LATEST ALERTS
EU regulatory tracker: environmental initiatives – e-cigs, May
26th May 2023 - Regulatory trackers |
This tracker covers sustainability policy proposals affecting the tobacco and nicotine sectors in the European Union and will be updated regularly
TPD
ECigIntelligence compliance calendar
26th May 2023 - Regulatory databases |
The ECigIntelligence compliance calendar provides key regulatory deadline dates applicable to the vape sector. View deadlines and add them to your own calendar to stay ahead of upcoming changes to regulations
Weekly regulatory podcast: 15th-19th May
23rd May 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping
Europe regulatory database: restrictions, requirements and sanctions – April
18th May 2023 - Regulatory databases |
The upgraded ECigIntelligence Europe regulatory tracker provides crucial e-cigarette-related regulations for Europe in one place, covering the 27 EU member states plus the UK, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland
Tobacco industry dismisses public consultation on TPD as mere formality
15th May 2023 - News analysis |
The EU has launched a public consultation on how it can update its tobacco control framework by revising the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the Tobacco Advertising Directive (TAD)
Norway set to reverse its ban on e-cigs, but other future restrictions unveiled
5th May 2023 - News analysis |
A ban on flavours and an increasing age limit to prevent future generations from accessing tobacco products are two of the most important elements of new regulations being considered in Norway
Online e-cig pricing: Australia Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Australia’s e-cigarette market is filled with data on Australia’s e-cig retail websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: Brazil Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Brazil’s e-cigarette market is full of data on Brazil’s e-cig retail websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: Canada Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Canada’s e-cigarette market is full of data on Canada’s e-cig retail websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: Chile Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Chile’s e-cigarette market is full of data on Chile’s e-cig retail websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: Colombia Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Colombia’s e-cigarette market is filled with data on the country’s e-cig retail websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: Czech Republic Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Czech Republic’s e-cigarette market is full of data on the country’s e-cig websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: Denmark Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Denmark’s e-cigarette market is filled with data on Danish e-cig websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: France Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for France’s e-cigarette market is filled with data on the country’s e-cig websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: Germany Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Germany’s e-cigarette market is filled with data on the country’s e-cig retail websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: Greece Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Greece’s e-cigarette market is filled with data on Greek e-cig retail websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: Ireland Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Ireland’s e-cigarette market is filled with data on Irish e-cig retail websites, with key information for different product types
Online e-cig pricing: Pakistan Q1 2023
18th April 2023 - Pricing snapshots |
ECigIntelligence’s online pricing guide for Pakistan’s e-cigarette market is full of data on the country’s e-cig retail websites, with key information for different product types
Bill aims to ban e-liquid flavours, introduce plain packaging…
1st February 2023 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Norway |
Poland: the e-cigarette market – TPD notification report, November 2022
9th November 2022 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
Poland adopted the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in 2016. The report will review the product list published on 1st September 2022, with some references to previous years where applicable
Danish ‘mink’ elections mean questions for future nicotine prohibition policy
18th October 2022 - News analysis |
The future viability of Denmark’s plans to ban anyone born in or after 2010 from accessing nicotine and tobacco products has been thrown into question after the country’s government has become the first ever to be brought down by mink
Plans to implement TPD into legislative framework open for comment…
8th July 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Iceland |
Vape advocates say Brexit provides UK with an opportunity it hasn’t yet taken
18th March 2022 - News analysis |
Industry insiders have suggested the UK government should raise the nicotine limit for e-cigarettes, promote vaping, and legalise snus as part of the country’s post-Brexit regulatory reforms
Regulatory report: Croatia, March 2022
2nd March 2022 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This regulatory report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulations in place for e-cigarettes in Croatia, covering aspects such as taxation, labelling and packaging, public usage and more
‘Beating Cancer’ report becomes official EU policy with huge Parliament backing
21st February 2022 - News analysis |
The European Parliament has adopted the BECA report – the first time a European institution has formally acknowledged reduced risk products could play a role in smoking cessation – with some caveats …
Norway’s new rules should allow nicotine e-liquids – but it won’t be plain sailing
17th February 2022 - News analysis |
Changes to Norway’s Tobacco Act should allow the sale of nicotine-containing e-liquids and devices but strict permit rules could effectively prohibit the 70 or so domestic retailers from taking advantage
MEPs to soften demands on EU blanket flavour ban to just those targeting minors
3rd December 2021 - News analysis |
The final report of the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) is expected to suggest a ban on selected flavours
Survey of MEPs’ views provides possible clues to the likely direction of TPD3
2nd December 2021 - Blogs |
Sooner or later the EU will have a new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), and one of the big questions will be how it treats new product categories which barely existed at the time of TPD2
MEPs table amendments to include harm reduction in European cancer report
14th September 2021 - News analysis |
Three Italian members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are hoping to introduce the concept of harm reduction into a strategy report by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA)
With TPD revision on the horizon, what are the next steps for EU regulation?
