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7th November 2023
Vietnam: In response to questions from the National Assembly, the minister of trade said that a proposal to include next-generation tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, in decree 67/2013/ND-CP will be submitted to the prime minister in the “fourth quarter of this year”. The decree set rules for tobacco products and trade. The minister added that the proposal is close to the ban previously proposed by the Ministry of Health and ensures strict compliance with the national strategy to reduce the harmful effects of tobacco.16th October 2023
- Vietnam: At a seminar held last week, deputies from the Ministry of Health supported a ban on the trade and import of new tobacco products. One of the ministry's deputies said that in the near future, the Ministry of Health will prepare a draft resolution to be submitted to the National Assembly.
6th October 2023
- Vietnam: Ministries have not yet reached a consensus on how to regulate new tobacco products and e-cigarettes, press reports. Deputy minister of health Tran Van Thuan said that "this issue needs to be studied carefully, comprehensively, objectively and scientifically, from which an appropriate solution can be proposed". The Ministry of Industry and Trade, which has been tasked by the government to lead the development of a new legal framework, is in the process of seeking consensus opinions from relevant ministries.
20th July 2023
Vietnam: A media seminar heard that the trade and health ministries had reached consensus on an amendment to Decree 67, establishing a trial regulation of novel tobacco products, press reports. “During the next five-year pilot period, we will conduct an impact assessment of new tobacco products before proposing the next plan to the government,” Ministry of Trade spokesperson Tran Thanh Trung told reporters. Details of the pilot scheme were not disclosed.
6th July 2023
Vietnam: Trade ministry spokesperson Tran Thanh Trung told a media seminar that ministries were holding meetings to finalise a draft decree to regulate new tobacco products, replacing Decree 67/2013, press reports. “Although the Ministry of Industry and Trade still has some disagreements with the Ministry of Health on a number of things, we are working towards a consensus on the new tobacco regulation,” he said. “The Ministry of Industry and Trade is developing a management plan that is closest to the opinion of the Ministry of Health so that it can be submitted to the government.”
1st June 2023
Vietnam: National Assembly member Nguyen Anh Tri has proposed a ban on the sale, distribution and use of “new generation cigarettes”, such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, press reports. Ministries are currently coordinating efforts to regulate such products, with a proposal expected to be submitted to the government by the end of June.
26th May 2023
- Vietnam: Deputy minister Tran Hong Ha has signed the National Strategy on Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control 2030. Measures include reducing the use of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco, and new tobacco products, and promulgating regulations for these products. Other details on how the measures will be implemented were not presented.
15th May 2023
- Vietnam: In a draft report on amendments to the Law on Special Consumption Tax, the Ministry of Finance has retained the proposal to tax e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. According to the report, if the products are allowed to be piloted, a new tax regulation will be developed. The Ministry of Trade and Industry is currently coordinating efforts to regulate and pilot heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, and a proposal is expected to be submitted to the government in the second quarter of 2023.
28th April 2023
- Vietnam: In a seminar held by the Ministry of Health, Tran Thi Trang, deputy director of the legal department of the Ministry of Health, recommended banning all new generation tobacco, such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, and said that the intention is not to pilot these products, as has been discussed by other ministries. The Ministry of Trade and Industry was coordinating efforts to regulate and likely pilot heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, and a proposal is expected to be submitted to the government in the second quarter of 2023.
18th April 2023
Vietnam: Ngo Khai Hoan, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said during a seminar on the regulation of new generation tobacco products that a draft amendment to Decree 67/2013, regulating heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, is expected to be submitted to the government in the second quarter of 2023.
11th April 2023
Vietnam: The Ministry of Health has proposed a ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products over health concerns. According to the ministry, tobacco regulations and standards have not yet been adapted to these products. The Ministry of Trade and Industry was coordinating efforts in December to amend Decree 67/2013 on tobacco trading to regulate heated tobacco and e-cigarettes.
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