Russia: The prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has signed governmental decree 301, which requires the Ministry of Agriculture to determine the minimum selling prices
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Russia: Bill 512729-8 has been introduced and passed its first reading in the State Duma (a lower chamber of parliament). It would require
Global: Several EU and international markets will see a rise in heated tobacco taxes on 1st January 2024, including Indonesia, Bulgaria, Russia and
Russia: Today, bill 448566-8 was signed by the president. The bill amends the Tax Code for the second time this year and increases the
Russia: Bill 448566-8 was approved by the Federal Assembly (upper chamber of Parliament) today, and now heads to the president for his signature.
Russia: Today (17th November), bill 448566-8 has passed its third reading in the State Duma (lower chamber of Parliament) and heads to the Federal
Russia: The government has approved a resolution that gives the Ministry of Finance new powers in relation to the tobacco industry. The ministry
Russia: The Russian Union of Nicotine Industry Enterprises (Spini) sent a letter to the State Duma chairman, Vyacheslav Volodin, asking the State Duma
Russia: Today, bill 448566-8 passed its second reading in the State Duma (lower chamber of Parliament). The bill would amend the Tax Code for
Russia: The prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has signed governmental resolution No. 1659 that entitles enforcement authorities to conduct unplanned inspections of tobacco and
Russia: Bill 448566-8, which would amend the Tax Code for the second time this year and increase the current tax rates starting next year,
Russia: The Russian government has instructed the Ministry of Economic Development to incorporate unplanned inspections of tobacco and vape stores, a government representative told
Russia: Bill 448566-8 has been introduced, which would amend the Tax Code and would increase the current tax rates starting next year. Accordingly,
Russia: As of 1st October 2023, it is illegal to sell heated tobacco consumables that are not labelled and registered in the national
Russia / Belarus: British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced that it has now formally entered into an agreement to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses
Russia: The Ministry of Industry and Trade has supported the proposal to clarify the rules for the sale of nicotine-containing products in pavilions
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Russia: The Ministry of Finance has introduced a proposal that would require tobacco and nicotine-containing products, including heated tobacco consumables, to be marked
Russia: The government has drafted a bill that would establish a procedure for determining the minimum selling price of heated tobacco consumables. According to
Russia: Decree 587 has been signed by president Vladimir Putin, giving the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation (Rosalkogolregulirovanie) oversight over tobacco- and nicotine-containing products.
Russia: Bill No 423 has been signed into law by president Vladimir Putin. It establishes administrative responsibility for the circulation of tobacco- and nicotine-containing
Russia: A series of increases in excise taxes on tobacco products have been approved by the Federation Council and signed into law by president
Russia: Bill 369931-8 has passed the State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) and heads to the Federal Assembly for consideration. The bill would amend
Russia: Starting 1st September 2023, an electronic register of licences for the production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products will begin to
Russia: Bill No. 310882-8 on the state regulation of production and circulation of tobacco- and nicotine-containing products has been signed by the president. The
Russia: Bill 310882-8 on the state regulation of production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products is awaiting president Vladimir Putin’s signature after being
Russia: Bill 310882-8 on the regulation of production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products has passed its third reading in the lower
Russia: President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill tightening regulation of heated tobacco products. The new law restricts retail sale of
Russia: Bill 332229-8, which would tighten regulations for heated tobacco and heating devices, has been approved by the Federal Council (upper chamber of
Russia: A Federal Assembly announcement has proposed transferring the Ministry of Agriculture's and the Federal Taxation Service's powers to regulate the tobacco market
Russia: Bill 310882-8 on the state regulation of production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products has passed its first reading in the
Russia: State Duma member Sultan Khamzaev, head of the Sober Russia project, has reportedly suggested to health minister Mikhail Murashko that purchases of
Russia: Bill 332229-8, setting a minimum price for nicotine-containing products, including heated tobacco consumables, has passed its first reading in the State Duma, the
Russia: Yesterday, a bill on the state regulation of production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products was approved by the Russian government,
Russia: The government agenda for today includes a discussion on a proposal concerning the production, licensing and packaging requirements for tobacco and nicotine products.
Russia: Bill 204240-8, amending Federal Law No. 15-FZ on “health protection from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and the consequences of tobacco consumption”,
Russia: From today, 1st March, the tax on heated tobacco consumables will rise to RUB8,669 (€108) per kg. The rate will rise next year to RUB9,016 (€112) per kg, and
Russia: The Ministry of Finance is planning to create a federal law enforcement agency that would be responsible for the tobacco and nicotine
Russia: The Ministry of Agriculture has drafted a bill, with the backing of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, to block websites selling
Russia: The lower chamber of the parliament, the State Duma, is discussing possible measures to regulate the sale of tobacco products, including the
Russia: State Duma deputy Sultan Khamzaev has proposed banning tobacco product sales in fuel stations, media reports. Khamzaev addressed the appeal to the
Russia: Today, 1st February, is the start of the experiment introducing a system that excludes the technical possibility of selling expired products as
Russia: A bill has been signed today by the president that increases the excise rates for heated tobacco consumables and omits the excise
Russia: Prime minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree on conducting an experiment to introduce a system that excludes the technical possibility of
Russia: Today, the Federation Council (upper chamber of the parliament) approved a bill increasing the excise rates for heated tobacco consumables and omitting
Russia: Today the Federation Council (upper chamber of the parliament) Committee on Economic Policy supported a bill increasing the excise rates for heated
Russia: Parliament’s lower chamber, the State Duma, today fully adopted the government’s proposed tax amendments, media reports. Assuming they also pass the Federation Council,
Russia: The State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes has backed the government’s tax amendments, media reports. Under the plan, if adopted, excise
Russia: Tax on heated tobacco devices has increased from 1st January to RUB64 (€0.86) each, and on heat-not-burn (HnB) consumables to RUB7,839 (€105)
Russia: The Ministry of Finance is proposing to gradually bring excise rates on nicotine-containing e-liquids and heated tobacco consumables to the same level
Russia: At the round-table discussion in the Federation Council, the Ministry of Finance proposed to increase the excise tax on e-liquids by 94%