LATEST ALERTS
South Africa: The Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, which would regulate the sale, advertising and packaging of tobacco products and e-cigarettes,
Pakistan: Civil society in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has called on the government to enact legislation banning smoking and tobacco use in public
Taiwan: On 8th August, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced a draft law titled “Prohibited Additives in Tobacco Products”, which updates the
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health has published the regulations to law 10.066, which regulates the use of heated tobacco. The regulations expand the
Pakistan: The Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) collected 1.28% less tobacco cess (tax on tax) in the fiscal year 2022-2023 compared to the previous
Bangladesh: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and the army will oversee the formation of an interim government, army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said in a
Canada: Health Canada has published a consultation document on the proposed tobacco cost recovery framework which would implement an annual fee for designated tobacco product
Pakistan: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc) has urged the government to prohibit the export of “kiddie
Malaysia: The minister of health said yesterday (1st August) that the regulations implementing the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 will
Brazil: The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs is scheduled to vote on the bill to regulate the production, import, export and marketing of e-cigarettes and
Jordan: Jordan officially ratified the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products on 25th July. The country’s accession to this protocol will enter into force on
Pakistan: The Peshawar High Court in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan has stopped the provincial government from taking action against tobacco companies,
Pakistan: Tax evasion by the illegal cigarette trade costs the country over PKR310bn ($1.1m) annually in losses to tax revenue, press reports. Around 50%
Indonesia: President Joko Widodo has put into effect the regulations developing the Health Law. The law, approved in August 2023, gives the government
Philippines: The Supreme Court has affirmed its 2021 decision ruling that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulatory authority over the health aspect of
Venezuela: Presidential elections took place on Sunday (28th July), allegedly resulting in the re-election of president Nicolás Maduro by 51% of the votes
India: The Ministry of Finance has decided not to increase the tobacco tax in the Union Budget 2024. Although tobacco tax falls mostly under
India: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is working on a proposal to further tighten foreign direct investment (FDI) rules in the tobacco
China: The National Tobacco Half-Year Work Conference was held in Beijing on 23rd and 24th July, press reports. In the meeting, authorities emphasised
Pakistan: The government of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has passed the Excise Act of 2024. The act did not adopt the proposal for increasing
United Arab Emirates: The Ajman Police has launched an initiative called “Your Life is Purer Without Smoking” to raise public awareness about the harmful
New Zealand: After opposition parties criticised health minister Casey Costello’s decision to cut the excise tax on heated tobacco products (HTPs) by 50%, the
Philippines: The House Ways and Means Committee approved a substitute to bill 10329, which requires tobacco and vaping companies to implement a digital track-and-trace system
Kazakhstan: The health minister has issued an order to change the text of the warning displayed in places where tobacco products are sold,
Vietnam: Following the introduction of a draft law on special consumption tax to increase the tax on tobacco products, the Ministry of Finance has
Brazil: A congresswomen from the Democratic Labour Party (which is part of the government coalition) has introduced a bill to criminalise the manufacture,
Indonesia: The minister of finance has released the Macroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Policy Principles for 2025, in preparation for the State Budget 2025.
Kazakhstan: The government has increased minimum retail prices for heated tobacco products (HTPs), media reports. The minimum retail price for HTPs is KZT820
Indonesia: The Indonesian Personal Vaporiser Association (APVI) has called on the government to separate regulations concerning cigarettes from the ones regulating e-cigarettes and
India: The Ministry of Health is reportedly planning to ask the Board of Control for Cricket in India to stop promoting tobacco products in
New Zealand: Associate health minister Casey Costello has cut by 50% the excise tax on heated tobacco products (HTPs). New tariff numbers were
Guatemala: On Monday, 15th July, president Bernardo Arévalo appointed Joaquín Barnoya Pérez as the new minister of health. With Arévalo’s academic background in
Vietnam: The representative of the Department of Tax, Fee and Charge Policy Supervision and Management of the Ministry of Finance said at a workshop that the
El Salvador: In August, the entity in charge of supervising and regulating tobacco and nicotine products, the National Directorate of Medicines (DNM), will become
Qatar: The Ministry of Interior has published an awareness video on X, saying that, for public safety reasons, the use of cigarettes and tobacco
South Korea: A group of ten members of parliament from the ruling party, the People Power Party, has introduced a bill amending the Tobacco Business
Taiwan: On the progress of reviewing the listing of heated tobacco products (HTPs), health and welfare minister Chiu Tai-Yuan said the expert panel
United Arab Emirates: The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that nicotine pouches are currently unregulated and that no
Taiwan: The assessment of the health risks of heated tobacco products (HTPs), which could result in their legalisation, is being undertaken by a
Malaysia: The minister of health reportedly said yesterday (1st July) that the regulations implementing the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 will be
Pakistan: The Finance Act 2024 entered into force on 1st July, imposing an excise duty of PKR1,200 ($4.30) on nicotine pouches.
Bangladesh: The Anti-Tobacco Parliamentary Women’s Forum – a forum of female members of parliament, calling to curb tobacco use – has sent a
Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health has published a video on Facebook warning against the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDs) and
Pakistan: The district government of Peshawar – the capital city of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a population of over 4.7m –
South Korea: Yesterday (20th June), the Ministry of Health and Welfare updated the health warnings that heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches must
Canada: Health Canada has published the report of the second review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA), which focuses on tobacco
Bahrain: The government referred an amendment to the Law on Tobacco and Smoking Control to the parliament, press reports. The new amendment proposes to
Paraguay: The Chamber of Deputies has rejected an initiative proposed by two deputies from the main opposition party, the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, that would
China: According to the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA), on 12th June 2024, Zhang Jianmin – party secretary and director of the STMA,
Costa Rica: The Constitutional Chamber has ordered the Ministry of Health to issue the regulations of law 10.066 – which regulated the use
