LATEST ALERTS
Netherlands: The website of the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) shows that a bill to change the Tobacco and Smoking Products
Brazil: The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, and the Senate Committee on Transparency, Supervision and Control held
Luxembourg: The government has proposed amendments to the bill transposing the EU-wide heated tobacco flavour ban. The amendments include a complete regulation of nicotine pouches, including advertising,
Russia: A package of bills aimed at tightening regulation of nicotine-containing products has been submitted to the government and the Supreme Court of
Brazil: The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, the Senate Committee on Social Affairs and the Senate Committee on Transparency, Supervision and Control will
Malaysia: The health minister said yesterday (16th May) that the regulations implementing the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 will be
Finland: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) have jointly issued recommendations to support the
Colombia: President Gustavo Petro has signed the Vaping Products Bill, press reports. The bill restricts access to heated tobacco products (HTPs), including heating devices, and nicotine pouches
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.
Panama: The Supreme Court has declared law 315 – which prohibits the use, importation and sale of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco – unconstitutional. The
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health has presented the regulations of law 10.066, which establishes a legal framework for the use and sale of vaping
Netherlands: The House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) is discussing a bill to change the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act, in order to ban
US - Federal: The White House has released a statement on what it refers to as “China’s unfair trade practices concerning technology transfer, intellectual property,
US - Federal: The next director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) Office of Compliance and
Vietnam: Prime minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Official Dispatch 47/CD-TTg requesting several ministries to strengthen the control of electronic cigarettes and heated
Denmark: The Ministry of the Environment is analysing whether legislation can be introduced to extend producer responsibility for nicotine pouch manufacturers, press reports.
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed for scientific review modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) renewal applications submitted
Sweden: The national Public Health Agency has updated the list of nicotine pouches that are authorised for sale.
Croatia: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified tobacco products, which also contains heated tobacco products.
Luxembourg: The Council of Ministers agreed yesterday (8th May) to approve the bill transposing the EU-wide heated tobacco flavour ban and to regulate nicotine pouches. As shown
Netherlands: Launched at the end of 2022, the citizens’ initiative to achieve a nicotine-free generation and aiming to prohibit the sale of all
Lithuania: The government has approved the 2024-2026 Plan for the Implementation of the National Agenda on Drugs, Tobacco and Alcohol Control, Consumption Prevention
US - Louisiana: House Bill 970, which would exempt nicotine pouches from the vapour product and alternative nicotine product directory, has passed the House
EU: The minutes of the 18th April meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety have been published today. The Committee's members
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of nicotine pouches that are authorised for sale.
Austria: At a conference held yesterday (7th May), state health officials spoke out in favour of a nationwide ban on tobacco-free nicotine pouches,
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated the list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
Azerbaijan: The draft amendment to the Code of Administrative Offences included in today’s parliamentary meeting agenda seeks to establish a fine for activities in
United Arab Emirates: The Federal Tax Authority reported that in 2023 its control efforts resulted in the seizure and confiscation of nearly 21.29m units
Vietnam: In a meeting organised by the Social Committee of the National Assembly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade insisted on the creation of
Global: At the recent meeting of the Fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to develop an international treaty on ending plastic pollution, held in
EU/France: France has requested to intervene in Case C‑731/23 P, Nicoventures Trading and Others vs Commission, in support of the European Commission (EC), and the Court
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
Philippines: House of Representatives member Ray Reyes, of the minority Anakalusugan Party List, urged legislators to review the Vape Law to transfer the
US - California: Attorney general Rob Bonta has announced that the California Department of Justice is now accepting proposals for the 2024-2025 Tobacco
Poland: The government has announced that a bill taxing nicotine pouches and other innovative products will be introduced, press reports. The bill will propose
Pakistan: Muzammil Aslam, finance adviser to the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported to the press that the province is considering increasing the
Poland: The Parliamentary Team for Counteracting Addictions has started discussions on the regulation of nicotine pouches. Jarosław Neneman, secretary of state in the Ministry of
Bahrain: The minister of industry and commerce has issued decision 34/2024, authorising the Ministry of Health to monitor the implementation of the Electronic
Ukraine: The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted the resolution on approval of the procedure for maintaining the Unified State Register of equipment for
Russia: Bill 610727-8 has been introduced in the State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) that would amend the existing federal law provisions on advertising.
Luxembourg: The regulation introducing a tax for heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches (neither of which are currently taxed) was published in
Slovenia: Last Friday (26th April), the parliament approved in a second reading, with no votes against, the bill amending the Excise Duty Act to
Denmark: The Ministry of Health has notified a bill to the European Commission’s TRIS database to amend the Executive Order on Quality, Labelling and Age Control
US - Federal: According to health and human services secretary Xavier Becerra on Friday (26th April), the Biden administration has delayed its decision
EU: On Tuesday (23rd April), the European Parliament adopted a proposal for a regulation on ecodesign for sustainable products. With the proposal, we expect
Finland: The government has resubmitted the proposal to amend the Tobacco Act on nicotine pouch regulation to the EU TRIS system (the previous
EU: Yesterday (24th April), the European Parliament adopted a proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The proposal aims to have
