Montenegro: heated tobacco and herbal heated product regulation, January 2025

Montenegro’s efforts to align with EU legislation led it to model its tobacco control laws on the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), which is paramount for Montenegro’s tobacco products legislation.

In September 2023, the minister of health highlighted the need for enhanced tobacco control measures, including better regulation of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs), due to a high national smoking rate. Long-term changes will likely come as a consequence of the ongoing review of the EU tobacco framework – the TPD and the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) – in the next few years.

This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Montenegro for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas from advertising and notification to retail and taxation.