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Regulatory report: Singapore – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus, October 2020

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 30th October 2020

It is prohibited to sell, use, possess for sale, import or distribute imitation tobacco products including heated tobacco products – both consumables and devices – and white pouches in Singapore ...

Regulatory report: Greece – heated tobacco and modern oral tobacco, October 2020

Written by Elsa Carrasco | 22nd October 2020

Greece transposed the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into domestic legislation through Law 4419/2016, adopted on 20th September 2016. This report covers regulation for heated tobacco and modern oral products ...

Regulatory report: Taiwan – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus, October 2020

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 15th October 2020

This report provides an overview of the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco and snus in Taiwan, covering both current restrictions and possible future regulations ...

Regulatory report: Philippines – heated tobacco and modern oral tobacco, July 2020

Written by Elsa Carrasco | 7th October 2020

Heated tobacco products are regulated in the Philippines along with e-cigarettes by an act that applies many of the existing regulations on traditional cigarettes to both ...

Regulatory report: China – legal status of oral tobacco products, September 2020

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 30th September 2020

This report offers a summary of the current regulatory status in China of oral tobacco products, such as snus ...

Regulatory report: Mexico – heated tobacco and tobacco alternatives, September 2020

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova | 8th September 2020

Tobacco-alternative products are considered to be banned under Mexico’s General Law for Tobacco Control; nevertheless, an informal market persists and there are proposals to bring regulation to a confused legal area ...

Regulatory report: Norway – heated tobacco and modern oral products, August 2020

Written by Lorenzo Guaragna | 25th August 2020

According to the Ministry of Health, heated tobacco products and tobacco-free snus could be legalised and regulated in 2021 when Norway will most likely implement the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...

Regulatory report: China – modern oral products, August 2020

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 19th August 2020

This report provides an analysis of national legislation on tobacco-free pouches in China ...

Regulatory report: Portugal – heated tobacco and modern oral products, August 2020

Written by Angela Jarosz | 18th August 2020

Portugal defines heated tobacco as a novel tobacco product. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory regime for heated tobacco and snus in the country ...

Regulatory report: US – flavours in modern oral tobacco products

Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 3rd August 2020

In the US there are no specific federal restrictions for nicotine pouches, but states may enact specific legislation regarding tobacco products without conflicting with federal law. This report examines flavour restrictions ...

Regulatory report: Hungary – heated tobacco and modern oral products, July 2020

Written by Angela Jarosz | 9th July 2020

A detailed summary of the regulatory regime for heated tobacco and modern oral products in Hungary, covering product and age restrictions to labelling and packaging requirements, advertising restrictions and public usage ...

Regulatory report: Costa Rica – oral tobacco and heated tobacco products, June 2020

Written by Elsa Carrasco | 4th June 2020

Oral and heated tobacco products are considered tobacco products in Costa Rica. This report offers an comprehensive overview of how these products are regulated ...

Regulatory report: Q&A – US federal regulation of oral nicotine products

Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 3rd June 2020

This reports takes on a Q&A structure, providing a comprehensive overview of US regulations of oral nicotine products ...

Small packet label exemptions: a guide to European CLP regulation, part 3

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 20th May 2020

Our third guide to EU regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances looks at possible exemptions for small packages – what is required by law and what may not be ...

Toxicity and notifications: a guide to European CLP regulations, part 2

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 12th May 2020

This article provides guidance on the obligations to notify that arise from EU Regulation 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures ...

Regulatory report: China – oral tobacco products, May 2020

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 7th May 2020

This report provides our analysis of how oral tobacco products are regulated in China, looking at areas such as tax, advertising, and product restrictions ...

Toxicity, packaging and labelling: a guide to European CLP regulation

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 6th May 2020

In Europe, chemical substances are classified according to their toxicity levels. Those that are deemed potentially harmful are subject to rules on packaging and labelling, as explained in this report ...

Regulatory report: India – oral tobacco products, April 2020

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 30th April 2020

This report offers an overview of the current restrictions in place in India for modern oral tobacco products, including product restrictions, marketing and advertising laws and more ...

Regulatory report: Switzerland, April 2020

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova | 30th April 2020

This report covers the current regulatory environment for heated tobacco and snus products in Swizterland, along with analysis of possible future regulation ...

Regulatory report: UK, April 2020

Written by Marija Obradovic | 30th April 2020

Heated tobacco is considered a novel tobacco product in the UK. This report covers all current regulation for heated tobacco products in the UK ...

Regulatory report: would nicotine as an ingredient in foodstuffs be approved in the EU?

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 27th April 2020

In recent years, there has been interest in adding nicotine to all sorts of products to provide smokers a healthier way to satisfy their craving. This report assesses the possibility of adding nicotine to food...

Regulatory report: the power of regional authorities in Russia

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 30th March 2020

Regions in Russia are allowed to exercise their own legal regulation while the federal authorities have not adopted laws. This report analyses the attitude of the regions to the regulation of tobacco-free nicotine-containing products ...

Regulatory report: snus products, with and without tobacco, in Russia

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 10th March 2020

This report covers the regulatory landscape for tobacco-free and tobacco-containing snus products in Russia. Retail sale of snus containing tobacco has been prohibited in Russia since 2015, but the law does not apply to tobacco-free...

Regulatory report: how does Sweden regulate tobacco-free snus?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 10th March 2020

The regulation of tobacco-free pouches is controversial, due to its novelty but also because it is not clear under which regulatory regime these products fall. This report covers Sweden's regulation of tobacco-free snus ...

EU regulation and tobacco-free snus: the most likely scenario

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 3rd March 2020

TobaccoIntelligence’s head of legal analysis, Pablo Cano Trilla, considers the options for regulation of tobacco-free snus (sometimes known as “white pouch”) under existing European Union law ...

Regulatory report: US FDA puts VLN cigarettes to MRTP test

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 21st February 2020

What benefit might there be in very low nicotine combustible cigarettes? That is the essential question the US FDA must answer in assessing a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) application from 22nd Century Group for...

How Swedish Match snus finally got its FDA modified risk approval

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 17th December 2019

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its first modified risk order for eight snus smokeless tobacco products to be sold with certain modified risk claims by Swedish Match USA ...

Global tobacco harm reduction policies: selected country overview

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 11th November 2019

This report provides an overview of harm-reduction policies with regards to tobacco use from 18 selected countries from around the...

Smoking ban reach to extend: Austria regulatory report

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova | 5th July 2019

This regulatory report on Austria features extensive updates, including changes to the country's stance on public place usage ...

France regulatory report: government aid for tobacconists to diversify

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova | 28th January 2019

In this regulatory report for France, we update you on legal developments in one of the world’s largest markets for e-cigarettes ...

Regulatory implications of Britain’s departure from the EU

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 4th January 2019

This special report outlines the scenario for the future of British e-cigarette and heated tobacco regulation after the UK's coming departure from the EU ...

A world of regulation: where the bans are on harm reduction products

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 17th December 2018

TobaccoIntelligence presents its comprehensive analysis of which countries have banned the three most popular harm reduction products: nicotine-containing vapour products; heated tobacco; and oral tobacco ...

Government advice to ban e-cigarettes is not binding on India’s states

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 16th November 2018

A pronouncement earlier this year by the Indian government that individual states should ban vapour products appears to have encouraged action in several – but the Delhi High Court has confirmed that the advisory is...

PMTA and MRTP: navigating the path to FDA approval for reduced-risk products

Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 14th September 2017

As PMI’s iQOS comes under consideration by the US FDA, we examine the hurdles it – and other – heated tobacco and e-cigarette products will have to clear to obtain authorisation for commercialisation and reduced-risk...

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