Alternative tobacco and nicotine products in Georgia (Europe)

Georgia: Amendments to the Law on Tobacco Control came into effect yesterday, postponing the requirement for standardised plain packaging of tobacco products to 31st July 2024. The regulation was reportedly originally supposed to come into force in 2018, but was then put back until 31st December 2022.

Georgia: The requirement for standardised plain packaging on tobacco products, which should have come into force on 31st December 2022 under the current legislation, is postponed to 31st July 2024 after Parliament approved proposed changes to the Law on Tobacco Control at their first reading.

Georgia: The parliamentary Human Rights Protection and Civil Integration Committee has discussed a proposed amendment to the Law on Tobacco Control, media reports. If it is adopted, the regulation of standardised plain packaging for tobacco products, which should come into force on 31st December 2022 under the current legislation, will be put back by two years. The proposal follows industry demands to postpone the regulation due to the war in Ukraine, which was the main manufacturer of tobacco products imported into Georgia.

Georgia: Standardised plain packaging for tobacco products will become mandatory from 31st December under the Law on Tobacco Control, media reports. Tobacco importing companies had called for implementation of the rule to be postponed to enable them to switch to alternative suppliers due to the war in Ukraine, which used to be the main producer of tobacco products for Georgia; however, deputy health minister Tamar Gabunia reportedly said there was no reason to delay.

Georgia: The transition to standardised packaging for tobacco products, due to come into force on 31st December, may be postponed, media reports. It is now proposed to delay the change by two years as more than 80% of tobacco products intended for Georgia were produced in Ukraine, and the war there means importers now have to find other producers.