China: The National Tobacco Half-Year Work Conference was held in Beijing on 23rd and 24th July, press reports. In the meeting, authorities emphasised
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Pakistan: The government of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has passed the Excise Act of 2024. The act did not adopt the proposal for increasing
26th July 2024 - Asia, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates: The Ajman Police has launched an initiative called “Your Life is Purer Without Smoking” to raise public awareness about the harmful
24th July 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: After opposition parties criticised health minister Casey Costello’s decision to cut the excise tax on heated tobacco products (HTPs) by 50%, the
24th July 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The House Ways and Means Committee approved a substitute to bill 10329, which requires tobacco and vaping companies to implement a digital track-and-trace system
24th July 2024 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The health minister has issued an order to change the text of the warning displayed in places where tobacco products are sold,
Vietnam: Following the introduction of a draft law on special consumption tax to increase the tax on tobacco products, the Ministry of Finance has
22nd July 2024 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: A congresswomen from the Democratic Labour Party (which is part of the government coalition) has introduced a bill to criminalise the manufacture,
Indonesia: The minister of finance has released the Macroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Policy Principles for 2025, in preparation for the State Budget 2025.
22nd July 2024 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The government has increased minimum retail prices for heated tobacco products (HTPs), media reports. The minimum retail price for HTPs is KZT820
Indonesia: The Indonesian Personal Vaporiser Association (APVI) has called on the government to separate regulations concerning cigarettes from the ones regulating e-cigarettes and
India: The Ministry of Health is reportedly planning to ask the Board of Control for Cricket in India to stop promoting tobacco products in
18th July 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Associate health minister Casey Costello has cut by 50% the excise tax on heated tobacco products (HTPs). New tariff numbers were
17th July 2024 - Central America, Guatemala |
Guatemala: On Monday, 15th July, president Bernardo Arévalo appointed Joaquín Barnoya Pérez as the new minister of health. With Arévalo’s academic background in
Vietnam: The representative of the Department of Tax, Fee and Charge Policy Supervision and Management of the Ministry of Finance said at a workshop that the
16th July 2024 - Central America, El Salvador |
El Salvador: In August, the entity in charge of supervising and regulating tobacco and nicotine products, the National Directorate of Medicines (DNM), will become
Qatar: The Ministry of Interior has published an awareness video on X, saying that, for public safety reasons, the use of cigarettes and tobacco
15th July 2024 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: A group of ten members of parliament from the ruling party, the People Power Party, has introduced a bill amending the Tobacco Business
Taiwan: On the progress of reviewing the listing of heated tobacco products (HTPs), health and welfare minister Chiu Tai-Yuan said the expert panel
11th July 2024 - Asia, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates: The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that nicotine pouches are currently unregulated and that no
Taiwan: The assessment of the health risks of heated tobacco products (HTPs), which could result in their legalisation, is being undertaken by a
Malaysia: The minister of health reportedly said yesterday (1st July) that the regulations implementing the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 will be
Pakistan: The Finance Act 2024 entered into force on 1st July, imposing an excise duty of PKR1,200 ($4.30) on nicotine pouches.
1st July 2024 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: The Anti-Tobacco Parliamentary Women’s Forum – a forum of female members of parliament, calling to curb tobacco use – has sent a
Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health has published a video on Facebook warning against the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDs) and
Pakistan: The district government of Peshawar – the capital city of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a population of over 4.7m –
21st June 2024 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: Yesterday (20th June), the Ministry of Health and Welfare updated the health warnings that heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches must
20th June 2024 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has published the report of the second review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA), which focuses on tobacco
Bahrain: The government referred an amendment to the Law on Tobacco and Smoking Control to the parliament, press reports. The new amendment proposes to
20th June 2024 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: The Chamber of Deputies has rejected an initiative proposed by two deputies from the main opposition party, the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, that would
China: According to the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA), on 12th June 2024, Zhang Jianmin – party secretary and director of the STMA,
19th June 2024 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: The Constitutional Chamber has ordered the Ministry of Health to issue the regulations of law 10666 – which regulated the use
17th June 2024 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa, who has been in power since 2018, has been re-elected as president after his party, the African National Congress
China: On 24th May, the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation held a seminar in Beijing to discuss the impact of tobacco
Pakistan: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a bill to amend the Federal Excise Act. The bill proposes levying an excise duty of
13th June 2024 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has issued a recall of Zyn nicotine pouches for being sold without market authorisation under Canada’s Natural Health Products Regulations.
Taiwan: During the legislative session, legislator Huang Jianbin asked executive president Zhuo Rongtai and minister of health and welfare Qiu Taiyuan to set
10th June 2024 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Mark Butler, the minister of health, has launched an advertising campaign aimed at raising awareness about the effects of smoking and consuming
10th June 2024 - World |
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has made public the dates in which the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the Framework
10th June 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced a robust approach to enforce Republic Act 11900 (Vape Law), which regulates e-cigarettes, heated tobacco
Hong Kong: Deputy secretary for health Eddie Lee said the government plans to outlaw alternative smoking products completely, including heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, press
Taiwan: The National Health Administration is currently reviewing applications from 12 manufacturers for premarket review of heated tobacco products (HTPs), and 3 companies have entered
Vietnam: In a session in the National Assembly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced its support for a ban on e-cigarettes and heated
Jordan: Adel Al Balbisi, head of the Jordan Centre for Disease Control (JCDC), announced that the centre has begun adopting new measures to combat
6th June 2024 - Asia, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has issued a newsletter warning against the use and promotion of electronic smoking products, saying
6th June 2024 - Asia, Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed the decree “on strengthening measures to regulate the market of alcohol and tobacco products and prevent their
5th June 2024 - Canada, North America |
Canada - New Brunswick: The provincial legislative assembly approved bill 30 to amend the Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Sales Act to strengthen the regulatory
5th June 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Philippine Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-BPS) issued the first batch of approved heated tobacco products under the
4th June 2024 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: After counting the votes from last week’s elections, the current ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) only garnered 40.2% of the
3rd June 2024 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: Presidential elections took place yesterday (2nd June), resulting in Claudia Sheinbaum obtaining the majority of votes, press reports. Sheinbaum belongs to Morena,