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Finland: Standard packaging for tobacco products will be introduced on 1st May. The Tobacco Act specifies that from that date, tobacco product packaging
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Belgium: The government has notified on the EU TRIS database a bill to transpose Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 on the withdrawal of certain exemptions for heated
Serbia: Deputy health minister Jelena Janković has told media the ministry is hoping the smoking ban in cafes and restaurants will be adopted before
Slovakia: A proposal has been submitted to the National Council (parliament) to amend Act 89/2016 on the production, labelling and sale of tobacco
Belgium: The Superior Health Council has issued a report on the impact of cigarette filters on public health and the environment, calling for them to
Germany: Federal drug commissioner Burkhard Blienert has called for stricter rules on tobacco advertising, after a survey of 1,383 people conducted by the Federal Drug
24th April 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Council of Ministers agreed on Friday on the proposal of the state secretary of health, welfare and sport, Marteen Van Ooijen,
Russia: A Federal Assembly announcement has proposed transferring the Ministry of Agriculture's and the Federal Taxation Service's powers to regulate the tobacco market
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the retail prices and excise duties on heated tobacco consumables.
Ukraine: Bill 9227 seeking to amend the Law of Ukraine "On Measures to Prevent and Reduce the Use of Tobacco Products and Their
Finland: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has requested opinions on the draft of the government's proposal to amend the Tobacco Act
20th April 2023 - Europe |
EU: Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal has submitted a question to the European Commission asking whether it sees any conflict of interest in the awarding
18th April 2023 - Europe |
EU: The independent European Ombudsman has found a lack of transparency in meetings between the European Commission and tobacco lobbyists, suggesting that it amounts to
Italy: The Market and Competition Authority (AGCM) has launched an investigation into British American Tobacco (BAT) and Amazon over alleged misleading advertising of the Glo
Denmark: Out of 200 tobacco retailers, 104 failed to comply with new tax rules, according to inspections carried out by the Danish Tax
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Economy and Industry has notified a draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Tax-Insurance Procedural Code to the European Commission's
Hungary: The government has notified a bill to the European Commission's TRIS database that would make nicotine pouches subject to the EU common
14th April 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Yesterday, in a letter to the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament), the Ministry of Health, Wellbeing and Sports highlighted a
Lithuania: The government yesterday approved a bill proposed by the Ministry of Health seeking to ban flavours in heated tobacco sticks and require
Russia: Bill 310882-8 on the state regulation of production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products has passed its first reading in the
Denmark: Health minister Sophie Løhde is planning to increase the tax on nicotine products, press reports. This comes after a study by the National Institute of Public
Russia: State Duma member Sultan Khamzaev, head of the Sober Russia project, has reportedly suggested to health minister Mikhail Murashko that purchases of
Russia: Bill 332229-8, setting a minimum price for nicotine-containing products, including heated tobacco consumables, has passed its first reading in the State Duma, the
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables – two new flavours of which
Spain: The Ministry of Health has launched a public consultation on an amendment to Decree 579/2017, which regulates tobacco products. It aims to address various aspects,
Greece: Parliament last week approved a bill implementing the EU-wide heated tobacco flavour ban set out in Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100. The ban will come into force on 23rd
Finland: The Finnish Medicines Agency (Fimea) has reassessed nicotine pouches and decided they can no longer be classified as medicines unless they are
Ukraine: The Ministry of Finance has announced the government’s approval of changes to the regulation on excise tax stamps, increasing the stamp fees.
11th April 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Chamber of Deputies (the lower chamber of Parliament) has approved at third reading a bill to transpose the EU flavour ban
6th April 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Yesterday, the government approved the 2023-2025 Addiction Policy Action Plan, setting topics that the country should prioritise in this period, media
Greece: A bill seeking to implement the EU-wide heated tobacco flavour ban set out in Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 into the national legislative framework
Norway: The Ministry of Health has presented a public health report that introduces a new national tobacco strategy. The government will consider banning
31st March 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
UK: Yesterday, MP Bob Blackman submitted a private members bill seeking to impose tobacco retail licences, which would also be required for heated tobacco
31st March 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Under the Law amending some tax laws and some other laws (Tax Plan 2023), from tomorrow (1st April) there will be an
Austria: As approved in the Budget Accompanying Bill 2023, starting tomorrow (1st April), the tax on heated tobacco will increase from €149 per kg to
Slovenia: A 30-day public consultation ends today on a Ministry of Health bill to bring nicotine pouches under the Tobacco Law, making them subject to age, sales
Belgium: Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke has banned the sale of nicotine pouches, and cannabinoid-containing pouches, through a royal decree which will come into force on 1st
Bulgaria: The Customs authority has told TobaccoIntelligence that BGN55,308,468 (€28.27m) was collected in tax on heated tobacco products in 2020; BGN44,932,636 (€22.96m) in 2021;
28th March 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: A study conducted last year by the Swiss Addiction Foundation, funded by the Federal Office of Public Health and involving 9,345 students, found 4% of boys
Denmark: The Social Democratic Party – the governing party with the most seats in the parliament – is planning to ban flavoured nicotine
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are creating a working group to draft an amendment to the Child Protection Act
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control has issued a reminder that from 1st April 2023, under order no. V-1815/3D-771, tetrahydrocannabinol
24th March 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Junior health secretary Neil O'Brien has said that there is currently no evidence that young people move from using vapes to tobacco
24th March 2023 - Europe |
EU: The EU Commission proposal for the Green Claims Directive requires companies to substantiate claims about environmental footprint with the standard quantifying methods. The
23rd March 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that the heated tobacco retailer Neafs breached the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) code by
23rd March 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: An amendment to the Act on the Protection of Health from the Harmful Effects of Addictive Substances comes into force today,
21st March 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The government will unveil a set of proposals in the coming weeks aimed at realising the goal of a “Smokefree 2030” and responding
21st March 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Lancashire Police and Trading Standards officers last week seized 1,024 counterfeit e-cigarettes and tobacco products in the town of Preston. Together they would
Malta: A petition calling for heated tobacco to be legalised, published on the parliamentary website, will be open for signatures until 12th May.
Italy: The Council of Ministers has adopted a bill to delegate a tax reform to the government. Among other things, it aims to review the administrative
