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Lithuania: A supervisory board approved by the government has been created in the Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control (NTAKD), media reports.
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Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of nicotine pouches authorised for sale.
25th September 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The bill to change the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act in order to completely ban nicotine pouches, which was voted in plenary on
Finland: According to the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira), many manufacturers and importers of tobacco and e-cigarette products in Finland did
23rd September 2024 - Europe |
EU: The proposal for the revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments – adopted by the European Commission on 17th September to extend the existing
Finland: The government proposal to raise tobacco taxes was referred to the parliament last week, media reports. The Finnish government recently proposed increases in
France: The new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has released the composition of his government, mostly from Les Républicains (the conservative-leaning party of the
Slovakia: President Peter Pellegrini has signed the draft amendment to the Act on Excise Tax on Tobacco Products, media reports. Reportedly, the amendment aims to tax e-liquids and
20th September 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: Following the entry into force of the Tobacco Products Act and the Tobacco Products Ordinance on 1st October, the Federal Office of Public
Denmark: The Ministry of Health has notified a bill to the European Commission’s TRIS database to amend an order on requirements concerning packaging, extended
19th September 2024 - Europe |
EU: The European Ombudsman, the body holding EU institutions and agencies to account, will hold a workshop tomorrow (20th September) on tobacco lobbying and
Germany: Federal politicians have positioned themselves against advertising and taxation exceptions for tobacco alternatives in the press. Carlos Kasper, a member of the Bundestag (parliament) and
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee launched an enquiry into the taxation and licensing system for the retail sale of tobacco and
Malta: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified tobacco products.
18th September 2024 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission has published the proposal for the revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments following yesterday’s (17th September) presentation at the
17th September 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Council of States has approved the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which introduces restrictions on the advertising of tobacco and
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified tobacco products. The list contains herbal heated products, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches, among
17th September 2024 - Europe |
EU: Today, the European Commission (EC) is discussing a proposal for the revision of the Council Recommendation on Smoke-Free Environments of 2009. The
Iceland: The Ministry of Finance has introduced a bill to the parliament to increase the applicable tax on heated tobacco products (HTPs) and chewing
12th September 2024 - Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
Commonwealth of Independent States: The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, an intergovernmental organisation in Eurasia, consisting of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,
12th September 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: New Social Contract, a political party from the new Dutch coalition, is supporting the citizens’ initiative Nicotinee, which proposes a generational sales ban on
Slovakia: Yesterday (11th September), the National Council (parliament) adopted the draft amendment to the Act on Excise Tax on Tobacco Products, media reports. Reportedly,
10th September 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The government is considering implementing a registration requirement for tobacco and related products sellers to keep track of the number of sales points,
10th September 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Andrew Gwynne said yesterday that details on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be set
Bulgaria: Parliament has passed an amendment to the Child Protection Act in its second and final reading that extends the ban on sales
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of nicotine pouches authorised for sale.
France: President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as prime minister. Barnier, 73, is a former European Commissioner and was the chief negotiator
5th September 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Gillian Merron said, as a response to a parliamentary question, that the Tobacco and Vapes
5th September 2024 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: The Ministry of Health has provided TobaccoIntelligence with the list of notified tobacco products in the country. The list includes heated tobacco products, heated
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables and herbal heated products.
Ukraine: The volunteers of the all-Ukrainian campaign “Youth free from smoking” in cooperation with the non-governmental organisation (NGO) “Zhyttia” held a press conference
4th September 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated a list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
3rd September 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Answering a parliamentary question, the parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Andrew Gwynne said the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be
Denmark: The Ministry of Health has notified several bills to the European Commission’s TRIS database to amend six executive orders. These include a
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated the publicly available list of heated tobacco products (HTPs) and oral tobacco products authorised for sale.
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated the publicly available list of nicotine pouches authorised for sale.
Ukraine: Bill 11504 has been registered in the parliament. The bill seeks to reduce the number of places where tobacco and alcohol products are sold,
France: The Health Innovation Agency (AIS) has announced a €170m plan to enhance prevention strategies across several healthcare domains, including tackling addictions. Smoking is the
Finland: Smoke-free Finland Day, held on 30th August, aimed to promote a smoke-free and nicotine-free Finland, with a focus on the well-being of
Spain: The Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (Separ) has asked the government to ban nicotine pouches because of their supposedly adverse effects,
29th August 2024 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Council will put into effect the Tobacco Products Act and the Ordinance on Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes on 1st October. Heated
Finland: The Finnish government has proposed increases in tax levels for cigarettes, rolled tobacco, pipe tobacco, cigars and cigarillos, which would take effect in six
Moldova: Yesterday (21st August), the government approved a bill amending the Tobacco Act to increase the current nicotine concentration limit on e-cigarettes from
21st August 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Czech government has received an open letter from 76 foreign experts from 27 countries calling on it to continue the
Lithuania: A representative from the Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD) has said that the Ministry of Economy and Innovation's working group
France: President Emmanuel Macron had declared a “political truce” during the Olympic Games, but negotiations for the appointment of the new prime minister
EAEU: The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) – the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – has told TobaccoIntelligence that the revised
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the information on the approval of novel tobacco products. As of mid-July
9th August 2024 - Europe, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: The Ministry of Health has notified through the European Commission’s Technical Regulations Information System (TRIS) database notification system the bill that it proposed in
Germany: The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court has ruled that a screen placed in the outside-facing window of a fuel station, showing two brands of tobacco
