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Germany: The Federal Council (Bundesrat) sent a bill to the national parliament (Bundestag) to ban smoking in closed vehicles in the presence of children and
11th March 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Speaking of snus, the parliamentary undersecretary for health, Maggie Throup, reiterated that the health department has no plans to introduce additional tobacco products
Finland: On 9th March, the parliament approved the content of the amendment to the Tobacco Act in accordance with a report by the
Estonia: The Tax and Customs Board informed TobaccoIntelligence that it collected €1.12m in heated tobacco taxes and €5.7m in nicotine pouches taxes in
Iceland: The bill amending Law 87/2018 on electronic cigarettes and refills that we previously reported on was introduced yesterday to the Althingi. In addition to making nicotine pouches subject to the
Latvia: The State Revenue Service has informed TobaccoIntelligence that the excise duty revenue for 2021 for heated tobacco amounts to €10m. The revenue
Hungary: The Ministry of Finance told TobaccoIntelligence that the excise duties applicable to smokeless tobacco products, currently at HUF19,160 (€50) per kg, generated
Finland: The amendment to the Tobacco Act was introduced in the first reading in the parliament yesterday. At this stage, the content of
7th March 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Official All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for vaping reiterated that snus should no longer be illegal in the UK. “It should be folded
Slovenia: The government has published today a draft Strategy for Reducing the Consequences of Tobacco Use - For Slovenia without Tobacco 2022-2030, which is currently
Croatia: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified tobacco products.
Denmark: Yesterday, the health ministry announced that Nicoventures and Danish tobacco company House of Prince are suing the government for having adopted “illegal” regulations. Health minister Magnus
1st March 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Asked about a formal assessment of snus, Maggie Throup, parliamentary undersecretary for health, reiterated that the health department has not undertaken its
28th February 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Maggie Throup, parliamentary undersecretary for health, said the department is reviewing the regulatory framework for tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches. Throup also reiterated that
Russia: Traceability marking of heated tobacco consumables will become mandatory as of 1st March 2022, according to the ministerial resolution.
Sweden: From February 2020 to March 2021 the government held an investigation to ensure a coherent and systematic regulation of tobacco, e-cigarettes, and
Iceland: The Ministry of Health confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that the bill amending Law 87/2018 on electronic cigarettes and refills to include nicotine pouches within the scope of
Iceland: The Ministry of Health told TobaccoIntelligence that the cancellation of plans to introduce a bill amending the Tobacco Control Act 6/2002, which we previously reported
Italy: The Senate has approved the text for the conversion into law of Decree-Law 228/2021, which sets a legal framework for nicotine pouches. The law creates a
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies has approved the text for the conversion into law of Decree-Law 228/2021. If the bill is also approved by the Senate, nicotine pouches,
21st February 2022 - United Kingdom |
UK: The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a publically available specification (PAS) on the composition, manufacture and testing of tobacco-free oral nicotine
Italy: The Budget Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, as part of the approval of two amendments for the conversion into law of Decree-Law 228/2021 presented
21st February 2022 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Bill on the Control of Tobacco and Other Products for Smoking was not adopted on 17th February. The upper chamber of the parliament will
17th February 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Parliament voted yesterday, 16th February, by 652 votes to 15, with 27 abstentions, in favour of adopting the Special Committee
Ukraine: Bill 5719, adopted yesterday, provides for a change in the mechanism of crediting and distribution of retail tax between local budgets as
Italy: The Customs and Monopoly Agency (ADM) has updated the retail prices and excise duties on heated tobacco consumables. Ten new flavours of heat-not-burn (HnB) consumables
Iceland: A bill amending Law 87/2018 on electronic cigarettes and refills to include nicotine pouches within the scope of the law, making them subject
Iceland: According to the official parliamentary register, plans to put forward a bill amending the Tobacco Control Act 6/2002 to introduce a ban on tobacco products
16th February 2022 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Bill on the Control of Tobacco and Other Products for Smoking will be discussed in the upper chamber of Parliament tomorrow,
Spain: The Ministry of Health has launched an awareness campaign against smoking, vaping and use of heated tobacco outdoors in places commonly frequented by other people, such as
15th February 2022 - Europe |
EU: The full European Parliament was considering today, 15th February, whether to approve the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) report in full or to propose further changes. A
Finland: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has set up a working group to consider ways of working towards ending the use
14th February 2022 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Assembly must amend the Tobacco Products Act after a referendum on 13th February found 56.6% of voters in favour of the Children without
