LATEST ALERTS
South Africa: The National Treasury, in its 2023 Budget Review, proposed a 4.9% increase in excise duty on heated tobacco sticks from ZAR14.87 ($0.81) to ZAR15.60
Taiwan: Customs officers at Taipei airport seized 1,138 packs of heated tobacco consumables on Sunday from passengers flying in to Taiwan, media reports. Heated
US - Hawaii: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection has recommended that Senate Bill 1447 be passed with amendments. The bill would leave counties the
Vietnam: The Ministry of Finance is proposing an amendment to the Law on Special Consumption Tax to tax e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. It notes in its draft
Philippines: The Department of Health and Industry announced today that it was stepping up enforcement of regulations governing vaping, heated tobacco and other
India: Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said yesterday that the central government is working on amending several laws regulating tobacco, namely the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco
Malaysia: Answering a parliamentary question, the health minister Zaliha Mustafa said yesterday that she intends soon to reintroduce the 2022 Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill,
Kazakhstan: The Ministry of Health has drawn up a proposed decree on graphic warnings about the dangers of using heat-not-burn (HnB) and other
EU: A public consultation on the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and Tobacco Advertising Directive (TAD) opened today and will run until 16th May. The
EU: In answer to a parliamentary question on whether the European Commission considers the different regulations on nicotine pouches put forward by member states to be a
Russia: The Ministry of Finance is planning to create a federal law enforcement agency that would be responsible for the tobacco and nicotine
Pakistan: In response to the recent cigarette tax increase, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) – an independent non-profit organisation – has said
Finland: The president signed the government proposal HE 304/2022 amending the Finnish Tobacco Act. The amendment adds the definition of heated tobacco and
US - New Mexico: House Bill 124 will be heard by the House Taxation & Revenue Committee next Monday, 20th February. This bill would change
US - Texas: Senate Bill 920 has been introduced, which would ban the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other tobacco products with any flavour
EU: The European Commission today answered a parliamentary question submitted by Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal on the inclusion of new nicotine products, such as nicotine pouches, in
EU: The European Commission today answered a parliamentary question submitted by Swedish MEP Johan Nissinen on the promotion of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches to curb smoking. Health and
India: The national Ministry of Health has written to all state health ministries asking them to ensure compliance with the statutory ban on heated
Egypt: House of Representatives member Safaa Gaber Eada of the Homeland Defenders Party has written to the prime minister and the president of the
Russia: The Ministry of Agriculture has drafted a bill, with the backing of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, to block websites selling
North Macedonia: The government yesterday adopted a system for the monitoring and control of tobacco products from production, through distribution to the retail outlet.
Germany: The federal government has approved a draft third amendment to the Tobacco Products Act, which will transpose into national law the flavour ban for heated
Czech Republic: The Senate yesterday approved an amendment to the Law on the protection of health from the harmful effects of addictive substances,
Slovenia: The Ministry of Finance has told TobaccoIntelligence that approximately €11.36m was raised in tax revenue on heated tobacco in 2022, up from around
EU: Answering a parliamentary question about the track and trace system under the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), the European Commission said today that in 2021,
EU: French MEP Anne-Sophie Pelletier last week submitted a parliamentary question asking the European Commission whether it plans to put forward the revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Finance has told TobaccoIntelligence that tax revenues from heated tobacco products were CZK1.2bn (€50.64m) in 2020, CZK1.4bn (€59.1m)
US - Vermont: A hearing in the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare has been scheduled for 22nd February on Senate Bill 18, which would ban flavoured
Russia: The lower chamber of the parliament, the State Duma, is discussing possible measures to regulate the sale of tobacco products, including the
France: The National Committee against Smoking (CNCT) has published the results of a study on new nicotine products conducted between 2020 and 2022,
Colombia: Discussions around the Vaping Products Bill started last week, press reports. The newly introduced bill aims to restrict access to heated tobacco
Bahrain: The National Bureau of Revenue has released Decision No. 3/2023, which states that all available-for-sale heated tobacco products must be marked with
Lebanon: The Lebanese Tobacco Authority has published an updated list of the prices of heated tobacco products in accordance with the provisions of
EU: As stated in our compliance calendar, after parts of it entered into force last year, most articles of "Council Directive (EU) 2020/262
US - Ohio: The Cleveland City Council is considering a city-wide ban on the sale of flavoured tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and menthol
Denmark: In reference to the Danish Smoking Habits 2022 Report published by the Danish Health Authority, health minister Sophie Løhde said she is
EU: The EU Commission has issued a call for a tender on the Single Framework Contract to Provide Services to Support the Assessment
UK: Nottingham City Council has decided to award £75,000 of funding to commission a behavioural research campaign to help understand vaping and smoking
Czech Republic: Last week, the Senate Committee on Health unanimously supported the amendment to the law on the protection of health from the
Sweden: Swedish MEP Johan Nissinen said that he has noticed increased interest and a greater understanding from other MEPs about snus and nicotine pouches; however,
Estonia: Parliament's Social Committee will meet with industry members on 13th February to discuss the Tobacco Act Amendment Act 654 SE. The bill
US - Vermont: House Bill H204 has been introduced, which would ban the sale of tobacco products, e-liquids, or tobacco substitutes in any flavour other
Russia: State Duma deputy Sultan Khamzaev has proposed banning tobacco product sales in fuel stations, media reports. Khamzaev addressed the appeal to the
UK: Swindon Borough Council has announced that it has joined other local authorities in calling for the government to bring forward a new Tobacco Control
Egypt: Health ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar told a press conference that media companies were breaking the tobacco control law by indirectly advertising
Hungary: The Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affairs has told TobaccoIntelligence that approximately 2.6bn heated tobacco sticks and 16,009,229 g of nicotine pouches were sold in
Azerbaijan: President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order “On strengthening state control in the field of import and production of tobacco products and
Serbia: Speaking at a conference on cancer, health minister Danica Grujičić called for public support for a ban on smoking in enclosed public places. “The
