Luxembourg: The Ministry of Finance has proposed a draft regulation seeking to introduce a tax for heated tobacco and nicotine pouches. Currently not subject to
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Poland: The Ministry of Finance has announced its intention to amend the definition of innovative products in the Excise Duty Act in order to include
7th March 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated a list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
6th March 2024 - United Kingdom |
UK: The government has started a consultation on introducing a one-off tobacco duty increase that would amount to £2 per 50 g of
Finland: The government’s proposal to amend the Tobacco Act regarding nicotine pouches has been notified to the TRIS system. The proposal would add
6th March 2024 - Europe, North Macedonia |
North Macedonia: The minister of agriculture has submitted an initiative to the government to regulate the manufacture, importation and sale of nicotine pouches,
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
Italy: The Ministry of Health enacted a decree reinstating the retail sale of Velo nicotine pouches, after analysing the content and safety of
Georgia: A draft law seeking to reduce the excise duty rate on chewing tobacco from GEL60 ($23) to GEL30 ($11) has been initiated,
4th March 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: On 29th February, the National Council voted 121 to 64 with 5 abstentions to reject the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which
Lithuania: The Ministry of Finance has prepared the 2025–2027 draft amendments to the Excise Law, seeking to further increase excise duties on tobacco and
Slovakia: Yesterday (27th February), president Zuzana Čaputová signed an amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling, and Sale of Tobacco and Related
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables and herbal
Norway: The Health Directorate has ordered Swedish Match and Snushjem to cease sending out newsletters and posting on social media, as these practices
26th February 2024 - Europe |
EU: Today, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG-Santé) has published an updated roadmap for the implementation of Europe's Beating
Lithuania: The Ministry of Economy and Innovation’s Department of Internal Trade Policy adviser has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that the draft amendment to the
21st February 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The highest court, the Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal, has reversed fines worth approximately €9.4m that were imposed on 11 tobacco manufacturers
Malta: According to minister of health Jo Etienne Abela, the first "specific" tobacco control strategy is being developed. The strategy will include measures
20th February 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Trimbos Institute, a nonprofit research organisation in Utrecht, has issued a new heated tobacco fact sheet saying the claim that heated
Sweden: The government has agreed to introduce a bill to reduce the excise tax on snus by 20%, while increasing taxes on traditional cigarettes and
Italy: The Market and Competition Authority (AGCM) has fined British American Tobacco (BAT) €6m and Amazon €1m for misleading advertising of the heated tobacco
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of nicotine pouches authorised for sale.
Slovakia: Yesterday (13th February), the National Council (Parliament) approved the amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling, and Sale of Tobacco and
12th February 2024 - Europe |
EU: During last week's plenary debate at the European Parliament on the lack of transparency between the European Commission (EC) and the tobacco industry, member of the
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,
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.
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: 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 - 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
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 García 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.
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
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
Russia: Bill 512729-8 has been introduced and passed its first reading in the State Duma (a lower chamber of parliament). It would require
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