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27th March 2023
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control has issued a reminder that from 1st April 2023, under order no. V-1815/3D-771, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) will be completely prohibited in tobacco products, including innovative tobacco products, e-cigarettes and their refills (with and without nicotine) and herbal products for smoking, press reports.13th March 2023
- Lithuania: The Ministry of Health is looking to implement the Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 with an amendment to the Law on Tobacco Control, media reports. The amendment prohibiting the marketing of heated tobacco products with a characteristic flavour should be adopted by 23rd July of this year, and come into force and be applied from 23rd October. The amendment has not yet been circulated.
2nd March 2023
Lithuania: The Supreme Administrative Court yesterday upheld a lower court’s decision to approve a fine imposed by the Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control on Philip Morris Baltic for hidden advertising of Iqos, media reports. The court said the company had secretly distributed information on tobacco products in order to promote sales of its heated tobacco system, misleading consumers by giving the impression that a non-tobacco product was being advertised.
2nd February 2023
- Lithuania: Deputy chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee of the Seimas (parliament), Algirdas Butkevičius, has asked the minister of finance, Gintarė Skaistė, about the changed procedure for calculating the excise tax on heated tobacco, media reports. Butkevičius asked Skaistė to justify whether the changed excise duty procedure is more beneficial to the state budget, or whether the new excise duty rate for heated tobacco products per 1,000 units (it used to be per kg) increased the income of the budget.
9th January 2023
- Lithuania: As of 1st January 2023, the heated tobacco consumables tax has increased to €60.20 per 1,000 units, as planned.
28th November 2022
- Lithuania: Parliament approved Bill XIIIP-3603(3) which, starting 1st January 2025, introduces the so-called tobacco products shops – points-of-sale that sell only tobacco and tobacco-related products. The bill will allow product display and advertising inside tobacco products shops, as long as the products and adverts cannot be seen from the outside. Starting 1st January 2025, all types of advertising will be banned in all other retailers.
24th November 2022
Lithuania: Parliament has approved Bill XIVP-2036(2), strengthening the Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD)’s power to shut down illegal advertising and online sales of tobacco and tobacco-related products. From 1st January, the NTAKD will be authorised to order internet and network service providers to remove illegal content.
17th November 2022
- Lithuania: The Health Affairs Committee of the parliament is currently discussing the draft national agenda on drug, tobacco and alcohol control, prevention of drug use and drug-related harm up to 2035. The plan aims to reduce the supply of tobacco and related products through policies based on scientific studies, improving excise duties, raising awareness of the effects of smuggling on the public budget, regulating emerging products promptly, and strengthening advertising restrictions. The draft should be voted on by the parliament in the next weeks.
15th November 2022
Lithuania: Bill XIVP-2036(2) was today approved at its first reading in Parliament. The proposal aims to strengthen the Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD)’s power to shut down illegal advertising and online sales of tobacco and tobacco-related products. If it is passed, the NTAKD will be authorised to order internet and network service providers to remove the illegal content.
5th October 2022
Lithuania: A bill to strengthen the Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD)’s power to shut down illegal advertising and internet sales of tobacco and tobacco-related products has been introduced in parliament. If it is passed, the NTAKD will have the power to order internet and network service providers to remove the illegal content.
31st May 2022
- Lithuania: The National Agenda on Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control, Prevention of Drug Use and Drug-Related Harm Until 2035 – drafted by the Ministry of Health and the Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD) – was presented to the parliament for approval. The plan aims to reduce tobacco and tobacco-related product supply by implementing coherent and consistent policies based on scientific studies, improving excise duty policies, raising awareness of the negative consequence of tax leakage due to smuggling on the public budget, and regulating emerging products promptly and strengthening advertising restrictions. The NTAKD confirmed that the Agenda will be voted by the parliament during the spring session, which ends on 30th June.
