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Finland: The parliament has adopted a proposal to amend the Tobacco Act regarding nicotine pouch regulation in the second reading. The proposal adds the definition
US - Missouri: Today, the Kansas City Council will consider an ordinance that would ban the sale and distribution of flavoured tobacco products.
Indonesia: A high-ranking Ministry of Health official has criticised the decision to not increase tobacco taxes in 2025. Head of the Ministry of
India: On 8th October, Morigaon district magistrate Devashish Sharma declared all premises known as “mandaps” in the district used for the Durga Puja festival
Bangladesh: A round-table discussion on creating a “tobacco-free Bangladesh” emphasised the need for greater media involvement in reducing tobacco use, along with amendments to
Pakistan: The Initiative on Risk Reduction and Dependable Alternatives held a round-table conference in Peshawar on 2nd October to discuss effective tobacco harm-reduction
Pakistan: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc) has called on the government to regulate emerging addictive nicotine
India: A study by Indian health economists has found that reducing tobacco consumption could temporarily lower gross domestic product (GDP) and employment but result in
India: India has the highest rate of oral cancer caused by smokeless tobacco and betel/areca nut use in South Asia, according to a study from
Costa Rica: A regulation to law 10066 on e-cigarettes with and without nicotine and heated tobacco was signed by the president and the Ministry of
Austria: Following the EU’s proposal for the revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments to extend the existing restrictions to novel inhalable products and to
Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law the Anti-Agricultural Sabotage Act (Republic Act 12022), which provides a definition of smuggled tobacco – explicitly
Spain: The centre-right People's Party (PP) has introduced a motion in the Senate asking the government to develop a specific regulation for electronic
Taiwan: The Ministry of Health and Welfare’s draft law on “Prohibited Additives in Tobacco Products” finished its public notice period yesterday, 8th October, gathering over
Pakistan: An expert from the Coalition for Tobacco Control Pakistan has called for urgent reforms to include smokeless tobacco in the country’s tobacco
India: The top official of Health and Family Welfare in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, defended the new regulation requiring stores to obtain
Uzbekistan: The chairman of the Ecological Party (a small party outside of the governing coalition), Abdushukur Khamzaev, has proposed introducing a biometric age-verification
New Zealand: Health authorities have told TobaccoIntelligence that the requirements for selling reusable vaping products with removable batteries and child-safety mechanisms, which entered into
Kyrgyzstan: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has proposed imposing a six-month ban on the import, transit and re-export of cigarettes to Kyrgyzstan
India: According to recent findings from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), the absence of effective tobacco control policies has left youth in Kashmir increasingly
Ukraine: Bill 12091, which seeks to ban all tobacco products – including heated tobacco products (HTPs) – that have a characteristic taste and/or smell has
Canada: Convenience store firms Mac’s Convenience Stores, Couche-Tard, and Parkland have filed appeals with federal courts to overturn federal regulations that restrict the sale
India: A study published in the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis revealed that no secondary schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad city (which has a population of
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
Luxembourg: Amendments to the bill transposing the EU-wide heated tobacco flavour ban and establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for nicotine pouches have been proposed by the
Vietnam: During a workshop held on 3rd October, the Ministry of Health proposed that the government should issue a resolution supporting a ban on
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has released a series of warnings about the dangers of tobacco use, saying that the use of inhalable
Ukraine: The government has approved a procedure for the creation and operation of an electronic system for the circulation of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products,
France: The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new study led by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) that shows
France: The price of cigarettes and rolling tobacco is set to rise again in 2025 and 2026, press reports. France already has the
Americas: The Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) – the specialised international health agency for the region of the Americas within
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated a list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
India: Earlier this year, the Ministry of Finance decided not to raise the tobacco tax in the Union Budget 2024. However, a panel
Philippines: Following the publication of amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic Act 11900 (Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act), which
Pakistan: The Action to Counter Illicit Trade (ACT) Alliance, a coalition of civil society organisations, has accused the local tobacco industry of avoiding taxes by
India: The Indian Dental Association has launched a tobacco-cessation certification programme in Kashmir to train professionals with the skills to help patients quit
Russia: The bill amending the law “on the protection of citizens’ health from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, the consequences of tobacco consumption or
Finland: Several members of Parliament (MPs) from opposition parties are calling for stricter regulations on tobacco and nicotine products, media reports. MPs are demanding
Lithuania: Yesterday, 2nd October, the parliamentary Health Affairs Committee approved the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for selling tobacco and related products to
Belgium: Supermarket chain Buurtsuper.be has filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court regarding a measure in the tobacco plan approved in March 2024. Buurtsuper.be considers
Poland: The Council of Ministers has adopted the draft act amending the Excise Duty Act, which increases heated tobacco and e-liquid rates. It establishes an
New Zealand: The requirements for selling reusable vaping products that have removable batteries and child-safety mechanisms, which entered into force on 1st October
Netherlands: The bill amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act to completely ban oral nicotine products (such as nicotine pouches) was approved by
Bangladesh: The National Board of Revenue’s Large Taxpayers Unit has issued a notice to British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh for a tax recovery of BDT2.1bn
Bangladesh: Health experts have proposed a nationwide ban on e-cigarettes, alongside increasing taxes on tobacco products, tightening tobacco control laws and halting advertising campaigns
Pakistan: Health experts have called on state authorities to implement stricter regulations to curb the rising use of e-cigarettes, vapes and nicotine products,
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables and herbal heated products.
US - Michigan: Several new bills have been introduced relating to youth access to nicotine and tobacco products, including House Bill (HB) 6002,
Luxembourg: As shown in our compliance calendar, nicotine pouches start to be taxed today at a rate of €22 per kg following a
