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Heated tobacco and nicotine products in Africa

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10th September 2024: South Africa: Last Wednesday (4th September), the Portfolio Committee on Health deliberated on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. Deputy minister of health Joe Phaahla highlighted the government’s commitment to addressing the health risks associated with tobacco use and urged the need for the bill, which aims to reduce smoking rates and protect vulnerable populations. The committee is likely to conclude public hearings in the last two remaining provinces, where hearings have not yet been held.
29th August 2024: South Africa: The Department of Health said it will reintroduce the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery System Bill to Parliament on 4th September 2024, press reports. The bill aims to regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes. The Portfolio Committee on Health said it hoped to process the new law quickly, starting from where it left off. The public participation process in the provinces will be completed before moving on to public hearings in Parliament.
27th August 2024: Egypt: The Customs Authority has released circular 47/2024, clarifying that the health insurance tax is paid to the Customs Authority for imported tobacco products and to the Large Tax Payer Center of the Tax Authority for local products. According to law 2/2018, a health insurance fee of 10% of the retail selling price is levied on heated tobacco.
14th August 2024: South Africa: The Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, which would regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes, has been revived by Parliament for further processing and is on the agenda of the new government, press reports. The bill was introduced in Parliament in 2022 and public hearings were held in the country before the elections.
17th June 2024: South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa, who has been in power since 2018, has been re-elected as president after his party, the African National Congress (ANC), reached a coalition deal with the centre-right Democratic Alliance, press reports. The deal might have an impact on the tobacco and vaping industry since the ANC has lost its parliamentary majority and the Democratic Alliance does not support the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, arguing that the bill is “unreasonable” and the focus must shift to the eradication of the illicit tobacco trade.
4th June 2024: South Africa: After counting the votes from last week’s elections, the current ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) only garnered 40.2% of the votes and has lost its majority in the National Assembly, press reports. The parties have two weeks to elect a president and form a coalition government. It is unclear if a weakened ANC would mean a shift in the positioning of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. The Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, which aims to regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes and is currently being debated in the National Assembly, will have to be resumed in the new government.
28th March 2024: South Africa: The last day for public comments on the 2024 Draft Rates Bill is Sunday (31st March). The bill increases the heated tobacco tax from ZAR7.80 ($0.40) per ten sticks to ZAR8.16 ($0.42) per ten sticks. The authority will now engage with stakeholders through public workshops.
27th February 2024: South Africa: The National Treasury has opened the 2024 Draft Rates Bill for public comment. The bill increases heated tobacco tax from ZAR7.80 ($0.40) per ten sticks to ZAR8.16 ($0.42) per ten sticks. Comments can be sent to the National Treasury until 31st March. After receipt of the comments, the authority will engage with stakeholders through public workshops.
22nd February 2024: South Africa: The minister of finance, Enoch Godongwana, said in his 2024 budget speech that the ministry will increase tobacco excise duties by 4.7%. Although he mentioned only cigars, cigarettes and pipe tobacco, we understand that the measure will also affect heated tobacco products (HTPs).
19th February 2024: Egypt: Following the Ministry of Trade and Industry decision 503/2023, the Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) has published the Procedural and Financial Regulations for registering companies producing and importing hardware. Importers and producers of heated tobacco hardware are subject to a fee of EGP20,000 ($647) for file opening and EGP15,000 ($485) for trade name registration.
8th February 2024: Egypt: During a TV interview, Mahmoud Shalabi, secretary of fatwa at the Egyptian Fatwa House, addressed the religious perspective on heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, stating that individuals should refrain from using such products unless they are recommended as smoking-cessation tools. Fatwa House is a government body that offers religious rulings (fatwa), guidance and advice on matters of daily life.
30th January 2024: Egypt: In a TV interview, Ibrahim El Imbabi, head of the Tobacco Division at the Federation of Egyptian Industries, said that the division is considering obliging tobacco companies to notify the Consumer Protection Agency with a detailed monthly statement of their sales to each wholesaler, retailer and distributor, indicating the name, address and quantities sold. This would tighten control over the black market and prevent price manipulation by retailers.

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