
Regulation and legislation


New tax on tobacco products in hospitality premises…
14th August 2023 - Alerts | Asia, Saudi Arabia |



Venezuela joins the list of countries outlawing heated tobacco and vapes
11th August 2023 - News analysis |
Venezuela is the latest Latin American country to issue a government decree banning nationwide sales, consumption, exports and distribution of heated tobacco and vapes





Court vacates FDA deeming rule on premium cigars…
10th August 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States |


Guatemala: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, August 2023
8th August 2023 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides details of the current regulatory framework in place for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Guatemala, covering all policy areas

Guatemala: heated tobacco regulation, August 2023
8th August 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides details of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco products in Guatemala, covering all policy areas from notification and taxation to advertising and labelling and packaging rules

BAT’s Zonnic approval ‘could open a path into Canada for other nicotine pouches’
8th August 2023 - News analysis |
Health Canada has approved the first nicotine pouch authorised for sale in Canada as an over-the-counter cessation aid – a move some say could open the door to other nicotine pouches hitting the market


Permits required for heated tobacco import and manufacture…
8th August 2023 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |

Heated tobacco ban wins approval of WHO regional office…
8th August 2023 - Alerts | Central America, North America, South America, Venezuela |

Europe notified of banned tobacco additives list…
8th August 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |

Supreme Court challenge could end heated tobacco ban…
8th August 2023 - Alerts | Central America, Panama |

Weekly regulatory podcast: 31st July-4th August
7th August 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


Government opposes bill prohibiting FDA from further regulation of tobacco products…
4th August 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States |

Where does political deadlock in Spain leave alternative tobacco product laws?
4th August 2023 - News analysis |
Spain’s surprise inconclusive election result has left the future of alternative tobacco product and vaping regulation in the country up in the air, with everything depending on what government eventually emerges

Government bans heated tobacco and heated herbal products…
4th August 2023 - Alerts | South America, Venezuela |

Sustainability versus waste and pollution – it’s the major, growing issue we all face
3rd August 2023 - Blog |
While no industry, from aviation to mining, farming to fishing, can pretend to be uninvolved in the major growing issue of the environment, the tobacco industry is as inescapably bound up in the debate as any other

More improvement needed – WHO report gives the world 7/10 for tobacco control
2nd August 2023 - News analysis |
Seven out of ten people worldwide – five times as many as in 2007 – are protected against tobacco-related health issues by sound regulatory policies, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)

New health warnings and labelling rules now in force…
1st August 2023 - Alerts | Canada, North America |

Belarus: heated tobacco regulation, August 2023
1st August 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers comprehensive analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco products in Belarus, covering all policy areas

Belarus: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, August 2023
1st August 2023 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Belarus, covering all policy areas

Comment period on tobacco bill extended…
1st August 2023 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |

RJ Reynolds wants judge’s rejection of US FDA’s graphic health warnings upheld
31st July 2023 - News analysis |
Lawyers for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company call the US Food and Drug Administration’s defence of its graphic cigarette warnings “half-hearted” in a new legal brief

Weekly regulatory podcast: 24th-28th July
31st July 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


The top changes that matter in this month’s Policy Radar update, June 2023
28th July 2023 - Policy radar analysis reports , Regulatory reports |
This reports examines some of the most important changes implemented in the June update of our Policy Radar and provides some key insights into what they mean for the industry



Every organisation and business may need to set up smoking areas…
27th July 2023 - Alerts | Asia, Kyrgyzstan |

Romania: heated tobacco regulation, July 2023
27th July 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers an analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco products in Romania, covering all policy areas

Kuwait: heated tobacco regulation, July 2023
26th July 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Kuwait allowed the import and sale of heated tobacco in 2016. This report provides detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco products in the country, covering all policy areas

Kuwait: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, July 2023
24th July 2023 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a regulatory overview of the current legal framework for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Kuwait, covering all policy areas

Weekly regulatory podcast: 17th-21st July
24th July 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



Did gloomy forecasts for regulation of novel nicotine products get it wrong?
21st July 2023 - Blog |
There are several reasons to be cautiously negative about the direction regulation of novel nicotine products will follow, globally – but does that make up a fair picture?




Estonia: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, July 2023
20th July 2023 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Estonia for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas


Estonia: heated tobacco regulation, July 2023
20th July 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in Estonia for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas currently in place and looking at possible future changes