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20th November 2023
Egypt: Eastern Company, Egypt's largest tobacco producer and a former holder of a monopoly for the production of tobacco products in the country, announced it has completed the sale of a 30% stake of its shares to Global Investments Holding, a company based in the United Arab Emirates. The state-owned stake in Eastern Company is now 20% and belongs to the Holding Company for Chemical Industries.7th November 2023
Egypt: Law 177/2023 on the amendments to law 67/2016 has been signed by the president and published in the Official Gazette. Under the new amendments, heated tobacco products (HTPs) are subject to a special value-added tax of EGP1,800 ($58.25) per kg of tobacco, instead of EGP1,400 ($45.30) per kg. Oral tobacco is now taxed at 225% for imported products and 110% for local products, instead of 200% for imported products and 165% for local products.
30th October 2023
- Egypt: Yesterday (29th October), the House of Representatives approved a government-drafted amendment to law 67/2016 stipulating an increase in value-added taxes on tobacco products, press reports. Under the new amendments, heated tobacco will be taxed at EGP1,800 ($58.25) per kg of tobacco, instead of EGP1,400 ($45.30) per kg. Oral tobacco will be taxed at 225% for imported products and 110% for local products, instead of 200% for imported products and 165% for local products. The amendments will enter into force as soon as they are published in the Official Gazette.
28th August 2023
- Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) has told TobaccoIntelligence it is currently working on two new regulations. The first will address retail restrictions, and the second will address safety requirements for devices. The standards – which are yet to be adopted – will be analysed in detail in our upcoming Egypt report, due in September 2023.
23rd August 2023
- Egypt: Eastern Company, the former tobacco monopoly and the country's largest tobacco producer, has disclosed that it has received offers from foreign investors to buy up to 30% of its total shares, as part of the government's programme to list state-owned companies on the EGX to increase investment opportunities. The company is currently reviewing these proposals. The state-owned stake in Eastern Company is 50.95%, and belongs to the Holding Company for Chemical Industries.
22nd August 2023
- Tunisia: The minister of economy and finance issued a decision dated 21st August 2023, updating the prices of monopolised products, in accordance with Law No. 57/1964, which establishes a state monopoly on tobacco. The new price for the heated tobacco consumable brands Heets and Terea is TND9.60 ($3.09) per pack, while the new chewing tobacco price is TND0.35 ($0.11) for a 10 g pack of Neffa Souffi.
16th August 2023
- South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health will hold public hearings between 18th and 20th August on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. The bill aims to regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes. Industry members, organisations and individuals can participate, and written submissions can be sent until 4th September.
1st August 2023
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has extended to 4th September the deadline for written comments on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, which aims to regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes. Comments should be submitted by email to tobaccobill@parliament.gov.za or through an online form.
27th July 2023
South Africa: Tomorrow, 28th July, is the last day to present written submissions on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery System Control Bill. Comments on the bill, which aims to regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes, should be submitted by email to tobaccobill@parliament.gov.za or through an online form.
12th July 2023
Ghana: The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a statement saying the sale, advertising and recreational use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and “other non-nicotine tobacco products” are forbidden. It calls on manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers to immediately remove all advertisements for products that can be registered “as a prescription only medicine for smoking cessation”, and to stop importing them. While the authority does not specifically mention heated tobacco products (HTPs), its interpretation of the regulation may include them.
12th July 2023
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against the use of heated tobacco, saying that studies have revealed the presence of harmful toxins in heat-not-burn devices, and that the consumables are more dangerous to health than regular tobacco because they contain more nicotine.
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