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Description
Despite regulating heated tobacco products back in 2017, they still have not been approved for sale. We believe that it is unlikely that there will be any significant changes to Luxembourg’s regulatory framework for heated tobacco. The lack of proposals or policy debate suggests the country may be waiting for the revision of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive. Despite the regulatory framework in place for this product, the Customs and Excise Administration confirmed that it cannot be sold in the country.
Reasons to buy
Gaining the approval needed to sell heated tobacco in Luxembourg is not at all cost effective due to the extremely high notification fee – the highest in Europe. This report offers a detailed overview of the current framework in place for heated tobacco, which falls under one of the two recently created categories of ‘smokeless tobacco product’ and ‘new tobacco product’ under the Anti-Tobacco Act. It covers all policy areas from notification and retail channels to product restrictions and advertising rules.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Outlook
- Luxembourg: 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
The research is completely original and conducted by TobaccoIntelligence’s multilingual legal analysis team using several sources, including: online and offline resources and data, specialist legal software, interviews with key stakeholders and government officials, and via the collaboration with local lawyers and on-the-ground professionals.
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