LATEST ALERTS
Hungary: The Ministry of Finance told TobaccoIntelligence that no formal decision has been reached yet on the tax increase for heated tobacco products
Italy: The Customs and Monopoly Agency (ADM) has updated the retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables.
Belarus: The resolution of the Council of Ministers introduces a mandatory conformity assessment by the National System of Conformity for tobacco-free nicotine products
Austria: From today, tax on heated tobacco will increase from €136 per kg to €149 per kg.
Finland: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has told TobaccoIntelligence that the amendment to the Tobacco Act, which was recently approved in
UK: Junior health minister Maggie Throup told MPs during a debate on “Smoke-free England” that she was aware of the desire to bring
Lithuania: The Ministry of Health, along with the Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD), has presented a draft National Agenda on drug, tobacco
Spain: The Ministry of Health has told the press that a draft amendment to the tobacco control law will shortly be finalised. Although the exact
EU: The European Commission has launched an initiative to evaluate the progress made under Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment, which applies to heated tobacco
Hungary: The Ministry of Finance has told TobaccoIntelligence that a possible tax increase on heated tobacco products is under review. The current rate
EU: The European Commission is scheduled to launch the EU’s “Sustainable products initiative” tomorrow, 30th March, as Commission adoption is planned for the
UK: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its eagerly awaited Post-Implementation Review of Tobacco Legislation. It says the government will
Belgium: The Federal Public Health Service (FPS) for Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment has told TobaccoIntelligence that the draft 2022-2028 Interfederal Strategy
Finland: On 16th March, the parliament approved the content of the amendment to the Tobacco Act. The second reading of the bill has
Belgium: The General Drug Policy Unit (CGPD) yesterday presented the draft of the 2022-2028 Strategy for a Tobacco-Free Generation during an interministerial conference on public health. The
UK: Conservative MP Bob Blackman today called on the government to raise the purchasing age for tobacco products from 18 to 21 and introduce a
Iceland: A bill amending Law 87/2018 on e-cigarettes and refills, which we reported on previously, has been approved at its first reading in the Althingi (parliament). In addition to making nicotine
Romania: President Klaus Iohannis has signed into law Bill 237/2021, amending the Tobacco Act to impose sanctions on retailers who sell tobacco products to under-18s. Retailers caught doing
Netherlands: Doctors and cancer patients, led by the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF), are calling on supermarkets, petrol stations and convenience stores in the
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
Russia: The Association of Internet Trade Companies has called on prime minister Mikhail Mishustin to lift the ban on online sales of alcohol,
Spain: The association Nofumadores.org (non-smokers.org) has asked the government to prohibit the sale of tobacco and electronic cigarettes to anyone born after 2007 so
Sweden: The public consultation on a proposal from the Ministry of Finance to increase the excise duties on tobacco products and nicotine pouches for the next two
Switzerland: Answering a Federal Council consultation on possible e-cigarette taxation, the Swiss Tobacco Prevention Working Group has demanded that the tax should apply not only to e-cigarettes,
Denmark: Health minister Magnus Heunicke announced yesterday, 15th March, that the government plans to ban access to tobacco and nicotine products to anyone born in
UK: Conservative MP David Jones has asked the health secretary whether there are any plans to regulate the sale of nicotine pouches and what policy
Austria: Today, 15th March, is the deadline for the annual reporting of tobacco products’ ingredients and emissions by brand name and product type. The information
EU: The EU Parliament has approved, by 584 votes to 67, a proposal to overhaul European rules on batteries, which will now have
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
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
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
UK: Asked about a formal assessment of snus, Maggie Throup, parliamentary undersecretary for health, reiterated that the health department has not undertaken its
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,
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
