LATEST ALERTS
Indonesia: The Ministry of Finance is planning to increase the excise duty on e-cigarettes, press reports – a move that could also affect heated tobacco
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry has urged producers to make the Philippines a manufacturing hub for heated tobacco products (HTPs), due to
Russia: A series of increases in excise taxes on tobacco products have been approved by the Federation Council and signed into law by president
Canada: The new Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging, and Labelling Regulations enter into force today. Changes include rotating health-related messages and larger health warnings for
Bulgaria: The 2023 State Budget, published today (1st August), introduces a tax on “tobacco substitutes containing nicotine”, which would include nicotine pouches. From today, the tax
Global: A report on heated tobacco products (HTPs) has been produced for discussion at the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention for
Germany: Federal drugs commissioner Burkhard Blienert has called for further restrictions on tobacco and nicotine advertising and sponsorship. He said: “Existing gaps in advertising regulation must be
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday released its “report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from tobacco smoke”, which examines progress made
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has extended to 4th September the deadline for written comments on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control
Italy: The Senate has approved a bill, which is currently under scrutiny in the Chamber of Deputies, that aims to implement the Commission Delegated Directive (EU)
Bulgaria: Parliament has approved the 2023 State Budget, which introduces a tax on “tobacco substitutes containing nicotine”, which would include nicotine pouches. The tax would be
EU: The new regulation that aims to make batteries more sustainable has been published today in the EU’s Official Journal. As stated in
US - Maine: Bill LD 1215 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. It would ban the sale and distribution of tobacco products and
South Africa: Tomorrow, 28th July, is the last day to present written submissions on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery System Control Bill. Comments on the bill, which aims to
Kyrgyzstan: Members of the country’s parliament, the Supreme Council, have proposed obliging all organisations, enterprises and public places to establish designated smoking areas,
US - federal: Several senior members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee have raised concerns about the impact of the Food and
Spain: Despite most polls predicting an absolute majority for right-wing parties following yesterday's legislative elections, surprising results mean that it is possible that the incumbent
Germany: Last Friday, 21st July, the third amendment of the Tobacco Products Law, which transposes the heated tobacco flavour ban imposed by EU
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has announced that it will hold a virtual
Russia: Bill 369931-8 has passed the State Duma (lower chamber of parliament) and heads to the Federal Assembly for consideration. The bill would amend
India: The Ministry of Health has asked state ministries to report violations of the nationwide ban on the production, sale, import, export, assembly,
Spain: Spain will miss the deadline to implement the Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 that imposes a flavour ban on heated tobacco products, press reports.
Romania: Yesterday, the government passed an emergency ordinance that implements the Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100, which imposes a flavour ban on heated tobacco products. The ordinance
Vietnam: A media seminar heard that the trade and health ministries had reached consensus on an amendment to Decree 67, establishing a trial regulation
EU: The feedback period for a proposal revealed by the European Commission in March for a directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green
US - Oklahoma: The state Senate will attempt again to override governor Kevin Stitt’s veto of an extension to the tribal tobacco tax compact, after 26
Romania: The coalition government is considering a tax increase for many products, including e-cigarettes and tobacco products, to compensate for the state budget deficit,
Global: New reports that will, in accordance with the draft agenda, be discussed during the Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to
Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has drawn up a non-exhaustive list of prohibited substances in tobacco products. The
Slovakia: The current Ministry of Finance is preparing a tax amendment that seeks to reevaluate tobacco product taxes, and gradually increase them, media
Federal: "This [Biden] administration would make criminals of law-abiding citizens while granting actual felons early release and encouraging illicit drug use," said senator
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that tobacco taxation efforts have been inconsistent, with some sub-regions making slower progress on imposing
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) registered three new flavours of heated tobacco consumables and updated the retail prices and excise duties for
Russia: Starting 1st September 2023, an electronic register of licences for the production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products will begin to
US - federal: Tobacco companies are now required to install “eye-catching signs telling the truth about the deadly consequences of cigarette smoking” in over
Spain: The National Committee on Tobacco Prevention (CNPT) has urged whatever government results from the 23rd July elections to pass a new Integral Plan
Slovakia: The Ministry of Health has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that herbal heated sticks that contain no tobacco and are not burned do not
Ghana: The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a statement saying the sale, advertising and recreational use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and “other non-nicotine
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against the use of heated tobacco, saying that studies have revealed the presence of harmful toxins in
Spain: The incumbent Socialist Party (PSOE) has included the regulation of e-cigarettes and “sweetened tobacco-derived products” in its manifesto for the 23rd July
Romania: The Ministry of Finance has told TobaccoIntelligence that the tax revenue from the heated tobacco excise duty amounted to RON269m (€54m) for
EU: Today, the Council adopted the proposal for a new regulation on batteries with the aim of making them more sustainable. As stated in
Germany: The Bundesrat has approved a draft third amendment to the Tobacco Products Act, which will transpose the heated tobacco flavour ban imposed by EU Directive 2022/2100.
Netherlands: The Rutte cabinet (a four-party coalition government) has collapsed due to internal disagreement, and elections are expected later in the year, media
Global: The Convention Secretariat of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has released the provisional agenda for the Tenth Session of the
Ukraine: Bill 4358 (Law 1978-IX), which introduces a regulation for heated tobacco in Ukraine similar to the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), comes
Egypt: The customs authority told TobaccoIntelligence that under the customs tariff, herbal heated sticks would be treated as tobacco substitutes, and are therefore subject to
Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) told TobaccoIntelligence that it is developing two standards for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products.
Germany: The Ministry of Health has presented a bill to amend the Federal Non-Smoking Protection Act to explicitly forbid the use of heated tobacco in federal institutions,