22nd July 2021 - News analysis |
An intense period of negotiations on a revision of EU regulation of tobacco alternatives is coming, following the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation report represented by the European Commission
Europe-wide survey finds great majority of vapers have managed to quit smoking
11th June 2021 - News analysis |
A new survey from the organisation European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (ETHRA) has revealed that more than eight out of ten among a sample of more than 35,000 vapers have successfully given up smoking
Bosnia and Herzegovina takes a big step towards TPD-like e-cigarette regulation
8th June 2021 - News analysis |
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s lower house has passed a bill that will harmonise the country’s tobacco regulation with the standards of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
Stricter EU rules on e-cigs are needed in upcoming TPD revision, says Commission
20th May 2021 - News analysis |
The European Commission believes there is a need for strong action to toughen up the current Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in the upcoming revision of the EU-wide regulations
EU TPD implementation report: the countdown has started
12th May 2021 - News analysis |
The EU Commission will soon reveal the outcome of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation report, a long-awaited document that will assess the strengths and weaknesses of the legislation
UK vaping industry gives a cautious welcome to last-ditch Brexit deal
24th December 2020 - News analysis |
The British vaping industry has broadly welcomed the agreement reached on Christmas Eve between the UK and EU over the trade relations the two parties will enjoy from 1st January
France investigates vaping market to detect and correct inconsistencies
29th October 2020 - News analysis |
New research from the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has indicated the positives and negatives of the vaping market in the country, and highlighted those areas for future investigation
Brussels suggests changing the wording of Denmark’s plan to ban e-cig flavours
2nd October 2020 - News analysis |
Brussels has given a negative opinion on the plan put forward by the Danish Ministry of Health to ban all flavoured e-liquids, water pipes and chewing tobacco except tobacco and menthol flavour from 2022
COVID-19 restrictions delay EU scientific evidence on e-cigs and TPD revision
17th September 2020 - News analysis |
The scientific committee of the European Commission is to delay delivery of its conclusions on vaping, which will inform the impact assessment on the revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
E-cigs not defined as tobacco products: Egypt regulatory report
10th September 2020 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Egypt legalised e-cigarettes in February 2019, and this report examines the set of requirements that have been implemented in order to regulate e-cig use
Regulatory report: Greece, August 2020
14th August 2020 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory regime for e-cigs in Greece, including information and restrictions relating to the most recent law that was adopted at the end of 2019
Russia adopts first ever federal e-cigarette regulation
24th July 2020 - News analysis |
Russia has passed the first e-cigarette regulation in the country, which imposes tighter regulations for e-cigs and extending anti-tobacco legislation to e-liquids
Snapshot: Slovakia, June 2020
18th June 2020 - Market reports , Market Snapshots |
This market snapshot for Slovakia covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability
TPD notifications: more hardware than e-liquid notified in Germany
12th May 2020 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
This report analyses the notified products in Germany between April 2018 and September 2019, looking at both hardware and e-liquids
TPD notification report: domestic brands dominate in Poland
22nd April 2020 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
Poland transposed the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in 2016. The law requires notification of products six months before marketing. This report compares the April 2019 and March 2020 lists
Regulatory report: Romania, April 2020
21st April 2020 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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
Brussels admits delays may occur in TPD revision; EU notifications hit 250k
16th April 2020 - News analysis |
Brussels is continuing work on the revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), but admits some of the research work could be delayed by the coronavirus crisis
Regulatory report: Czech Republic, April 2020
8th April 2020 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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
Regulatory report: Iceland, how the law relates to EU rules
30th March 2020 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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
Regulatory report: Sweden, March 2020
24th March 2020 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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
Snapshot: United Kingdom, March 2020
17th March 2020 - Market reports , Market Snapshots |
This market snapshot for the UK covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability
