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Finland regulatory report: pharma regime ending, new rules arriving

9th February 2016 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Finland or the advanced search page. Introduction Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, currently illegal in Finland unless a medical licence has been obtained, will become legal from May 2016 and be treated as tobacco-related products. Despite this liberalisation, however, prohibitions that threaten the development » Continue Reading.

Regulatory report: France, December 2015

24th December 2015 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for France or the advanced search page. Executive summary
One of the largest e-cig markets, France has enacted regulations specific to e-cigarettes (inter alia, nicotine concentration, labelling and advertising); these regulations do not place an excessive burden on the industry and are not » Continue Reading.

Hungary regulatory report: an end to mandatory pharma licensing

13th November 2015 - Country market reports , Country regulatory reports , Market reports , Regulatory reports |

Hungary’s transposition of the EU Tobacco Products Directive will do away with the current mandatory pharmaceutical licensing requirement for e-cigarettes – which has resulted in no nicotine-containing products being legal in the country – and allow them to be sold as consumer products. As this great change approaches, our in-depth report on Hungary includes: Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Age restrictions • Packaging and product restrictions • Notification requirements • Retailing restrictions (including cross-border and distance sales) • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Taxation • Case law • Enforcement • The missing pieces of the TPD jigsaw • Graphic: how Hungarian e-cigarette regulation will change

Regulatory report: UK gears up for fragmented TPD transposition

3rd November 2015 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for the United Kingdom or the advanced search page. Introduction The central government has started to transpose the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). At the same time, the regional government of Wales wants to impose a smoking-style public place usage restriction while Scotland plans to ban the » Continue Reading.

E-cigarettes in the UK: regulations, politics, and consultations

2nd November 2015 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for the United Kingdom or the advanced search page. To provide further insight on the developing UK regulatory scene for e-cigarettes, we have collated this in-depth companion to Regulatory report: UK gears up for fragmented TPD transposition for ECigIntelligence readers. Section 1 – Relevant consumer » Continue Reading.

Implementing the TPD: what Europe will do next

23rd July 2015 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

Executive summary • Background • Implementing acts and reports • Implementing act: reporting format • Implementing act: refill mechanisms • Report: potential public-health risks • The regulation-makers • External contractors and the expert group • What lies ahead? • A European excise tax on e-cigs? • Timeline

Updated: the WHO’s influence on global e-cig regulation

11th September 2014 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

What the FCTC is • A global treaty • Broad scope of regulation • The regulatory framework • The FCTC in practice • No enforcement powers • Enforcement by signatories • Self-reporting • Shadow reporting • Influence on European legislation • Promoting tobacco regulation in the developing world • What does the FCTC mean for e-cigarettes • Current status of e-cigs • Political will to regulate • Structural barriers • Non-binding, but influential • Exclusion of e-cig firms • Regulatory options in detail

Ban indoor vaping, restrict ads, says World Health Organization

26th August 2014 - News analysis |

The World Health Organization (WHO) looks increasingly likely to recommend stringent restrictions on e-cigarettes, following an internal report which suggests measures including a blanket ban on indoor use and tight controls on advertising.

British firm readies to dispute basis of Europe’s e-cig rules

20th August 2014 - News analysis |

A British e-cigarette supplier is the sector’s first independent to launch a legal challenge against the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), the EU rules published this year that will regulate the e-cig market in European member states.

Italian industry fears new tax will add 600% to e-liquid price

7th August 2014 - News analysis |

Italy’s Council of Ministers has approved a controversially high new tax on e-cigarettes, which would add an estimated 600% to the price of e-liquids.

In depth: the WHO’s influence on global e-cig regulation

11th July 2014 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

What the WHO FCTC is • The WHO FCTC in practice • What does the WHO FCTC mean for e-cigarettes?

In depth: Big Tobacco pursues its high hopes for alternatives

9th July 2014 - Market reports , Topic market reports |

Big Tobacco scaling up in UK and U.S. • Different blends of acquisition and development • Cigalike most popular form factor…for now

In depth: the complexity of U.S. e-cigarette regulation

3rd July 2014 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

The multi-layered, multi-jurisdictional regulatory landscape • The structure of federal and state e-cig regulation • Trends in state government regulation • Trends in local government regulation • Case study: regulation of e-cigarettes in California • Deep dive: restriction of e-cig use in “public places” by state and local governments

Japan Tobacco buys E-Lites, hoping for route into e-cigs

11th June 2014 - News analysis |

Another large British e-cigarette manufacturer is being acquired by an overseas company, as the UK market becomes a battleground for international e-cig and tobacco firms.

Another British acquisition “makes Victory market leader”

4th June 2014 - News analysis |

U.S. e-cig supplier Victory Electronic Cigarettes is claiming leadership of the British and wider European markets following its fourth takeover of the year.

French ban on public vaping “will be tabled in two weeks”

1st June 2014 - News analysis |

French legislators could soon be finally debating the health minister’s long-awaited proposals for a ban on the use of e-cigarettes in public places.

Report: European e-cig market could be worth more than $2bn

1st April 2014 - News analysis |

The European e-cigarette market could be worth more than $2bn, according to a new report from ECigIntelligence.

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