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9th February 2024 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Today is the last day to participate in the public consultation to review the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)'s resolution 46/2009, which bans heated tobacco
Iraq: The Nineveh health directorate of the Ministry of Health issued an order prohibiting the entry of heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes onto
8th February 2024 - Canada, North America |
Canada - British Columbia: The provincial government has decided to restrict the sale of nicotine pouches exclusively to pharmacies on a non-prescription basis. Effective
Egypt: During a TV interview, Mahmoud Shalabi, secretary of fatwa at the Egyptian Fatwa House, addressed the religious perspective on heated tobacco and
7th February 2024 - Europe |
EU: Tomorrow (8th February), the European Parliament will debate, in plenary, the lack of transparency between the European Commission (EC) and the tobacco
7th February 2024 - Europe |
EU: The request for a preliminary reference procedure sent by the Irish High Court to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the validity of Commission
Lithuania: The National Stop Smoking Helpline (1819) has started to operate, giving free advice to residents who want to quit smoking, media reports. By establishing this line,
Israel: Tomorrow (6th February), the Knesset Economic Committee will meet to discuss a bill that would place further advertising and packaging restrictions on
US - Mississippi:Â House Bill 856 has been introduced. It would increase the tax rate on cigarettes from $0.034 to $0.059 per cigarette in
5th February 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated the list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
2nd February 2024 - North America, United States |
US - General: Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced that it has reached a global settlement with British American Tobacco (BAT) that resolves all ongoing
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.
Bulgaria: Following the transposing of the EU Commission Delegated Directive 2022/2100, Maria Kusheva from the Institute for Tobacco and Tobacco Products at the Ministry of
Ukraine: In the first reading of a bill seeking to change the existing Law On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Cognac
1st February 2024 - Europe |
EU: At today's exchange of views between the members of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Public Health and health commissioner Stella Kyriakides, some MEPs asked the
1st February 2024 - Europe |
EU: The revised Council recommendation on smoke-free environments was not presented during yesterday's conference on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, as originally expected. The revision featured in
Slovakia: The tobacco tax rate for smokeless tobacco products (a tax category for heated tobacco products) has increased from €187.80 per kg to €211.30 per
1st February 2024 - Europe |
EU:Â The European Commission has released the report titled "Beating Cancer Inequalities in the EU," with its primary objective being to investigate cancer prevention
31st January 2024 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission have-your-say website on the revision of the Council recommendation on smoke-free environments has been updated with a new date of the estimated
Slovenia: In light of today's national "No Cigarette Day", the National Institute of Public Health has issued a statement emphasising the harmfulness of
Hungary: In a statement issued yesterday (30th January) raising concerns over the widespread use and illegal sale of flavoured vaping products in the country, the
30th January 2024 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Health Council, a Ministry of Health-affiliated institution, has issued a warning on social media against using tobacco products due to
30th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is currently being finalised and will be introduced in this parliamentary session, according to junior health secretary Andrea Leadsom.
Slovenia: The Public Relations Office of the Slovenian parliament has told TobaccoIntelligence that the parliamentary debate of the bill transposing the EU-wide heated tobacco flavour ban into the
Egypt: In a TV interview, Ibrahim El Imbabi, head of the Tobacco Division at the Federation of Egyptian Industries, said that the division
Vietnam: The state-owned corporation Vietnam Tobacco Corporation (Vinataba) – which has a monopoly on commercial tobacco and cigarette imports and is the only company
30th January 2024 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: The Ministry of Health intends to amend the sanctions regime for tobacco and vaping products, including for violations of public use requirements,
29th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday (28th September), the government announced plans to ban sales of nicotine pouches to minors and sales of tobacco products to anyone
Spain: Minister of health Mónica GarcÃa announced on Friday (26th January) in the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of parliament) that a bill
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has published a circular to redetermine the characteristics of tax stamps for tobacco and tobacco-related products.
US - Ohio: Local governments in Ohio cannot enact tobacco and nicotine rules, meaning that those regulations must come from the state level.
26th January 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The Ministry of Health has sent a reminder that they will provide more clarity regarding the annual sales return process for
US - General: New York Democrat Chuck Schumer is facing criticism from Republicans following his call for a crackdown on Zyn nicotine pouches.
Italy: Philip Morris Italy presented a project to the minister of the environment focused on the collection and recycling of its heated tobacco devices, Iqos
Lebanon: Nassif Seklaoui, general manager of the Lebanese Tobacco and Tombacs Authority (RLTT), spoke during a conference against raising the taxation on tobacco
25th January 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: As part of preliminary decisions to amend the 2025 Budget, the Federal Council has announced that the tobacco tax will be increased. It estimates
25th January 2024 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Health minister Casey Costello allegedly proposes to remove the excise tax from heated tobacco products (HTPs), according to a document leaked to the
24th January 2024 - North America, United States |
US - General: New York Democrat Chuck Schumer is calling for a federal crackdown on Zyn nicotine pouches, claiming the product is being
Russia: Bill 512729-8 has been introduced and passed its first reading in the State Duma (a lower chamber of parliament). It would require
24th January 2024 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health will resume public hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. The next hearings will be held
Austria: The Ministry of Health has told TobaccoIntelligence that comprehensive regulations for nicotine pouches and other tobacco-free nicotine products are planned for the
23rd January 2024 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: The Ministry of Health has answered a parliamentary question in relation to nicotine pouches. The ministry compares these products with snus, especially in terms of
23rd January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The response to the "creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping" consultation will be published in the coming weeks, ahead of
23rd January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Doncaster (South Yorkshire) Police and Trading Standards officers inspected eight premises and seized 1,549 illegal e-cigarettes, as well as nicotine pouches and
Croatia: The transposition of the heated tobacco flavour ban is now in the parliament. It allows for heated tobacco to be classified as smoking or smokeless
Portugal: The Ministry of Health has told the press that heated tobacco will not have to carry combined health warnings (meaning both text and an
23rd January 2024 - Europe |
EU: Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Aldo Patriciello, from the Group of the European People's Party, has submitted a parliamentary question asking how the EU
22nd January 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The National Council's Social Security and Health Committee (SGK-N) has approved the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which restricts advertising of tobacco and vaping
22nd January 2024 - Europe |
EU: Nicoventures Trading has appealed the decision of the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which declared that the applicants’ action
