LATEST ALERTS
Philippines: As of 4th January 2024, vaping and heated tobacco products are now included in the list of consumer goods subjected to mandatory certification to
Philippines: As of 1st January 2024, the tax on heated tobacco consumables has increased by 5% to PHP35 ($0.63) per pack of 20.
Oman: The Consumer Protection Authority has issued decree 756/2023, raising administrative fines for using or distributing heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes. The minimum
Indonesia: As recorded in our compliance calendar, the applicable tax on tobacco products and nicotine pouches has increased. As of 1st January 2024,
Global: Several EU and international markets will see a rise in heated tobacco taxes on 1st January 2024, including Indonesia, Bulgaria, Russia and
Lebanon: The Tobacco Authority has published an updated list of heated tobacco product prices as stipulated in the provisions of decree 151/1959, which establishes
Malaysia: In late November, Parliament passed the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, which creates a regulatory framework for e-cigarettes
Kazakhstan: Several members of the Mazhilis (lower chamber of the Parliament) have proposed an amendment prohibiting tobacco companies in Kazakhstan from engaging in
Bahrain: The National Bureau of Revenue has announced the imminent implementation of the final phase of the distinctive mark system (digital stamp). Under decision 3/2023, from 24th December
Kuwait: Deputy prime minister Essa Al-Kandari’s letter requesting the urgent ratification of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Unilateral Tax Agreement was not discussed during
Kuwait: Today, the National Assembly will discuss deputy prime minister Essa Al-Kandari’s request for the urgent ratification of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Unilateral
Jordan: Prime minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh issued a decision to enforce compliance with law 47/2008 on Public Health prohibiting smoking, vaping and heated tobacco use in
South Korea: The Tobacco Harmful Ingredients Disclose Bill was signed into law by the Cabinet on 31st October. The bill obliges manufacturers and importers
Vietnam: In response to questions from the National Assembly, the minister of trade said that a proposal to include next-generation tobacco products, such as
Turkey: Member of parliament (MP) Kayıhan Pala of the Republican People’s Party has emphasised that e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are being portrayed
Malaysia: The government has decided to drop the ban on the usage and sale of tobacco and vaping products to anyone born on
Lebanon: The Tobacco Authority has published an updated list of heated tobacco product prices in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 151/1959, which establishes
Vietnam: At a seminar held last week, deputies from the Ministry of Health supported a ban on the trade and import of new tobacco products.
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health has launched a survey to gauge public opinion on the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, which
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health confirmed today that the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will not be tabled in the
South Korea: On 6th October, the parliament approved the Tobacco Harmful Ingredients Disclose Bill. If the government signs the bill into law, it would oblige
Malaysia: The minister of health, Zaliha Mustafa, has reportedly said that the revised version of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will be
Vietnam: Ministries have not yet reached a consensus on how to regulate new tobacco products and e-cigarettes, press reports. Deputy minister of health Tran Van
Malaysia: A revised version of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will be tabled on Monday 9th October, after the bill was
India: The Ministry of Health has said in a clarification that the possession of heated tobacco products (HTPs) is in violation of the
Philippines: On 13th September the Bureau of Internal Revenue published an updated list of registered importers of heated tobacco and novel tobacco products. According to
Kazakhstan: The Ministry of National Economy published for public consultation a consultative document of regulatory policy to the draft of the Tax Code. The consultation will
Israel: Yesterday (12th September), the Health Ministry submitted its report on smoking in Israel 2022 to the Knesset (parliament). The report states that
Iran: The Chamber of Guilds has issued a news release prohibiting the sale and supply in chain and franchise shops of tobacco products, including heated
Iraq: The Council of Representatives has held the first reading of the Protection Against Tobacco Damage Bill, which was presented by the Health
Kyrgyzstan: The Committee on Budget, Economic and Fiscal Policy of the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) has approved the amendment seeking to oblige all organisations
Pakistan: Experts and health advocates, such as the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), have urged the government
Thailand: Chonnan Srikaew has been announced as Thailand's new minister of Public Health. Yesterday (30th August), he resigned as leader of the country's
Israel: Today, 21st August, the Ministry of Health published for public consultation a draft to amend the Tobacco Law. The proposal entails raising the tax
Saudi Arabia: On 11th August, the Ministry of Municipal Rural Affairs and Housing passed Decision No. 4400984351/2023 amending the regulation on Tobacco Licence Fees. The
India: The lieutenant governor of Delhi has approved the extension of the ban on the "manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of tobacco –
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued a circular clarifying policies and guidelines on raw materials, apparatus and equipment used in the manufacture of heated tobacco
Israel: The National Authority for Community Safety has published a report on the use of “electronic smoking systems” as an alternative to traditional smoking, looking
Indonesia: The Ministry of Finance is planning to increase the excise duty on e-cigarettes, press reports – a move that could also affect heated tobacco
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry has urged producers to make the Philippines a manufacturing hub for heated tobacco products (HTPs), due to
Kyrgyzstan: Members of the country’s parliament, the Supreme Council, have proposed obliging all organisations, enterprises and public places to establish designated smoking areas,
India: The Ministry of Health has asked state ministries to report violations of the nationwide ban on the production, sale, import, export, assembly,
Vietnam: A media seminar heard that the trade and health ministries had reached consensus on an amendment to Decree 67, establishing a trial regulation
Vietnam: Trade ministry spokesperson Tran Thanh Trung told a media seminar that ministries were holding meetings to finalise a draft decree to regulate new tobacco
Hong Kong: Trans-shipment of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products is now allowed, following the adoption of the Import and Export (Amendment) Bill 2023.
Lebanon: The Tobacco Authority has published an updated list heated tobacco product prices in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 151/1959, which establishes
Bangladesh: During a seminar organised by Nari Maitree – an NGO advocating women's rights – MP Aroma Dutta (Awami League) called for the swift
Malaysia: Members of Parliament Ahmad Yunus Hairi and Khairil Nizam Khirudin, both from the opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional, have called on the government
Malaysia: The Ministry of Health presented the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022, renamed to Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill
