Regulation and legislation
Heated tobacco tax rates have increased…
2nd April 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
Latest novel nicotine innovation could possibly evade most legal restrictions
1st April 2024 - News analysis |
While novel nicotine products face increasingly tight legal restrictions and requirements in many countries, one startup believes it has come up with a product that will escape regulation entirely
Israel: heated tobacco regulation, March 2024
28th March 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in Israel for heated tobacco products, covering all policy areas from advertising and taxation to notification and labelling requirements
Product reports for tobacco products due by 31st March…
28th March 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Public comment period for the Draft Rates Bill almost over…
28th March 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
Italy regulates next-generation products with ‘pragmatic’ approach, study finds
27th March 2024 - News analysis |
The majority of users of next-generation products in Italy would not continue to use their products if the price of next-generation alternatives increased through taxation, according to a new survey
Law amendments introduced to protect youth from tobacco…
27th March 2024 - Alerts | Canada, North America |
Ministry clarifies process for submitting HTP annual return sales information…
27th March 2024 - Alerts | Australasia, New Zealand |
Ministries to examine regulatory pathways for nicotine pouches…
27th March 2024 - Alerts | Europe, North Macedonia |
UK introduces generational smoking ban bill and publishes draft disposables ban
26th March 2024 - News analysis |
The UK’s proposed legislation for a generational ban on tobacco product sales was introduced to Parliament last week
Latvia: heated tobacco regulation, March 2024
26th March 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco and herbal heated products in Latvia, covering all policy areas
Weekly regulatory podcast: 18th – 22nd March
25th March 2024 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
Canada’s health minister seeks radical new powers to police nicotine pouches
25th March 2024 - News analysis |
Canada’s health minister, Mark Holland, is looking to get radical new powers specifically to impose restrictions on the sale of nicotine pouches across the country
Top changes that matter in this month’s Policy Radar update, February 2024
25th March 2024 - Policy radar analysis reports , Regulatory reports |
This short report examines some of the most important changes implemented in our Policy Radar update for February 2024
EU environmental trackers, March 2024
25th March 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory data , Regulatory data |
This tracker covers sustainability policy proposals affecting the tobacco and nicotine sectors in the European Union and will be updated regularly
Bill introduced would define and establish tax on HTPs…
22nd March 2024 - Alerts | Mississippi, North America, United States |
Tobacco and Vapes Bill presented in Parliament…
21st March 2024 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Second stage of vaping reforms introduced in Parliament…
21st March 2024 - Alerts | Australasia, Australia |
Health minister concerned over youth uptake of NRTs…
21st March 2024 - Alerts | Canada, North America |
Ministry plans to amend tobacco legislation to be in line with WHO FCTC…
21st March 2024 - Alerts | Chile, South America |
Where will tax hikes and court rulings take the alternative tobacco market?
21st March 2024 - Blog |
A recent CJEU ruling confirmed it was OK for Germany to increase duties on heated tobacco sticks to the equivalent of 80% of the tax applied to conventional cigarettes on public health grounds
Tamarind Intelligence Policy Radar, February
21st March 2024 - Policy radar , Regulatory data |
The Tamarind Intelligence Policy Radar provides detailed analyses and comparisons of the current regulatory frameworks and five-year forecasts for a broad selection of leading vapour and novel tobacco markets globally
Weekly regulatory podcast: 11th – 15th March
20th March 2024 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
Voluntary prohibition of tobacco additives becomes mandatory from April 2025…
20th March 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
BIR releases new tax stamp design…
20th March 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
Criminal liability to be introduced for banned product sales…
20th March 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Kazakhstan |
New Russian tobacco and nicotine product laws are met with scepticism
19th March 2024 - News analysis |
New national regulatory standards are now being enforced across the Russian market for tobacco and nicotine-containing products, including heated tobacco and e-cigarettes
It’s time to talk realistically about tobacco harm reduction, says German association
18th March 2024 - News analysis |
The German Association of the Tobacco Industry and New Products says we need more constructive non-political discourse about tobacco harm reduction to counter the impact of bad science on the current prohibitionist mindset
New version of Senate bill to ban flavoured tobacco passed by House…
18th March 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States, Vermont |
Poland could include tobacco-free heated products in tobacco regulation changes
15th March 2024 - News analysis |
Herbal heated sticks could be brought under the Polish Excise Duty Act definition of novel tobacco products if a proposal from the Ministry of Finance goes forward
Member of parliament wants action against nasvay vendors…
15th March 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Kazakhstan |
No ‘historic decisions’ made on heated tobacco products or e-cigarettes at COP10
14th March 2024 - News analysis |
COP10 was to be the conference where countries finally got to grips with emerging alternative tobacco products, but none of the decisions made applied to HTPs or ENDS or their industries
Latvia: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, March 2024
14th March 2024 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report examines the current regulatory framework in place in Latvia for nicotine pouches and oral tobacco products, covering all areas from taxation and advertising to product and labelling restrictions