Russia: The State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes has backed the government’s tax amendments, media reports. Under the plan, if adopted, excise
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Russia: Tax on heated tobacco devices has increased from 1st January to RUB64 (€0.86) each, and on heat-not-burn (HnB) consumables to RUB7,839 (€105)
Russia: The Ministry of Finance is proposing to gradually bring excise rates on nicotine-containing e-liquids and heated tobacco consumables to the same level
Russia: At the round-table discussion in the Federation Council, the Ministry of Finance proposed to increase the excise tax on e-liquids by 94%
EAEU: Representatives of all five Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia – attended a meeting in Bishkek,
EAEU: In accordance with the decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, heated tobacco products are included in the list of
Russia: Russia may adopt World Health Organization (WHO) standards in tackling illegal tobacco. Izvestia reports that the Ministry of Health has prepared a
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU): Following a decision by the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, up to 200 heated tobacco consumables can be
Russia: The Ministry of Health is in favour of labelling vapes with a warning about their dangers and creating packaging for them containing
Russia: Member of Parliament (MP) Sultan Khamzaev from the ruling party, United Russia, has called for a national ban on the sale of
20th July 2022 - Russia |
Russia: The bill setting future tax rates has been adopted and published, increasing excise rates for for heated tobacco consumables and devices from
Russia: The State Duma Budget and Taxes Committee has backed a government amendment which would increase excise rates on heated tobacco consumables and
Russia: Bill 99437-8, specifying additional product, labelling and notification requirements for smokeless tobacco products intended for sucking, chewing or sniffing, has come through
Russia: The bill on regulating the production and circulation of tobacco products has been submitted to the Russian government, media reports. Reportedly, the
Russia: On 27th May, during a meeting on the illegal circulation of tobacco products, senator Sergey Ryabukhin – the first deputy head of
Russia: Members of the parliamentary cross-party working group on protecting the health of citizens from alcohol, drug and tobacco are planning to submit
23rd May 2022 - Russia |
Russia: State Duma member Sultan Khamzaev, head of the federal Sober Russia project, has proposed banning QR codes, web addresses and corporate social
Russia: A bill prepared by the the Ministry of Finance proposes that from 1st January 2023, the illegal import of tobacco and alcohol
Russia: Alexander Malkevich, a member of the Civic Chamber of Russia, a federally funded advisory state body, has proposed allowing previously banned TV
Russia: Members of the State Duma have proposed a moratorium on mandatory traceability labelling of goods until 1st January 2028, media reports. If
Russia: Bill 99437-8, specifying additional product, labelling and notification requirements for smokeless tobacco products intended for sucking, chewing or sniffing has been submitted
22nd March 2022 - Russia |
Russia: Dmitry Davydov, author of the non-profit project "20 Ideas for the Development of Russia", recommends increasing the purchasing age for nicotine-containing products
21st March 2022 - Russia |
Russia: The Association of Internet Trade Companies has called on prime minister Mikhail Mishustin to lift the ban on online sales of alcohol,
Russia: Traceability marking of heated tobacco consumables will become mandatory as of 1st March 2022, according to the ministerial resolution.