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Denmark: The minister of health, Sophie Løhde, has started negotiations within the ministry over preventive measures against young people’s usage of nicotine products and
Hungary: The government has published a draft decree seeking to transpose the EU-wide heated tobacco flavour ban set out in Commission Delegated Directive (EU)
Romania: A bill that would ban public use of heated tobacco products (HTPs), submitted in May, has been registered for debate by the Senate, where discussion
22nd June 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has opened the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill for written submissions from interested individuals and
Germany: Burkhard Blienert, federal commissioner for addiction and drugs, told an annual reception in Berlin that it is “urgently necessary to close
22nd June 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The Federal Council has opened for consultation the preliminary draft of an ordinance specifying the provisions of the new Federal Law on Tobacco and
21st June 2023 - Europe |
EU: The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG-TAXUD) yesterday published its Annual Activity Report 2022, in which it says it “worked
Ukraine: The Cabinet of Ministers has approved new samples of excise tax stamps for domestically produced and imported heated tobacco products and
20th June 2023 - Europe |
EU: During the coordinators’ meeting for the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee, minutes of which have been published today, a request was
Estonia: The government has introduced a bill to transpose Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100, adopting the directive’s exact definition of heated tobacco products (HTPs)
Estonia: Parliament has approved a bill to increase excise duty on heated tobacco consumables and nicotine pouches to €112.40 per kg in 2024, €118 per
20th June 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Health minister Maarten van Ooijen has urged supermarkets not to look for ways to carry on selling tobacco and related products after
Egypt: The Customs Authority has released Circular No. 45/2023, clarifying that a tax of EGP1,400 ($74) per kg applies to heated tobacco sticks, plus a
Lebanon: The Tobacco Authority has published an updated list heated tobacco product prices in accordance with the provisions of Decree No.
19th June 2023 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: During a seminar organised by Nari Maitree – an NGO advocating women's rights – MP Aroma Dutta (Awami League) called for the
19th June 2023 - Europe |
EU: European commissioner for health and food safety, Stella Kyriakides, answered a parliamentary question today that was put forward by Swedish
Lithuania: The Seimas (parliament) has approved the bill seeking to amend the Tobacco Control Act regarding the ban on flavoured heated
Finland: After almost seven weeks, the new government negotiations were finalised last week. The new coalition consists of the National Coalition Party
Finland: Last week the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) prohibited the sale of nicotine pouches containing 20 mg or more of
19th June 2023 - Europe, Montenegro |
Montenegro: The government will increase the excise duty for heated tobacco on 1st July, media reports. According to the Excise Tax
Sweden: The government notified the European Commission TRIS database of a regulation draft to introduce additional restrictions on ingredients and labelling for snus,
EU: The minutes of the meeting of the European Commission (EC) Expert Group on Tobacco Policy that took place on 3rd May 2023
Malaysia: Members of Parliament Ahmad Yunus Hairi and Khairil Nizam Khirudin, both from the opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional, have called on the government
15th June 2023 - Europe |
EU: The EU parliament approved with nearly unanimous support the proposal for a new regulation on batteries with the aim of making them
Latvia: A new amendment has been made to the bill amending the law on the circulation of tobacco products, herbal smoking products,
Russia: Bill No. 310882-8 on the state regulation of production and circulation of tobacco- and nicotine-containing products has been signed by the president.
Bulgaria: Tomorrow, 14th June, the consultation period ends for the draft law that transposes EU Directive 2022/2100 banning heated tobacco flavours and
Austria: The Ministry of Health has told TobaccoIntelligence that an amendment to the Tobacco and Non-Smokers Protection Act, which among other things will regulate
Norway: The government has submitted a bill to amend the Tobacco Act, which aims to introduce a flavour ban for heated tobacco products
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health presented the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022, renamed to Control of Smoking Products for Public Health
9th June 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The City Council of Utrecht has approved a plan to prohibit the opening of new tobacconist shops in the city, starting next
Indonesia: Deputy minister of health Dante Saksono said that the ministry will issue specific regulations for e-cigarettes, although no concrete date has been
9th June 2023 - Asia, Turkmenistan |
Turkmenistan: At a meeting of the State Security Council, president Serdar Berdimuhamedov said that the fight against the illegal import and sale of
Russia: Bill 310882-8 on the state regulation of production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products is awaiting president Vladimir Putin’s signature after
8th June 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: The new Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging, and Labelling Regulations have been published in the Canada Gazette and will come into force on 1st August. Changes
Ukraine: The parliamentary Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Committee has recommended the adoption of bill 9315, which would prohibit the sale of
Lithuania: The parliamentary Health Affairs Committee has approved a bill to amend the Tobacco Control Act by banning flavoured heated tobacco products,
India: Netflix, Amazon and Disney reportedly met last Friday to explore a possible legal challenge to the rules issued by the Ministry of Health on 31st
Malaysia: Health minister Zaliha Mustafa said today that the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022, which seeks to ban the sale of tobacco
Finland: The leaders of a number of health organisations, including the Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention (EHYT), have written an open letter to
6th June 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
2nd June 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: Following a briefing on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health had mixed reactions
2nd June 2023 - Europe |
EU: Today, the European Commission has answered the parliamentary question submitted by Sara Skyttedal on 17th April asking whether the Commission sees
Ukraine: This week, the Ministry of Economy has published a draft resolution "On approval of the Procedure for preliminary identification of the
Russia: Bill 310882-8 on the regulation of production and circulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products has passed its third reading in the
Bulgaria: A draft law to amend the Law on Tobacco and Related Products has been released for public consultation. The draft transposes EU Directive
Spain: European Parliament members (MEPs) Nicolás González Casares and Domènec Ruiz Devesa of the Spanish Socialist Party, have urged the European Commission to regulate
