Sign up to our newsletter
Stay up-to-date with key market trends and regulatory news and receive complimentary data on a regular basis
LATEST ALERTS
View allAlternative tobacco and nicotine products in France
News analysis
Global business and regulatory news covering the alternative tobacco industry
New trial available: Click on any alert below and access our regulatory alerts and get timely notifications sent to your inbox for 7 days.
Alerts
Daily regulatory updates of the tobacco alternative sector. It includes weekly podcasts and monthly compilations
28th November 2023
France: The Ministry of Health has published the new National Tobacco Control Programme 2023-2027, which aims to reduce the country's smoking prevalence to 5% by 2032. The programme introduces a set of measures targeting both tobacco and vaping products, such as better enforcement of sales bans to minors, reducing product attractiveness, introducing plain packaging for all products, and extending public usage bans. The programme also aims to ban disposable e-cigarettes, prohibit e-cig flavours that appeal to kids, and harmonise taxation of smoking and smokeless tobacco products.2nd October 2023
- France: The Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices published a report on new nicotine products, which uses TobaccoIntelligence data. The report makes the following recommendations: initiate new independent national studies to assess product toxicity, implement new regulatory restrictions based on the best available scientific knowledge, offer consumers clear and objective information about these products, strengthen controls and sanctions for sales to minors, and establish a regulatory framework for nicotine pouches and potential emerging products.
28th September 2023
- France: The government has introduced to the parliament the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill, which does not propose any increase for heated tobacco excise duty nor introduce an excise duty for nicotine pouches.
4th September 2023
- France: Prime minister Élisabeth Borne said that the government is not planning to increase the excise duty on tobacco products for 2024 through the Social Security Bill. Therefore, the planned tax increase for heated tobacco products (HTPs) until 2026 should not be amended. Starting 1st January 2024, heated tobacco sticks will be taxed at a rate of €30.20 per 1,000 units plus an ad valorem tax of 51.4%, while other forms of HTPs will be taxed at a rate of €113.90/kg plus an ad valorem tax of 51.4%.
30th May 2023
France: A bill to regulate the activities of influencers on social media and electronic platforms, banning any direct or indirect promotion of nicotine-containing products, has been approved by a joint committee after the National Assembly and the Senate were unable to reach agreement on the details. The bill was accelerated, enabling it to be approved after just one reading in each chamber. The exact date of its entry into force is still uncertain.
30th May 2023
France: Health minister François Braun has once again expressed his intention to raise the excise duty on heated tobacco products through the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill, which is likely to be presented this autumn. The minister stated his goal of aligning the taxation of heated tobacco with that of traditional tobacco products.
15th May 2023
- France: Health minister François Braun has said that he aims to increase heated tobacco excise duty with the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill, which will probably be presented in autumn of this year. It is still unclear whether he only aims to increase taxation or bring it to the same level as traditional tobacco products.
28th February 2023
France: From tomorrow, 1st March, heated tobacco sticks will be taxed at €19.30 per 1,000 plus an ad valorem rate of 51.4%. Other forms of heated tobacco products will be taxed at €72.20 per kg plus 51.4% ad valorem.
13th February 2023
- France: The National Committee against Smoking (CNCT) has published the results of a study on new nicotine products conducted between 2020 and 2022, which show that 47% of tobacconists illegally promote heated tobacco. The CNCT also recommends that the French government regulate nicotine pouch advertising as soon as possible.
5th December 2022
- France: The National Assembly approved the 2023 Social Security Financing Bill, introducing two tax categories for heated tobacco products and an annual tax increase until 2026. Starting 1st March 2023, heated tobacco sticks will be taxed at a rate of €19.30 per 1,000 units plus an ad valorem tax of 51.4%, while other forms of heated tobacco products will be taxed at a rate of €72.20/kg plus an ad valorem tax of 51.4%.
21st November 2022
- France: The Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly approved an amendment to the 2023 Social Security Funding Bill that aims to introduce two tax categories for heated tobacco products and an annual tax increase until 2026. In order to encompass possible future products, one category would tax heated tobacco sticks, while the other would tax all other forms in which heated tobacco is sold.
Market reports
Full-length in-depth reports with detailed data and analysis for individual markets around the world
Regulatory reports
Detailed legal reports outlining industry regulation, analysis of the laws, and compliance requirements
Market data
Market data outputs, statistics and forecasts in interactive and downloadable format
Regulatory data
Up-to-date information about current regulations around the world
