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Bangladesh: Hossain Ali Khondoker, co-ordinator of the National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC), told press that the government is currently working on amending Act
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22nd May 2023 - Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued a circular with the updated list of importers of heated tobacco and novel tobacco products, and their corresponding brands.
Malaysia: The minister of health has said that the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 – which seeks to ban the sale of
Slovenia: The National Public Health Institute has published a FAQ website on heated tobacco products, in which the Institute considers that "heated tobacco products threaten
22nd May 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The government's business contact centre – Business.gov.nl – has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that from 1st July 2023, domestic and cross-border distance sales
19th May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: During yesterday’s (18th May) debate of the Finance Bill (2), members of Parliament questioned tax treatment of heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, and raised the
19th May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Discussing plastic pollution, member of Parliament Richard Foord raised the role of disposables, cartridges and cigarette butts in the pollution of oceans.
Estonia: The bill to increase heated tobacco and nicotine pouch excise duty to €112.40/kg in 2024, €118/kg in 2025 and €124/kg in 2026 passed the
Finland: As noted in our compliance calendar, manufacturers and importers of tobacco products must submit market data to the National Supervisory Authority for
Egypt: The Public Prosecution in New Cairo has requested a police investigation into British American Tobacco (BAT) after a distribution company accused the
Portugal: Following the announcement by the Council of Ministers of a bill to amend the Tobacco Law, deputies from the governing Socialist Party have called the
17th May 2023 - Europe |
EU: The minutes of a meeting of the Expert Group on Tobacco Policy held on 3rd May 2023 were published yesterday. During the meeting, chaired by DG-Santé and
17th May 2023 - Argentina, South America |
17th May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Estonia: The government has introduced a bill to increase excise duty on heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches to €112.40 per kg in 2024, €118 in
France: Health minister François Braun has said that he aims to increase heated tobacco excise duty with the 2024 Social Security Financing Bill,
15th May 2023 - Europe |
EU: Tomorrow, 16th May, the public consultation of the revision of the EU tobacco control framework, namely the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and
Vietnam: In a draft report on amendments to the Law on Special Consumption Tax, the Ministry of Finance has retained the proposal to tax e-cigarettes and
Ukraine: At the beginning of May, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) adopted in the first reading Bill 9206, which amends the Advertising Act by
12th May 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Yesterday, the government proposed its public finance consolidation package, which seeks to increase the heated tobacco tax, among other things, media
Ukraine: MPs from the government “Servant of the People” party have registered Bill 9227-1 (as an alternative to Bill 9227), which also seeks
Romania: A bill that would ban public use of heated tobacco has been submitted to the Senate. The use of heat-not-burn (HnB) devices is currently
Finland: The Ministry of Health announced today that the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) and other authorities will decide whether an interim
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health said yesterday that the tabling of the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022, which seeks to ban the sale
Portugal: The Council of Ministers has announced that it will present a bill to transpose Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 into national law, amending the Tobacco Law. It will
US - Texas: House Bill 4722, which would tax non-tobacco nicotine products, has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. It
9th May 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved Bill 12626-11, which together with Bill 12632-11 seeks to explicitly include heated tobacco products in the law on tobacco. The bill,
9th May 2023 - Europe |
EU: French MEP Jean-Paul Garraud has submitted a parliamentary question to the European Commission about the European Ombudsman’s recent finding that there was a lack of
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has told TobaccoIntelligence that Article 39-ter of Legislative Decree 504/1995 extends the tax framework for heated
9th May 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue has updated price controls on heated tobacco products. A pack of 20 sticks now has a floor price of
Egypt: The president’s health adviser, Mohamed Tag-Eldin, has told TV viewers that heated tobacco is no safer than combustible cigarettes and can have
EU: Swedish MEP Johan Nissinen has submitted a parliamentary question asking the European Commission whether it can explain the fact that all types of chewing
Malaysia: In a poll carried out by CodeBlue – a local newspaper specialising in health matters – with 31 MPs, 14 said that they
Jordan: In response to a query from the deputy prime minister for economic affairs on the possibility of allowing the establishment of tobacco
Latvia: A bill to ban heated tobacco flavours, implementing an EU delegated directive, will be debated by the Saeima (parliament) on 11th May. It is
4th May 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: In answer to a written parliamentary question, junior health minister Neil O’Brien said there were no current plans to increase the purchasing age
4th May 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The Ministry of Finance is aiming to increase the minimum retail prices for heated tobacco products, media reports. If the draft amendment
3rd May 2023 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Housing has introduced an initial draft through the public consultation platform on the requirements for
Iraq: The Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan yesterday issued a notice prohibiting the marketing and advertising of all tobacco products through the media, either
3rd May 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: Senator Dick Durbin and 20 of his colleagues have written to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf, urging the
Slovenia: Excise duty on heated tobacco products rose yesterday to from €110 to €116 per kg of tobacco. That rate will apply until 1st
Russia: President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill tightening regulation of heated tobacco products. The new law restricts retail sale of
2nd May 2023 - Central America, Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic: Members of the centre-left Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), the ruling party, have reaffirmed support for a bill to regulate e-cigarettes and heated tobacco
Denmark: The Ministry of Health has submitted to Parliament a bill to adopt the EU definition of heated tobacco and ban heated tobacco flavours. If adopted,
Russia: Bill 332229-8, which would tighten regulations for heated tobacco and heating devices, has been approved by the Federal Council (upper chamber of
Finland: Finland has submitted the draft of the government's proposal to amend the Tobacco Act regarding nicotine pouches to the EU Technical Regulations
Vietnam: In a seminar held by the Ministry of Health, Tran Thi Trang, deputy director of the legal department of the Ministry of Health, recommended
Finland: Standard packaging for tobacco products will be introduced on 1st May. The Tobacco Act specifies that from that date, tobacco product packaging
Belgium: The government has notified on the EU TRIS database a bill to transpose Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 on the withdrawal of certain exemptions for heated
