Alternative tobacco and nicotine products in Iceland
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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.
23rd March 2022
Iceland: A bill amending Law 87/2018 on e-cigarettes and refills, which we reported on previously, has been approved at its first reading in the Althingi (parliament). In addition to making nicotine pouches subject to the same provisions as e-cigarettes, the bill includes a mandatory licence to sell nicotine pouches, issued by the Housing and Civil Engineering Institute. The bill now moves on to the Welfare Committee, which could propose amendments.
10th March 2022
- Iceland: The bill amending Law 87/2018 on electronic cigarettes and refills that we previously reported on was introduced yesterday to the Althingi. In addition to making nicotine pouches subject to the same provisions as e-cigarettes, the new draft resulting from the bill’s public consultation includes a mandatory permit to sell nicotine pouches, issued by the Housing and Civil Engineering Institute. The bill may still undergo some amendments during the committee stage, which will take place after the first reading.
25th February 2022
- Iceland: The Ministry of Health confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that the bill amending Law 87/2018 on electronic cigarettes and refills to include nicotine pouches within the scope of the law will be introduced into the Althingi in March. As we previously reported, the bill was meant to be introduced today, according to the official parliamentary register.
25th February 2022
- Iceland: The Ministry of Health told TobaccoIntelligence that the cancellation of plans to introduce a bill amending the Tobacco Control Act 6/2002, which we previously reported on, that would establish a ban on tobacco products with a characterising flavour was due to the tightness of the timeline, and that the Ministry of Health will submit the bill again to the Althingi in autumn 2022.
16th February 2022
Iceland: A bill amending Law 87/2018 on electronic cigarettes and refills to include nicotine pouches within the scope of the law, making them subject to the same provisions as e-cigarettes, will be introduced to the Althingi (parliament) on 25th February.
16th February 2022
Iceland: According to the official parliamentary register, plans to put forward a bill amending the Tobacco Control Act 6/2002 to introduce a ban on tobacco products with a characterising flavour have been cancelled. The ban would have encompassed heated tobacco products.
