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Malaysia: The minister of health, Zaliha Mustafa, has reportedly said that the revised version of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will be
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Vietnam: Ministries have not yet reached a consensus on how to regulate new tobacco products and e-cigarettes, press reports. Deputy minister of health Tran Van
6th October 2023 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: Last week, the government adopted an amendment to the tobacco framework to transpose the EU-wide heated tobacco flavour ban set out in Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100.
Romania: The Ministry of Finance told TobaccoIntelligence that the heated tobacco tax revenue amounted to RON55.90m (€11.25m) in 2019, RON112.51m (€22.64m) in 2020,
5th October 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The Senate has approved bill 12626-11, which together with bill 12632-11 seeks to explicitly include heated tobacco products (HTPs) in the law on tobacco, and
4th October 2023 - Europe |
EU: A member of the European Parliament has leaked a supposed European Commission report indicating that the Commission's preferred option is to ban
4th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today, the prime minister's office announced that the government is going to propose legislation that will ban selling tobacco to anyone born
Malaysia: A revised version of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will be tabled on Monday 9th October, after the bill was
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified tobacco products. The list contains herbal heated products, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine
4th October 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Today (4th October), the Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management of the Tweede Kamer (lower house of the parliament) is to debate
Germany: The Bundestag has passed the Disposable Plastic Fund Ordinance, which sets tax rates and a points system (whereby points are awarded for cleaning,
Germany: In a preliminary ruling request to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) from the Düsseldorf Fiscal Court regarding the compatibility of
India: The Ministry of Health has said in a clarification that the possession of heated tobacco products (HTPs) is in violation of the
3rd October 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission has answered a parliamentary question submitted by Alexandr Vondra, Czech member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the European Conservatives and
France: The Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices published a report on new nicotine products, which uses TobaccoIntelligence data. The
2nd October 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Community Access, Resources, and Empowerment (CARE) for Moms Act has been introduced in Congress by Democrats Dick Durbin and
2nd October 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The Senate Health Committee has approved bill 12626-11 which together with bill 12632-11 seeks to explicitly include heated tobacco products in the law on tobacco,
Russia: Bill 448566-8 has been introduced, which would amend the Tax Code and would increase the current tax rates starting next year. Accordingly,
Russia: As of 1st October 2023, it is illegal to sell heated tobacco consumables that are not labelled and registered in the national
Belgium: The Royal Decree banning the sale of nicotine pouches and cannabinoid-containing pouches enters into force for retailers on 1st October. British American Tobacco (BAT)
29th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The Netherlands has renotified the European Commission regarding the amendment to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Regulation in connection with establishing a list of
29th September 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission has sent letters of formal notice to 17 member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Luxemburg,
29th September 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: As of 1st October 2023, general retailers of vape or heated tobacco products must have notified that they sell these products at
29th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, in line with the municipality of Utrecht, has decided to prevent the establishment of new tobacconists ahead of national legislation, media reports. In light
France: The government has introduced to the parliament the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill, which does not propose any increase for heated tobacco
Bulgaria: The Council of Ministers has accepted the bill that transposes EU Directive 2022/2100 banning heated tobacco flavours and adding packaging restrictions, depending on
28th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: In a joint letter to the parliamentary Committee for Infrastructure and Water Management, health and environmental organisations are calling for a national ban on
28th September 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The bill to introduce the excise tax for nicotine pouches has recently started a third reading in the Chamber of Deputies. If further
27th September 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: On 21st September, the Council of States approved the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which will restrict the advertising of
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance has put forward for public discussion an amendment of the Excise Duties and Tax Warehouses Act, which will introduce excise duty on
Slovenia: Amendments to the regulation determining the excise duty for tobacco products were proposed by the Ministry of Finance earlier this week. The amendments seek to
Denmark: The Customs Authority has informed TobaccoIntelligence that herbal heated sticks are subject to excise duty, as the herbs in the product are
26th September 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: On 13th September the Bureau of Internal Revenue published an updated list of registered importers of heated tobacco and novel tobacco products. According to
26th September 2023 - World |
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two new publications – “Freedom from tobacco and nicotine: guide for schools” and “Nicotine- and
26th September 2023 - Europe |
EU: The Joint Committee of the European Economic Area (EEA) decided last week to incorporate the EU-wide ban on flavoured heated tobacco products into the
26th September 2023 - Central America, Panama |
Panama: The Supreme Court of Justice admitted a claim of unconstitutionality against Law 315, which prohibits the use, importation and commercialisation of e-cigarettes
US - Oregon: Washington County Circuit Court judge Andrew Erwin has ruled against the county’s flavoured tobacco ban. The ban was part of
Ukraine: The State Production and Consumer Service reminds business entities and consumers that the government resolution on the preliminary identification of user age on
22nd September 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador: The provincial government has introduced a smoking and vaping ban on all government property, including buildings, grounds, vehicles, and car
Sweden: The government has presented the 2024 Budget Bill to Parliament. It announced earlier this month that the bill aims to reduce the excise
Iceland: The minister of health has reintroduced a bill to Parliament to amend the Tobacco Control Act No. 6/2022 to transpose the EU Tobacco
22nd September 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Registration is now open for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s two-day public meeting (23rd and 24th October) on the premarket
Spain: The Ministry of Health has launched a campaign warning against smoking and consuming heated tobacco products. The campaign is titled "Why do
Finland: The government has decided to ban nicotine pouches containing 20 mg of nicotine or more. In June 2023, the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency
21st September 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada published the Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS) 2022, which measures the prevalence of cigarette smoking, vaping, cannabis, and alcohol use among
21st September 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Czech Republic has notified the EU via the Technical Regulations Information System (TRIS) of the draft decree amending Decree 82/2019 on tobacco
Lithuania: The parliamentary Health Affairs Committee has decided not to make a decision on a bill which proposes to allow tobacco manufacturers to
20th September 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The government has proposed a further increase in the excise tax on cigarettes and smoking tobacco from April 2024. Given that heated tobacco consumables
