Ukraine: An MP from the Servant of the People majority parliamentary faction submitted Bill 8174 "On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine
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Estonia: The Board of Health, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the World Health Organization (WHO) are among bodies that have submitted comments on the Tobacco
EAEU: Representatives of all five Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia – attended a meeting in Bishkek,
France: The Senate has approved an amendment to the 2023 Social Security Financing Bill presented by Republican senator Catherine Procaccia which would require the government to
8th November 2022 - Europe |
Europe: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a set of videos illustrating what it sees as the harms of heated tobacco products
France: The Senate Social Affairs Committee presented an amendment that aims to restore the original version of the tobacco products tax reform in the 2023
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) published the 2021 Blue Book, which shows that the revenue from heated tobacco products amounted to
4th November 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission has opened for feedback a Draft Implementing Regulation amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation
3rd November 2022 - Asia, Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijan: The country plans to reduce excise tax rates on several types of tobacco products, including chewing tobacco, by 26.7% starting next year,
3rd November 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday (2nd November) Steve Brine was newly elected as chair of the Health and Social Care Committee. Brine was a junior minister
3rd November 2022 - Europe |
EU: Commission Delegated Directive 2022/2100 amending the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) to set out a flavour ban on heated tobacco products has been published in the
Slovakia: The amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products and to the law on the
2nd November 2022 - Europe |
EU: TobaccoIntelligence has obtained an incomplete copy of the impact assessment report accompanying the proposal for a council directive amending the Tobacco Excise
2nd November 2022 - Europe |
EU: The scrutiny period on the Commission Delegated Directive setting out a flavour ban on heated tobacco products has ended, with no objections registered by either the Council
Denmark: In snap elections held yesterday, the centre-left bloc retained its power with Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen remaining prime minister. The government is
31st October 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today, the deputy CEO of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), Hazel Cheeseman, called for coherent regulation that covers all nicotine products,
Latvia: The deadline for sending comments relating to the bill amending the Tobacco Act is today, 31st October. The regulation equates e-cigarettes and
Spain: The Ministry of Health has launched a new campaign against tobacco and vaping products. The campaign – titled "The smoke does not allow you
27th October 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: According to the parliamentary agenda, the publication of the government’s Tobacco Control Plan will be discussed in the House of Lords on 23rd
Georgia: Standardised plain packaging for tobacco products will become mandatory from 31st December under the Law on Tobacco Control, media reports. Tobacco importing
26th October 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: New prime minister Rishi Sunak has reappointed Steve Barclay as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, a role he previously held from 5th
26th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: The reform of the EU’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation is expected to be postponed until the end of 2023,
26th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission yesterday approved the proposed acquisition of Swedish Match by Philip Morris International (PMI), announced in May, provided PMI complies with the commitments offered. These commitments, suggested by
Austria: The federal government has presented to Parliament the Budget Accompanying Bill 2023, which would bring in a gradual increase in heated tobacco tax, starting
25th October 2022 - France |
France: The National Assembly has adopted an amendment presented by the government to the 2023 Social Security Financing Bill which aims to introduce two tax categories for heated
25th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: Due to a scheduled system upgrade, it will not be possible to notify products through the EU Common Entry Gate (EU-CEG) between 9:00 and
Estonia: The Social Commission of the Parliament scheduled the first reading of the Tobacco Act Amendment Act 654 SE for the plenary session on 8th
21st October 2022 - Europe, United States |
UK: Yesterday, junior health secretary, Caroline Johnson, said that the government is reviewing how the powers provided by the Retained EU Law (Revocation
21st October 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission has published its work programme for 2023 addressing its "headline ambitions". The programme states that the Commission will continue with the
Georgia: Tobacco importing companies are demanding that the regulation for standard packaging for tobacco products in Georgia is postponed, media reports. Last week,
Slovakia: The amendment to the Act on the Production, Labeling and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products and to the Law on the
Belgium: Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke has proposed a ban on tobacco vending machines in bars, restaurants and catering facilities, allowing them only in
20th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: Following a Freedom of Information request by TobaccoIntelligence, the European Commission has disclosed the comments sent by Croatia, Hungary and Sweden to the Belgian TRIS notification of a Royal Decree seeking
19th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal has submitted a parliamentary question asking the European Commission whether it intends to include new nicotine products such as nicotine pouches
19th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: Sources within the European Parliament have told TobaccoIntelligence that no member of the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food
18th October 2022 - Europe |
EU: Today is the last day to submit comments on the European Commission's published draft Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 regarding
18th October 2022 - Europe, Montenegro |
Montenegro: In 2022, authorities fined 258 people for not complying with vaping/heated tobacco/tobacco usage in bars and restaurants, local press reports. The authorities
18th October 2022 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Yesterday, the national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil held a press conference about a new action plan in the field of addiction,
17th October 2022 - Czech Republic |
Czech Republic: National anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil will present a new action plan on addiction to government officials and interested members of parliament
Latvia: Yesterday, the Saeima (Latvia's parliament) approved in a second reading a bill amending the Tobacco Act. The regulation equates e-cigarettes and other
Georgia: The transition to standardised packaging for tobacco products, due to come into force on 31st December, may be postponed, media reports. It
11th October 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The long-awaited tobacco control plan may not be published after all, press reports. After its publication was delayed under the previous Conservative
Iceland: The Ministry of Health has told TobaccoIntelligence that, for the time being, it does not plan to issue a regulation restricting the marketing
Belgium: The government was today presenting its 2023 Budget, which was expected to include further increases in excise duty on tobacco products over the
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables.
Portugal: The government has presented its Budget for 2023, which includes a proposal to increase the specific heated tobacco tax from €0.0845 to €0.0896 per g.
Slovenia: On 5th October, the Ministry of Finance opened the comment period for a regulation that seeks to set out new applicable excise duties for heated
Iceland: The period to submit comments to the bill that would amend the Tobacco Control Act No 6 of 2002 by transposing the European Tobacco Products Directive into the Icelandic