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US - Arkansas: Senate Bill 45 is advancing through the legislative process. It would raise from 19 to 21 the legal age to purchase, sell,
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Russia: Alexander Malkevich, a member of the Civic Chamber of Russia, a federally funded advisory state body, has proposed allowing previously banned TV
Russia: Members of the State Duma have proposed a moratorium on mandatory traceability labelling of goods until 1st January 2028, media reports. If
8th April 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Tennessee: Senate Bill 2219 has passed the Senate and is ready for transmission to the House. This bill would authorise local governments
Spain: The Spanish parliament has passed the "waste and contaminated soils" bill. The bill states that tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination
Myanmar: From 10th April standardised packaging will be mandatory for almost all tobacco products. The regulation requires the outer surfaces of product packages to be
8th April 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A plastic packaging tax that applies, among other things, to plastic protective film around a box, has entered into effect. A tax rate
India: A group of MPs from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) urged the government yesterday to take steps to remove designated smoking areas
Taiwan: About 97% of parents who responded to a survey conducted by the National Alliance of Parents Organisations would like all novel tobacco products
7th April 2022 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) will be receiving technical and scientific evidence about e-cigarettes and heated tobacco from 11th April to
6th April 2022 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: The Senate has approved a decree bill amending the Customs Duty Act in order to prohibit the importation of tobacco-heating devices. The decree has been
Malaysia: A bill banning sales of tobacco products to anyone born after 2005 will be discussed tomorrow by a parliamentary Special Committee on Health, Science
6th April 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Health secretary Maarten van Ooijen has sent the House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament, a report by the National Institute
US - Colorado: The Finance Committee held a hearing yesterday on House Bill 22-1064, which would prohibit the distribution of flavoured cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products,
Russia: Bill 99437-8, specifying additional product, labelling and notification requirements for smokeless tobacco products intended for sucking, chewing or sniffing has been submitted
Bulgaria: The Council of Ministers has agreed to increase excise duties on tobacco and heated tobacco products in order to cut usage, media reports. The
Italy: Nine new flavours of heated tobacco consumables have been notified to the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM).
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
31st March 2022 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Starting 1st April, heated tobacco tax will be increased from CAD9.09062 ($7.26) to CAD9.30879 ($7.44) per 50 g or fraction of 50
US - Hawaii: House Bill 1570 will be included in the public consultation that both the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the
US - Tennessee: House Bill 2058 has been signed by both the Senate and the House Speaker and will now be sent to the governor
31st March 2022 - United States |
US: Michele Mital, deputy director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) since 2018, is to become
30th March 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
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
US - Maine: A dispute is still ongoing between supporters and opponents of Legislature bill LD 1550, which was introduced last year, local media reports.
30th March 2022 - Europe |
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
29th March 2022 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Yesterday, 28th March, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is requesting “a total budget of $8.4 billion
29th March 2022 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission is scheduled to launch the EU’s “Sustainable products initiative” tomorrow, 30th March, as Commission adoption is planned for the
29th March 2022 - North America, United States |
US: Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence its decision to stop selling tobacco products in a number of its stores. The
28th March 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
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
24th March 2022 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The leader of the anti-tobacco movement in Kazakhstan, Jamilya Sadykova, says the excise tax on heated tobacco consumables should be equivalent to
23rd March 2022 - Europe, United Kingdom |
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
23rd March 2022 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Doctors and cancer patients, led by the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF), are calling on supermarkets, petrol stations and convenience stores in the
US - Idaho: Senate Bill 1285 has been delivered to governor Brad Little for signature. This bill denies local government authorities the right to adopt
22nd March 2022 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday published the results of its 2020/21 smoking and vaping prevalence survey. They show 10.7% (2.1m) adults were
22nd March 2022 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: The government is currently discussing with the Senate the immediate enactment of a bill that would increase the tax on tobacco products
22nd March 2022 - Russia |
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
21st March 2022 - Russia |
Russia: The Association of Internet Trade Companies has called on prime minister Mikhail Mishustin to lift the ban on online sales of alcohol,
18th March 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Education has backed the Department of Health in appealing to president Rodrigo Duterte to veto the proposed Vaporized Nicotine
