LATEST ALERTS
Egypt: Health ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar told a press conference that media companies were breaking the tobacco control law by indirectly advertising
Egypt: Ashraf Hatem, chairman of the House of Representatives’ Health Committee, has argued that although novel nicotine products pose significant health risks, they
Egypt: In a televised interview, Ahmed Abdel-Maged, secretary of the Senate's Health Committee, said that heated tobacco products are as harmful as smoking.
Tunisia: Tobacco importers and manufacturers have until 13th December to place a health warning on their products. Last year, the health ministry imposed
Egypt: A bill presented by representative Mohamed Emara – secretary of the Youth and Sports Committee – will be discussed by the Senate
Morocco: The Party of Progress and Socialism proposal to amend Law No. 15.91/1995 was referred to the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee
Morocco: Law No.50.22/2023 regarding budget law for the year 2023 entered into force in January 2023, stipulating an additional tax on the retail
Egypt: A member of the House of Representatives, Ghada Ali, requested a briefing from the Ministers of Health and Supply regarding the negligence
Morocco: The Party of Progress and Socialism proposed to amend Law No. 15.91/1995 to include e-cigarettes and heated tobacco in the tobacco regime
Morocco: The centre-right Islamist Justice and Development party proposed a bill to ban the advertisement of heated tobacco and e-cigarettes in public places.
South Africa: The government has tabled the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery System Control Bill in Parliament. The latest version of the bill proposes a total ban on
Egypt: On 11th December the Ministry of Local Development announced the entry into force of Law No. 154/2019 on Licensing Stores and Premises.
Egypt: Ayman Abo El-Ela, chair of the parliamentary health committee, ran a seminar today titled “Reducing risks and ways to quit” to raise awareness
Egypt: The Ministry of Local Development has announced that Law No. 154/2019 on Licensing Stores and Premises will come into force on Sunday,
Morocco: The House of Representatives has approved Finance Bill No. 50.22 for the fiscal year 2023, which stipulated an additional tax on the
Egypt: In a televised interview, Consumer Protection Agency head Ayman Hossam El-Din warned tobacco retailers about selling their products at inflated prices, saying
Morocco: The governing National Rally of Independents has proposed amending the 2023 Finance Bill, placing an additional tax on the retail sale price of heated
Tunisia: The Tunisian General Workers’ Union (UGTT) says it will oppose the privatisation of the state-owned National Tobacco and Matches Administration, press reports. Privatisation,
Egypt: Tomorrow, 1st October, is the deadline given to companies manufacturing, importing and distributing tobacco and its alternatives to affix prices on tobacco
South Africa: The government has approved the submission to Parliament of the 2018 Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, which will introduce further controls. Among other
Egypt: A circular issued by the Customs Authority makes clear that the General Organisation for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) is responsible for
Egypt: A legal clarification has been issued by the Customs ِAuthority, imposing an additional tax on oral tobacco sold in duty-free stores. The
South Africa: The Department of Health has told TobaccoIntelligence that the draft Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, first put forward in
Egypt: The Ministry of Finance has issued a decree setting out a new process for paying the health insurance tax on tobacco products.
Egypt: Today (1st July) the Egyptian Tax Authority published a warning against the sale of tobacco products, heated tobacco and e-cigarettes that do
Egypt: The Egyptian customs authority has published instruction No. 46/2022. Although there is still a degree of discussion, TobaccoIntelligence understands the instruction prohibits
Egypt: The Egyptian Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has extended to October the deadline for manufacturers, importers and distributors of tobacco and its alternatives to
South Africa: The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the regulations banning the sale of tobacco products during the Covid-19 lockdown were invalid and unconstitutional.
