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Regulation and legislation
EC Expert Group on Tobacco Policy meeting minutes published…
16th June 2023 - Alerts | Central America, Europe, Panama |
No love for novel products? EC accused of bias in tobacco law revision consultation
15th June 2023 - Blog |
A recent public consultation launched by the European Commission to evaluate the revision of Europe’s tobacco laws has raised criticism among respondents who said questions were biased against lower-risk nicotine-based smoking alternatives
Weekly regulatory podcast: 5th-9th June
13th June 2023 - 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
BAT petitions Belgium not to ban nicotine pouches, but to follow the Swedish model
13th June 2023 - News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) will petition Belgium’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, to annul a royal decree set to ban the sale of nicotine pouches from 1st October
Belgium: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, June 2023
13th June 2023 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the regulatory framework currently in place in Belgium for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas
Finnish health groups ask retailers to hold nicotine pouch sales for revised laws
12th June 2023 - News analysis |
Finnish public health organisations have sent a joint open letter to retailers, urging them not to sell nicotine pouches while tobacco laws are being revised. Pouch sales boomed after they stopped being classified as medicinal
Danish authorities fight uphill battle with retailers over tax law compliance
9th June 2023 - News analysis |
More than half of the tobacco retailers inspected by the Danish Customs and Tax Administration at the beginning of this year were found to be non-compliant with new tax rules
Utrecht to prohibit the opening of new tobacconists…
9th June 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
Belgium: heated tobacco regulation, June 2023
9th June 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in Belgium for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas currently in place and looking at possible future changes
Fight against illegal import and sale of tobacco products to increase…
9th June 2023 - Alerts | Asia, Turkmenistan |
Date set for new rules on health warnings…
8th June 2023 - Alerts | Canada, North America |
Is Canada clutching at straws with health warnings that go straight up in smoke?
8th June 2023 - Blog |
Canada’s decision to require health warnings on individual cigarettes was described by Carolyn Bennett, minister for mental health and addictions, as a “bold action”. But it may also be an act of slight desperation
Weekly regulatory podcast: 29th May-2nd June
7th June 2023 - 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
Heated tobacco flavour ban signed into law…
6th June 2023 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Committee shows mixed reactions to tobacco control bill…
2nd June 2023 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
Austria: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, June 2023
2nd June 2023 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the regulatory framework currently in place in Austria for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas from product and packaging restrictions, to advertising and taxation
Austria: heated tobacco regulation, June 2023
1st June 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Austria for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas
Heated tobacco to be subjected to larger, rotating health warnings…
1st June 2023 - Alerts | Canada, North America |
‘Poison in every puff’ – Canada demands health warnings on every single cigarette
1st June 2023 - News analysis |
Canada is about to become the first country in the world to require health warnings on individual cigarettes, little cigars and other tobacco products
Belgium aims to bring herbal products under clarified heated tobacco rules
31st May 2023 - News analysis |
Herbal products and devices will fall under the Belgian regulatory framework for tobacco if a bill to incorporate Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100, submitted into the EU TRIS database, goes into effect unchanged
Bill addressing heated tobacco flavour ban is adopted…
31st May 2023 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Jordan: heated tobacco regulation, May 2023
30th May 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Jordan for heated tobacco and herbal heated products
Weekly regulatory podcast: 22nd-26th May
30th May 2023 - 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
PIF establishes new nicotine products company…
29th May 2023 - Alerts | Asia, Saudi Arabia |
