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Spain: The ruling left-wing parties, Sumar and the Socialist Party (PSOE), have reached an agreement to raise the tax on tobacco products and
Vietnam: Following yesterday’s question-and-answer session between ministries and the National Assembly, the Ministry of Health proposed a resolution to the National Assembly to ban e-cigarettes
Netherlands: The bill amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act to completely ban oral nicotine products (such as nicotine pouches), which was approved by the Senate
Ukraine: The basic version of the electronic excise system (eExcise, which will replace the current excise stamp with a data matrix code) will
Thailand: In a meeting today, the National Tobacco Products Control Committee agreed to propose that the government promote the “1 province, 1 hospital:
Vietnam: Today, during a question-and-answer session between ministries and the National Assembly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said it had agreed with
Slovakia: A draft amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling and Sale of Tobacco Products has been proposed by the Smer-SD, the
Finland: According to the smoke-free Finland 2030 network, which has published a summary of nicotine based on scientific evidence, it’s important to address
Bangladesh: The Advisory Council of Interim Government has sent the draft of amendments to the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act back
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a renewal of modified risk granted orders to Swedish Match USA, for
Austria: The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has notified an ordinance to the European Commission’s TRIS database with the
Mexico: Philip Morris International (PMI) has been granted judicial protection by the Supreme Court to import its vaping and heated tobacco products into
South Korea: An official from the Planning and Finance Committee in the parliament said that there is a high possibility that bills amending
EU: A group of EU organisations has called on the European Commission (EC) to accelerate the implementation of the European Beating Cancer (BeCa) Plan
EU: The European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) have decided
Taiwan: Today, Taiwan’s Education and Culture Committee of the Legislative Yuan invited officials from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Portugal: In an explanatory note to the 2025 State Budget, the Ministry of Environment and Energy stated that a licence will be issued for the
US - Federal: The US and international vapour industry will today be weighing the likely impact on the sector of Donald Trump’s election
UK: Today, the government has launched a public consultation seeking evidence on standardised packaging for all tobacco products, including heated tobacco consumables and
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated the publicly available list of heated tobacco products (HTPs), oral tobacco products and herbal heated products (HHPs) authorised for sale.
France: The National Assembly Finance Committee is discussing amendments to the 2025 Budget Bill to introduce an excise tax on nicotine pouches and increase
India: The Madras High Court has urged the Union government to ban oral tobacco products – specifically mentioning the snus-like Cool Lip brand
Pakistan: The Provincial Alliance for Sustainable Tobacco Control – an influential tobacco control non-government organisation (NGO), part of the Global Alliance for Tobacco
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated a list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
Cyprus: The Pharmaceutical Services of the Ministry of Health has decided to classify nicotine pouches as pharmaceutical products in light of the absence of
UK: Today, minister of health Wes Streeting introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the House of Commons (lower chamber of Parliament). The bill largely
Malaysia: Health minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad has reportedly said that since 1st October 2024, the date of entry into force of the
EU: Tomorrow (6th November), the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper), the
Estonia: Parliament is currently discussing bill 510 SE, which proposes incremental increases to excise duties on heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches
New Zealand: The Ministry of Health has published the upcoming changes to the vaping and tobacco laws that are being discussed in Parliament through the Smokefree Environments and
Kuwait: The International Conference on Tobacco Control organised by the Ministry of Health has recommended that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries establish national
Iraq: Majid Shingali, head of the Health and Environment Committee of the Council of Representatives, reported to the press that the Protection Against Tobacco Damage Bill will be
Uzbekistan: The Ministry of Economy and Finance has adopted the decision on “Approving the guidelines on the procedure for applying excise stamps to tobacco products
Uzbekistan: The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted the decision “On approval of the regulation on the procedure for the implementation of customs control during
Panama: A spokesperson for Panamá Emprende – a part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry that deals with commercial and industrial activity –
Hungary: The Ministry of Finance has introduced a bill to the parliament that would increase the applicable tax on heated tobacco and herbal heated sticks
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified tobacco products. The list contains herbal heated products, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches,
Indonesia: Legislator Nurhadi has warned that the implementation of the draft regulations developing the government regulations that established a comprehensive regulatory framework for tobacco and nicotine products could
Belarus: The National Assembly (a lower chamber of parliament) has adopted in the first reading a bill “amending the tax law” that would
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health has resumed public hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, which aims to regulate
Vietnam: On 1st November, the government issued decree 144/2024/ND-CP amending import duties. Tobacco substitutes, products for “smoking without burning” containing nicotine, e-liquids for
US - Colorado: The Denver City Council is studying the introduction of a flavour ban on the sale of tobacco products; this ban would
Finland: The EPT network , which unites over 60 national social and health organisations that want to prevent and reduce substance abuse, has announced a
Poland: The minister of health, Izabela Leszczyna, has said in an interview with press that the ministry is working on a bill to
Poland: Yesterday (30th October), the Senate passed the amendment to the Excise Duty Act, increasing the excise rates on e-liquids from 2025. Last week, the
France: During an interview with the newspaper Le Parisien, minister of health Geneviève Darrieussecq announced an upcoming ban on nicotine pouches, explaining that
Thailand: During a recent meeting with the National Health Commission, deputy prime minister Prasert Jantarawongthong and minister of public health Somsak Thepsuthin both
France: On 21st October, the National Assembly began reviewing the revenue section of the 2025 Social Security Budget Bill. Initially set to conclude
China: As required by the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, which obliges importers and exporters of nicotine-containing products to report import and export
Netherlands: The Dutch government has reacted positively to the European Commission (EC)’s plan to extend the existing smoke-free areas and concludes that many of
