The Spanish government has opened a public consultation on a soon-to-be drafted tobacco law bill, which would introduce new measures to regulate the consumption, sale, supply and advertising of tobacco products ...
Philip Morris International recorded an outstanding second-quarter and first-half performance, with strong contributions from Iqos and Zyn – despite supply constraints and the EU flavour ban ...
Last week, 12 EU health ministers backed a paper calling on the European Commission to propose new legislation, which could include banning flavoured vapes and limiting nicotine content ...
The German Association of the Tobacco Industry and New Products says we need more constructive non-political discourse about tobacco harm reduction to counter the impact of bad science on the current prohibitionist mindset ...
Spain's health minister Mónica García announced the country will have a new smoking prevention plan in place by the end of this year, reforming the tobacco law – originally due to be amended in 2021...
An appeal on the EU heated tobacco product flavour ban – brought by UK-based Nicoventures Trading and other BAT subsidiaries to the Court of Justice of the European Union is unlikely to succeed ...
Spain has banned flavours in heated tobacco products (HTPs), joining the list of European countries that have transposed a EU Commission (EC) directive prohibiting flavoured HTPs across the continent ...
Spain’s newly formed government, led for the second time by socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez, may not be good news for the tobacco and nicotine sectors ...
The EU’s ban on flavours in heated tobacco applies from today, amid criticism from harm reduction advocates, tobacco companies and some European politicians who believe that it could discourage smoking cessation ...
Spain’s surprise inconclusive election result has left the future of alternative tobacco product and vaping regulation in the country up in the air, with everything depending on what government eventually emerges ...
Seven out of ten people worldwide – five times as many as in 2007 – are protected against tobacco-related health issues by sound regulatory policies, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Lobbyists for tobacco alternatives have urged Spanish voters to back centre and right-leaning parties in the 23rd July elections, fearing further tough regulations if the current government remains in power ...
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) ...
Philip Morris International (PMI) reported strong third quarter results in terms of revenue but saw a number of setbacks in shipment volumes as it looks to meet its goal of becoming a majority smoke-free company...
The fate of two laws feared by Spain’s tobacco and vaping industries is in doubt due to a tight political calendar and uncertainty over future regulation at EU level ...
Philip Morris International (PMI) saw positive numbers for the first quarter of 2022, with Iqos Iluma performing well in Japan, Switzerland and Spain ...
Consumers will continue to increasingly spread usage out over different alternative nicotine products partiy driven by further, stricter vaping regulation across the globe throughout 2022, TobaccoIntelligence predicts ...
TobaccoIntelligence showed excellent understanding of the industry and a capacity for accurate analysis with its 2021 predictions, most of which hit during the year ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th September 2021
Few countries hit the deadline for implementing the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUP) to reduce the environmental impact of certain plastics – including those in heated tobacco filters – TobaccoIntelligence has found ...
Heated tobacco distributor Logista enjoyed an increase in business in the first six months of fiscal year 2021 despite the economic challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic ...
The Spanish Ministry of Health is looking at imposing a blanket ban on the use of inhalable tobacco products – including heat-not-burn (HnB) – on outdoor bar and cafe terraces ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th January 2021
Imperial Brands has announced a substantial shift in strategy towards its next-generation products category, with a focus on investment in heated tobacco in Europe over the next five years ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th November 2020
The Spanish Ministry of Health has prepared an amendment to the Tobacco, Act including provisions on tobacco-alternative products, but implementation will depend on the COVID-19 pandemic situation ...
The Spanish government has announced plans to strengthen enforcement of existing tobacco regulations and to impose taxes on new products such as heated tobacco ...
Falling Spanish e-cigarette sales have led to job losses, with vape stores closing, according to the country’s Union of Vaping Promoters and Entrepreneurs ...
A new survey reveals that more than half of Spaniards would restrict the use of vaping and novel tobacco products in public places in the same way as...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th February 2018
Authorities in the Catalonia region of Spain are investigating whether PMI broke Spanish law with a series of online banner advertisements for its IQOS heated tobacco...
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