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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.
24th January 2024: South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health will resume public hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. The next hearings will be held in the Eastern Cape from 26th to 28th January. Out of a total of nine provinces, the committee has already held public hearings in five of them.
8th January 2024: Egypt: The Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued decision 498/2023 and decision 503/2023, approving two standards proposed originally by the Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality. The first sets retail restrictions for shops and premises selling, serving or storing heated tobacco products, and the second addresses safety requirements for devices. More information about the new standards can be found in our latest regulatory report on Egypt.
8th January 2024: Tunisia: The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has issued circular 31/2023, which prohibits tobacco use in all buildings and headquarters of the ministry and university institutions. The decision entered into force on 2nd January 2024.
8th January 2024: Egypt: The Supreme Council of Universities has decided to ban the use of heated tobacco and e-cigarettes on university campuses, press reports. The ban means vaping and heated tobacco use will be prohibited in enclosed spaces, terraces, study halls, and bathrooms of public, private or technological universities. The penalty is EGP50 ($1.62) per violation.

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