide flavour ban
This report offers an analysis of the current regulatory regime for e-cigarettes in Costa Rica, covering everything from product and age restrictions, to labelling and packaging, advertising, and taxation
EU nations are to recommend to the European Commission that e-cigarettes should be included in the forthcoming revision of the structure and rates of tax applied to manufactured tobacco products
A planned increase in sales taxes on e-cigarettes has been halted in the US state of Maryland due to concern about the economic impact on the industry amid the coronavirus pandemic
This itemised report details the regulatory requirements and restrictions on e-cigarette products in the six Chinese provinces – Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhen
The Danish government is to submit to Parliament a proposal to levy a tax on e-cigarettes and a national action plan on restricting e-cigarettes to cut tobacco uptake by young people
This report provides an overview of the current regulatory landscape for e-cigarettes in Finland, including advertising and marketing restrictions, notification obligations and product restrictions
Member states’ implementations of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) have varied implications for online selling. This report focuses on sales restrictions, product and packaging restrictions and taxation
Implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), together with national laws, have resulted in varied rules on advertising between different member states. This report provides some clarity
Romania transposed the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in 2016. Although some aspects are not regulated, there are current attempts to introduce restrictions on advertising and public usage of e-cigs
The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica is heading towards passing new legislation before the end of April that would ban the use of e-cigarettes in public and impose taxes on all e-cigs and e-liquids
This report details current regulation of e-cigarettes in South Korea, one of the world’s most highly developed economies, and outlines ways in which the government is seeking to tighten controls
Lawmakers in the US state of Kentucky have approved separate tax rates for closed and open e-cigarette products with the aim of dissuading young people from vaping by financial means
While the revision of the national Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act takes place, a draft of local e-cig regulation is under legislative process in five of the six special municipalities in Taiwan
E-cigarettes are are currently covered in Paraguay by only one regulatory decision, and though the government is developing regulations, this has been delayed by COVID-19
The Czech Republic incorporated the European Union Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into its domestic legal system in 2017. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory landscape for e-cigs in the country
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) vaping market was legalised in April 2019 and, a year later, the market is showing signs of consolidation and expansion. This report provides a detailed analysis
This regulatory reports analyses the attitude of the various major regions and republics in the Russian Federation to the regulation of the sale of e-cigarettes in their territories
Iceland passed a new law to specifically regulate and e-cigarette tax for the first time in June 2018, creating a specific e-cigarette regime with no ties to tobacco regulation. This report provides an overview of current regulations
This regulatory report provides in-depth analysis of the current vaping regulations in Sweden, including laws around advertising and marketing, labelling and packaging, notification, public usage, tax and more
The New Zealand parliament aims to tighten current regulations on vaping and heated tobacco, seeking to regulate e-cigarettes in a similar way to Europe. This report covers all current regulation as well as those due in the near future
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is still an undeveloped market, but with great opportunities for the vaping industry. This report covers the current vape market as it stands in the country with analysis and interpretation of both the online and offline channels
Norway plans to legalise nicotine-containing e-cigarettes by the end of 2021. This report details both current and expected future regulation
The South African government has announced that its finance authorities are working on a new tax scheme for vaping products to come into force in 2021
This report focuses on the main changes that occurred in the Russian e-cigarette market throughout 2018 and 2019. It covers marketing size, vaping population, purchase channels, top brands, factors affecting the market and attitudes to the industry
This regulatory report covers the current restrictions in place in Hungary, focusing on aspects such as age restrictions, tax, enforcement, labelling and packaging, plus more
Two more Canadian provinces are slapping a 20% tax on vaping products to reduce youth vaping, while authorities in Ontario have announced new sale restrictions and called for a national vape tax
This market report covers the latest update of the Italian notification list that was published in November 2019, analysing the impact of the recent tax changes as well as discussing similarities and differences to previous years
This report looks at existing and proposed laws for vapour products in the US state of Illinois, which covers Cook County and the City of Chicago
A new study by a research team of academic economists argues that e-cigarette taxes could backfire, potentially sending vape consumers to use cheaper and more harmful products
ECigIntelligence gained access to a series of documents disclosed by the EU after a freedom of information request that contained its recent conversations with the tobacco and vaping industries. This report summarises the main points
This report provides an overview of the product categories, brands, revenue and current attitudes of vape store managers towards the state of the e-cigarette industry
The European Union’s member states overwhelmingly want harmonised tax policies across the EU for both e-cigarettes and heated tobacco
President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign to increase annually the “sin” taxes on e-cigarettes, vapour products, and alcoholic drinks in the Philippines goes on. The Republic Act 11467, signed by Duterte on 22nd January, combines House Bill 1026 and Senate Bill 1074, modifies the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 and taxes vapour products based on their content. Nicotine salt products will » Continue Reading.
The Croatian government has scrapped a plan to levy a tax on e-liquids just days after putting the proposal out for public comment
This regulatory report provides information on the restrictions on vaping in Morocco, which are limited, looking at the general regulatory landscape as well as taxation
Croatia could be about to join the growing number of EU member states which have opted for a special tax on vaping products
E-cigarettes and related products are legal in Myanmar, where they are not specifically regulated by any law
Californian regulation of e-cigs is tightening. This report covers all aspects of the regulations in place and planned, from age restrictions to taxation, labelling and marketing restrictions
A plan by the Indonesian government to equate vaping products with combustible cigarettes has been criticised by a Jakarta-based policy think-tank
E-cigarette products containing nicotine cannot be currently sold in Turkey without a pharmaceutical licence from the Ministry of Health, although none have been granted so far
Ukraine could be the next country to introduce an excise tax burden on vaping products, although as it stands excise tax will apply only to heated tobacco from January 2020
The European Commission is delaying evaluating tobacco tax rates and the possible introduction of a new harmonised tax scheme for e-cigs and heated tobacco
A draft bill has been submitted to the national Parliament (Sejm) by the current prime minister, with the aim of raising the excise tax rate on novelty tobacco products by 10% next year
Canadian province British Columbia has announced a ten-point plan that introduces some of the toughest regulations in the country on e-cigarettes, including a tax increase and ad restrictions
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