United Arab Emirates: e-cigarette regulation, February 2024

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) legalised the use and distribution of e-cigarettes in April 2019.

In the medium term, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries may agree on a joint standard for electronic nicotine products that has been in consideration for a few years. Anticipated changes include the expansion of the flavour ban and the enlargement of health warnings.

This report provides a detailed analysis of the e-cigarette regulatory framework in the UAE, covering all policy areas from notification and advertising to taxation and retail restrictions

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Mohamed Yousef

Legal analyst, data operations
Mohamed brings more than four years of experience in the field of policy analysis. He has previously worked at Dow Jones as a research analyst. He is based in Barcelona, Spain; and holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Alexandria University.

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