LATEST ALERTS
Lithuania: Yesterday (3rd December), the parliament approved the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for individuals for the sale of tobacco and related products
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated a list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
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
Hungary: The law amending the Excise Tax Law to increase the applicable tax on heated tobacco consumables and herbal heated sticks from HUF35
EU: Today, the Council of the European Union adopted the European Commission (EC)’s proposal to review the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments. The proposal
Ireland: With all the votes counted, the main ruling party, Fianna Fáil, has once again obtained the largest number of seats, 48, at
Finland: A new government proposal to amend the Tobacco Act has been submitted to the European Commission’s TRIS system. The new proposal seeks to add
Russia: The State Duma chairman, Vyacheslav Volodin, has said via his Telegram channel that the State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) has begun
Ukraine: Bill 12251 on amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation of the Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcohol Distillates, Bioethanol,
EU: The European Parliament has voted against adopting a position on the European Commission’s proposal to review the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments. The cause seems to
Czech Republic: In the statement by the Czech Republic on the subject of the EU Council recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments replacing
France: A joint committee composed of deputies and senators approved the 2025 Security Budget Bill, which includes an increase in taxes on heated
EU: Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will hold the oral hearing on case C-759/23 concerning the validity of Commission Delegated Directive
Slovenia: The rules on the reporting of tobacco and related products and flavourings in electronic cigarettes and refill containers have recently been published
Hungary: The parliament has passed the bill amending the Excise Tax Law to increase the applicable tax on heated tobacco consumables and herbal heated
Ukraine: The Parliament Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has supported the government’s bill (proposed in March) on increasing excise taxes on tobacco
EU: Today, the European Parliament approved the new European Commission, 370 votes in favour out of 688, with 36 abstentions and 282 votes against.
Cyprus: An inquiry into the Cypriot Pharmaceutical Agency about the decision to classify nicotine pouches as pharmaceutical products has resulted in a confirmation
UK: Yesterday (26th November) the House of Commons, the lower chamber of the UK parliament, approved in a second reading the Tobacco and Vapes
Monaco: Minister of health and social affairs Christophe Robino has announced the government’s intention to ban nicotine pouches, following the example set by
Finland: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has requested opinions on the new version of a bill that seeks to regulate nicotine pouches in
Germany: Last week, the Munich Administrative Court ruled that a campaign by Philip Morris International’s German subsidiary constituted indirect advertising for tobacco and
Luxembourg: The Chamber of Commerce has issued an opinion on the bill transposing the EU-wide heated tobacco flavour ban and establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for
France: The Senate has approved an amendment to the 2025 Social Security Budget Bill that introduces a tax on nicotine pouches. The excise
Russia: The director of the Department for the Development of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Nikita Kuznetsov, said that
Finland: Last week, the Finnish government reached a consensus on the new version of the bill seeking to regulate nicotine pouches in the country
Spain: Yesterday (21st November), the Ministry of Health published a draft decree that would amend royal decree 579/2017, which regulates the manufacture and
EU: Yesterday, 20th November, the European Parliament adopted a motion for a resolution on the Council’s recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments. In
EU: The main political groups in the European Parliament – the European People’s Party (EPP), the Socialists & Democrats, and the centrist Renew
EU: Italy and Romania have issued a joint statement raising concerns about the procedure of the discussions on the proposal for a revision of the 2009
EU: The proposal for a revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments is scheduled to be approved by the EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 3rd
Iceland: The parliament has approved the bill amending the Law on Alcohol and Tobacco Tax to introduce an excise duty on nicotine pouches. The Ministry of Finance’s proposal initially sought to
Lithuania: Yesterday (12th November), the parliament approved in the final vote the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for the sale of tobacco and
Russia: The Government Legislative Commission supports bill 650932-8 that would block information on the online retail sale of tobacco- and nicotine-containing products in
Spain: The ruling left-wing parties, Sumar and the Socialist Party (PSOE), have reached an agreement to raise the tax on tobacco products and
Netherlands: The bill amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act to completely ban oral nicotine products (such as nicotine pouches), which was approved by the Senate
Ukraine: The basic version of the electronic excise system (eExcise, which will replace the current excise stamp with a data matrix code) will
Slovakia: A draft amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling and Sale of Tobacco Products has been proposed by the Smer-SD, the
Finland: According to the smoke-free Finland 2030 network, which has published a summary of nicotine based on scientific evidence, it’s important to address
Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has notified an ordinance to the European Commission’s TRIS database with the
EU: A group of EU organisations has called on the European Commission (EC) to accelerate the implementation of the European Beating Cancer (BeCa) Plan
EU: The European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) have decided
Portugal: In an explanatory note to the 2025 State Budget, the Ministry of Environment and Energy stated that a licence will be issued for the
UK: Today, the government has launched a public consultation seeking evidence on standardised packaging for all tobacco products, including heated tobacco consumables and
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated the publicly available list of heated tobacco products (HTPs), oral tobacco products and herbal heated products (HHPs) authorised for sale.
France: The National Assembly Finance Committee is discussing amendments to the 2025 Budget Bill to introduce an excise tax on nicotine pouches and increase
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated a list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
Cyprus: The Pharmaceutical Services of the Ministry of Health has decided to classify nicotine pouches as pharmaceutical products in light of the absence of
UK: Today, minister of health Wes Streeting introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the House of Commons (lower chamber of Parliament). The bill largely
EU: Tomorrow (6th November), the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper), the
