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Description
Snus and chewing tobacco are not permitted in Latvia. Nicotine pouches are regulated in the Tobacco Products Act as tobacco substitutes. Oral tobacco is expected to remain banned, though important changes are expected to take place in the mid-term due to the approval of the amendment of the Tobacco Products Act.
Heated tobacco, heating devices and herbal heated products are regulated in Latvia under the Tobacco Products Act, but are subject to less strict rules than cigarettes. Heated tobacco is regulated under the Act on the Circulation of Tobacco Products, Tobacco Substitute Products, Herbal Smoking Products, Electronic Smoking Devices and their Liquids (Tobacco Products Act) as a novel tobacco product. It is defined as a smokeless tobacco product or tobacco product intended for smoking, which is not cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, snuff or tobacco intended for oral use, and which was placed on the market after 19th May 2014.
This is a two-report bundle that provides a detailed overview of Latvia’s regulatory framework for oral tobacco, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco, covering all policy areas.
Reasons to buy
This TobaccoIntelligence regulatory report will provide you with:
- A clear and detailed understanding of current regulatory requirements affecting this sector in a specific jurisdiction, enabling you to be confident your business and your products are compliant.
- The ability to plan ahead for specific regulatory changes.
- Strategic understanding of the policy climate within the jurisdiction, enabling you to forecast how it might affect business development.
- Sources of further information, for example links to full texts of legislation and contact details for relevant government offices.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Outlook
- Latvia: the basics
- National regulatory framework
- Age restrictions
- Product restrictions
- Labelling and packaging
- Obligation to notify
- Retail channel restrictions
- Public usage
- Advertising and marketing
- Taxation
- Sanctions
- Relevant laws
- Relevant bodies
Methodology
Our research is completely independent and original. It is conducted by TobaccoIntelligence’s multilingual legal analysis team, all specialists in this sector, and goes through a rigorous review and editing process before publication. Research draws on multiple sources, including: online and offline resources and data, specialist legal software, our own extensive databases and report archives, interviews with key stakeholders and government officials, and collaboration with local legal firms and on-the-ground professionals in the jurisdictions covered.
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