Malaysia: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin reportedly said last week that the 15% import duty on nicotine gum products, to be imposed from 1st June, should either
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Myanmar: From 10th April standardised packaging will be mandatory for almost all tobacco products. The regulation requires the outer surfaces of product packages to be
India: A group of MPs from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) urged the government yesterday to take steps to remove designated smoking areas
Taiwan: About 97% of parents who responded to a survey conducted by the National Alliance of Parents Organisations would like all novel tobacco products
7th April 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil:Â The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) will be receiving technical and scientific evidence about e-cigarettes and heated tobacco from 11th April to
6th April 2022 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: The Senate has approved a decree bill amending the Customs Duty Act in order to prohibit the importation of tobacco-heating devices. The decree has been
Malaysia: A bill banning sales of tobacco products to anyone born after 2005 will be discussed tomorrow by a parliamentary Special Committee on Health, Science
31st March 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Starting 1st April, heated tobacco tax will be increased from CAD9.09062 ($7.26) to CAD9.30879 ($7.44) per 50 g or fraction of 50
24th March 2022 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The leader of the anti-tobacco movement in Kazakhstan, Jamilya Sadykova, says the excise tax on heated tobacco consumables should be equivalent to
22nd March 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday published the results of its 2020/21Â smoking and vaping prevalence survey. They show 10.7% (2.1m) adults were
22nd March 2022 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: The government is currently discussing with the Senate the immediate enactment of a bill that would increase the tax on tobacco products
18th March 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Education has backed the Department of Health in appealing to president Rodrigo Duterte to veto the proposed Vaporized Nicotine
18th March 2022 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund asked the National Assembly to approve the bill that imposes neutral packaging
Malaysia: Contrary to what was expected, the minister of health tweeted today, 17th March: “God willing, the Bill [banning the sales of tobacco
16th March 2022 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Armenia: At a special 9th March sitting, the National Assembly adopted the law “on reduction and prevention of health damage as a result
9th March 2022 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: The National Health Surveillance Authority (DINAVISA) confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that nicotine pouches are regulated by Decision 153/2021 on requirements to register e-cigarettes and other nicotine
Vietnam: Answering the request of the Ministry of Finance to evaluate the current tax policies, the Vietnam Federation of Trade and Industry suggested adding new-generation tobacco products
Malaysia: The first sitting of the Dewan Rakyat (Malaysian lower parliamentary chamber) in which the bill banning the sales of vaping products to
28th February 2022 - Asia, Turkmenistan |
Turkmenistan: The president has adopted the 2022-2025 National Program to turn Turkmenistan into a tobacco-free country, media reports. Reportedly, the national program provides
22nd February 2022 - Turkmenistan |
Turkmenistan: The Ministry of Health has prepared a draft national programme for 2022-2025 aiming to make Turkmenistan tobacco-free country, state media reports. The
Thailand: The government has approved a draft National Tobacco Control Plan for 2022-2027. Despite recent advocacy efforts towards legalising e-cigarettes and novel tobacco products, no
16th February 2022 - Mongolia |
Mongolia: The parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Policy has held a discussion on tobacco use and the legal environment. Committee chair M Oyunchimeg said that