Alternative tobacco and nicotine products in the Czech Republic
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Our legal experts track the evolving regulation around the tobacco alternatives sector on a daily basis. These alerts are then compiled into our Monthly Round-up section.
12th September 2022
Czech Republic: Markéta Lavrenčíková, corporate and legal affairs manager for Imperial Brands in the Czech Republic, said in an interview that this year the directive on single-use plastics was implemented into the Czech legal system. The new legislation introduces a complete ban on certain single-use plastic items, and also targets some tobacco products, specifically those containing filters. It obliges tobacco companies to reimburse municipalities for the costs associated with clearing cigarette butts from public spaces and to organise awareness campaigns on how to properly dispose of these products. Tobacco manufacturers are currently discussing how they will fulfil their individual obligations.3rd August 2022
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has prepared a draft decree to implement the regulation of nicotine pouches and submitted it for a comment procedure, media reports. The decree seeks to set a limit of 10 mg of nicotine per pouch and introduce requirements on composition, labelling and notification. Comments can be sent to eklep@mzcr.cz until 23d August.
21st July 2022
Czech Republic: The government has rejected recent parliamentary proposals to ban the sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s and to introduce public place usage and advertising restrictions, media reports. The Ministry of Health is currently preparing regulation for nicotine pouches and the government believes it is better to cover the issue comprehensively rather than through a number of individual bills.
21st June 2022
Czech Republic: Opposition MPs want to restrict the sale of nicotine pouches in the Czech Republic, media reports. A proposal expected to be given to the government for consideration before being discussed in the legislature would ban the sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s and introduce some restrictions on public use. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health is preparing its own nicotine pouch regulation.
