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China: According to the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA), on 12th June 2024, Zhang Jianmin – party secretary and director of the STMA,
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19th June 2024 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: The Constitutional Chamber has ordered the Ministry of Health to issue the regulations of law 10.066 – which regulated the use
Slovakia: The National Council (Parliament) has moved the draft amendment to the Act on Excise Tax on Tobacco Products to the second reading,
Ukraine: The State Production and Consumer Service has announced that the government is creating the “eTobacco” portal, where it will be possible to monitor the
Ukraine: The parliament has adopted in the second reading a bill seeking to change the existing Law On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol,
Denmark: The Ministry of Health has released for consultation a draft bill to amend the Tobacco Products Act. The measures include a ban on flavourings for nicotine
Finland: The draft decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on the notification requirements for nicotine pouches has been submitted to
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
Hungary: The bill notified to the European Commission back in August 2023 through the EU TRIS notification system – which sought to regulate nicotine
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
Ukraine: Kyiv City Council has decided to reduce the number of kiosks in the capital within two years, as well as to prohibit
14th June 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The bill to change the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act in order to completely ban nicotine pouches, which was voted in plenary
13th June 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today, the Labour Party – the main opposition party prior to the dissolution of the parliament – published its electoral programme for
13th June 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The new Dutch cabinet is to include 29 members, with 9 of them, including the minister of health, welfare and sport, chosen
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.
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee will launch a parliamentary investigation into the fiscal policy and the licensing system for the retail sale of
12th June 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Conservative Party – the ruling party prior to the dissolution of the parliament – has recently published its electoral manifesto for
12th June 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Liberal Democrats party, which held 15 seats in the House of Commons (lower chamber of the parliament) before the dissolution of
Croatia: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified tobacco products, which also contains heated tobacco products.
11th June 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Research conducted by the Dutch National Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM) on the 2023 tobacco product excise duty increase shows that this
Taiwan: During the legislative session, legislator Huang Jianbin asked executive president Zhuo Rongtai and minister of health and welfare Qiu Taiyuan to set
11th June 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated a list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
Belgium: In Belgium’s federal elections, the right-wing New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) emerged victorious with 16.7% of the national vote. The extreme-right Vlaams Belang
France: President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the National Assembly and called for snap parliamentary elections on 30th June and 7th July after Marine Le
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
Iceland: Following the transposal of the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into the Icelandic legal framework in January 2024, the Ministry of Health has opened
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 - Europe |
EU: Pending the counting of all votes in most EU member states, provisional results of this weekend’s European Parliament elections show that the
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
Russia: The Ministry of Finance has published a letter explaining the legal status of nicotine pouches in Russia. The ministry explains that the sale
6th June 2024 - Europe |
EU: European elections to elect the 720 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for the next parliamentary term are being held from today,
6th June 2024 - Europe |
EU: For today’s kickoff of the European Parliament elections, some 50 medical associations from European Union member states have signed a letter condemning
6th June 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that on 26th June the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) will convene
US - New Jersey: S3372 has been introduced. This bill would prohibit delivering electronic smoking devices and other tobacco products to a residence
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
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified tobacco products. The list contains herbal heated products, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches, among
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
6th June 2024 - Europe, Montenegro |
Montenegro: The amendment to the law on restricting tobacco use that seeks to ban the use of smokeless tobacco in enclosed spaces has
Denmark: Parliament has approved an amendment of the Act on Tobacco Products and the Act on Electronic Cigarettes. Among other measures, the amendment strengthens
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
Norway: The government has launched a public consultation on the regulations to introduce plain packaging for e-cigarettes, a ban on distance sales of
5th June 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: After the November 2023 elections, a provisional coalition agreement was reached last month, involving the winning far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), the centre-right People’s
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
Ukraine: Yesterday (4th June), the parliament adopted in its first reading the draft amendment to the Tax Code regarding the revision of excise
