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This tracker covers the regulation of heated tobacco in 50 US states and the District of Columbia, highlighting relevant bills that specifically target heated tobacco products.
This report provides an overview of the directive and links to our environmental tracker that detail the requirements and transposition status of the EU’s SUP Directive in all 27 EU member states
22nd Century Group has confirmed the first international shipments of very low nicotine (VLN) cigarettes to South Korea and is expecting to see significant benefits from the sales of its menthol line of VLN cigarettes as it plans an expansion of sales and distribution in the US beyond its initial trial in Chicago, Illinois
Iceland’s delayed bill to regulate nicotine pouches under similar rules to those proposed for e-cigarettes and refills will be introduced to parliament in March
Snus is likely to remain banned in the UK after a health minister said it is not expected to be part of the UK’s upcoming tobacco control plan
Belarus introduced heated tobacco regulation for the first time in 2019. This report offers a regulatory overview for these products
Latvia transposed the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in 2016. Heated tobacco is regulated under the Tobacco Act. There are proposals to ban flavours in nicotine pouches
Heated tobacco is included in Egypt’s existing tobacco laws. Oral tobacco may be covered too, but nicotine pouches are unregulated. Forthcoming licences will allow production of heated tobacco
Current tobacco laws in Romania do not regulate heated tobacco or nicotine pouches. The new government may introduce legislation, or may wait to implement the forthcoming revised EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
Draft amendments to the Taiwan Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act are awaiting approval by the parliament. They will include the legalisation of heated tobacco products, with controls on sales
In Denmark a new tax on nicotine pouches will enter into force in July 2022. Further increases in heated tobacco taxation are expected for 2023. A flavour ban may come into force in 2022
There is no comprehensive legal framework on tobacco products in Venezuela, but several resolutions regulate different aspects of the commercialisation of tobacco products
TobaccoIntelligence has compiled lists here of all the local regulations affecting tobacco and e-cigarettes for districts in the Chicago metropolitan area
The all-online COP9 finished without major decision, but with calls for serious attention to be given to novel and emerging tobacco products at COP10 in 2023
This report covers the current regulatory regime in Spain for heated tobacco and modern oral products, looking at the current restrictions as well as any possible future ones
Heated tobacco products must follow tobacco regulation in Canada. This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulations in place for heated tobacco products and snus
This provides a historical compilation of the updates to the tobacco-free pouches global regulatory tracker, from January 2022 to the present
The Russian State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly, has passed a bill prohibiting the sales of tobacco-free nicotine products for oral use
This report explores Slovakia’s heated tobacco market, which is one of the leading heated tobacco markets in Europe, and sixth in the world in terms of heated tobacco’s market share
Sweden is proposing amendments to increase the tax of snus and create a new tax on raw tobacco from 1st July 2021 to close a tax loophole on this kind of tobacco-alternative product.
A detailed summary of the regulatory regime for heated tobacco and modern oral products in Hungary, covering product and age restrictions to labelling and packaging requirements, advertising restrictions and public usage
The Pretoria High Court has dismissed the application by the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) to reverse the government ban on the sale of tobacco, including vapour products, following the outbreak of COVID-19
The Dutch government intends to regulate heated tobacco further by expanding the current tobacco restrictions to heat-not-burn (HnB) products
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and two of its affiliates have filed a lawsuit trying to strike down Los Angeles County’s tobacco flavour ban adopted in 2019 and which came into effect on 1st May
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory landscape for heated tobacco in Japan, where heat-not-burn (HnB) consumables are largely subject to tobacco legislation
Italy was one of the first major markets for heated tobacco, which was first regulated and categorised in 2014. This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory regime for these products in Italy
This report covers the US role as a modern oral tobacco product player, examining snus, tobacco-free nicotine pouches and all-free products
This report offers a regulatory guide to the current regime for heated tobacco products in Poland, where HnB consumables are considered novel tobacco products
Oral and heated tobacco products are considered tobacco products in Costa Rica. This report offers an comprehensive overview of how these products are regulated
This reports takes on a Q&A structure, providing a comprehensive overview of US regulations of oral nicotine products
This report offers an overview of the current regulatory regime for heated tobacco products in the Netherlands, as well as various restrictions that are due to be implemented
World No Tobacco Day provides a good opportunity to consider the approach that public health authorities, policymakers, and advocates around the world have towards the role of tobacco-alternative products
The Scandinavian market for modern oral tobacco is the largest in Europe in terms of brands, product offer and innovation, with Sweden taking the lead
The Estonian Parliament has approved a bill that relaxes one of the toughest regulatory regimes for tobacco-alternative products such as e-cigarettes, and imposes a new health warning for heated tobacco packaging
A new Amendment Act to the Tobacco Act and the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel and Electricity Excise Duty Act is due to come into force in Estonia, providing further regulation for heated tobacco products
This report offers an overview of the current regulatory landscape for heated tobacco products in Australia, focusing on age and product restrictions, advertising laws and taxation, plus more
This report provides our analysis of how oral tobacco products are regulated in China, looking at areas such as tax, advertising, and product restrictions
This report offers an overview of the current heated tobacco market in Japan, covering the top brands and devices, as well as prices and distribution
This report offers an overview of the current restrictions in place in India for modern oral tobacco products, including product restrictions, marketing and advertising laws and more
This report covers the current regulatory environment for heated tobacco and snus products in Swizterland, along with analysis of possible future regulation
Heated tobacco is considered a novel tobacco product in the UK. This report covers all current regulation for heated tobacco products in the UK
The Estonian Tobacco Act does not currently mention heated tobacco products, which may theoretically be sold in Estonia as novel smoking tobacco products. This report covers present and potential future regulation
Heated tobacco consumables are considered in South Korea as tobacco products, regulated in essentially the same way as traditional cigarettes. This report provides an overview of the current regulatory landscape
The heated tobacco category is growing internationally, and this report will provide an overview of the heated tobacco market, how the category has developed around the world and how it could affect the US market
This report covers the regulatory landscape for tobacco-free and tobacco-containing snus products in Russia. Retail sale of snus containing tobacco has been prohibited in Russia since 2015, but the law does not apply to tobacco-free nicotine snus
The regulation of tobacco-free pouches is controversial, due to its novelty but also because it is not clear under which regulatory regime these products fall. This report covers Sweden’s regulation of tobacco-free snus
Ukraine could be the next country to introduce an excise tax burden on vaping products, although as it stands excise tax will apply only to heated tobacco from January 2020
This report provides an overview of Kazakhstan’s regulatory framework. Although the country has not yet implemented regulation for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, controls are expected in the near future
This report provides an overview of harm-reduction policies with regards to tobacco use from 18 selected countries from around the world
This report examines heated tobacco tax laws in EU countries where HnB products have been launched or specific laws introduced, and what would happen in countries where neither has yet occurred
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