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23rd March 2023
Czech Republic: An amendment to the Act on the Protection of Health from the Harmful Effects of Addictive Substances comes into force today, bringing changes to the regulation of nicotine pouches. Retailers have a three-month period to adapt to the new rules, which place pouches under the same restrictions on sales and public use as tobacco and e-cigarettes, including the ban on sales to under-18s.
8th March 2023
Czech Republic: National anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil has told reporters that an overdue action plan on addiction will be sent to the government by the end of March. The plan, which was to have been presented at the end of the last year, includes proposals for new taxation of addictive substances – reportedly including an excise tax for nicotine pouches – as well as bringing the tax on heated tobacco products closer to that on smoking tobacco.
7th March 2023
Czech Republic: An amendment to the Act on the Protection of Health from the Harmful Effects of Addictive Substances will come into force on 17th March. It will apply to nicotine pouches the restrictions that already cover sales and public place use of tobacco and e-cigarettes, including the ban on sales to minors. Retailers will be given three months to adapt to the new rules.
24th February 2023
- Czech Republic: The president of the Czech Republic, Miloš Zeman, has signed the amendment to the Law on the protection of health from the harmful effects of addictive substances in relation to the regulation of nicotine pouches, media reports. Sanctions, and restrictions on sales and public place usage for tobacco and e-cigarettes will become applicable to nicotine pouches, including banning sales to minors. This law will enter into force 15 days after its publication, and sellers will then be given a three-month period to adapt to the new rules.
16th February 2023
Czech Republic: The Senate yesterday approved an amendment to the Law on the protection of health from the harmful effects of addictive substances, bringing nicotine pouches under the same restrictions on sales and public usage as tobacco and e-cigarettes, media reports. It means pouches can no longer be sold to under-18s, once the amendment has been signed by the president.
15th February 2023
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Finance has told TobaccoIntelligence that tax revenues from heated tobacco products were CZK1.2bn (€50.64m) in 2020, CZK1.4bn (€59.1m) in 2021 and CZK2.4bn (€101.3m) in 2022. The ministry said the government was planning to adjust its national policy with the forthcoming revision of the EU Tobacco Excise Directive, which it expects to be presented in the first half of this year.
13th February 2023
- Czech Republic: Last week, the Senate Committee on Health unanimously supported the amendment to the law on the protection of health from the harmful effects of addictive substances in relation to the regulation of nicotine pouches, media reports. If adopted further by the Senate, the same rules that deal with sanctions and restrict sales and public usage for tobacco and e-cigarettes would be applicable to nicotine pouches, including the prohibition of sales to under-age consumers. The Senate will decide on the amendment on Wednesday (15th February).
31st January 2023
- Czech Republic: Manufacturers and importers of tobacco products must submit market data to the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority annually by 31st January.
23rd January 2023
Czech Republic: A Ministry of Health draft decree on tobacco-free nicotine pouches has been notified to the EU TRIS system. It seeks to provide further regulatory details for the composition, labelling, notification and other requirements for nicotine pouches, including a limit of 12 mg of nicotine per pouch. The standstill period ends on 20th April.
13th January 2023
- Czech Republic: Yesterday, 12th January, the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of the parliament) adopted the amendment to the Law on the protection of health from the harmful effects of addictive substances regarding the regulation of nicotine pouches. If adopted by the Senate, the same rules that deal with sanctions and restrict sales and public place usage for tobacco and e-cigarettes would be applicable to nicotine pouches, including the prohibition of sale to minors. As we previously reported, the Ministry of Health presented a decree on nicotine pouches in November, which seeks to provide further regulatory details for the composition, labelling, notification and other requirements, and sets a nicotine limit of 12 mg per pouch. If adopted by the government, it would enter into force in July 2023.
10th January 2023
Czech Republic: The excise tax rate for heated tobacco products has increased to CZK3,000 (€125) per kg from 1st January.
