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Ukraine: From today the use of heated tobacco is banned in the same places where smoking is prohibited.
Iceland: On 1st July the Ministry of Health made its legislative plans to amend the Tobacco Control Act following the incorporation of the European Tobacco Products
UK: Junior health minister Maggie Throup has told MPs that the Committee on Toxicity of Food, Consumer Products and the Environment will consider its draft statement
EU: The European Council’s public health working party will tomorrow discuss tomorrow the Commission delegated directive applying the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) flavour ban to heated tobacco.
Romania: The Ministry of Finance has introduced a bill to progressively increase the excise duty on heated tobacco products. It proposes a rate
Belarus: The excise tax on heated tobacco rose on 1st July to BYR170.26 ($50.30) per kg under presidential decree №224. The rate will
EU: EU law requires certain large companies to disclose information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental challenges. The European Council and
Portugal: The Directorate-General for Health has launched its 2030 National Strategy for the Fight against Cancer. Among measures proposed are an increase in e-cigarette and tobacco
Portugal: The State Budget 2022, which increases the heated tobacco tax from €0.0837/g to €0.0845/g and sets that the tax cannot be less
North Macedonia: Today, 1st July 2022, a new excise duty for heated tobacco products and chewing tobacco enters into force as a result
Hungary: Pursuant to Government Decree 197/2022, the new excise duty applicable to heated tobacco products, chewing tobacco products and nicotine pouches starts today, 1st
Germany: Today (30th June) is the deadline for tobacco product manufacturers and importers to submit their annual market data report on heated tobacco
Italy: The research institute Eurispes published a self-regulation code for the sale, marketing and advertising of vapes and heated tobacco products. The code is voluntary
Netherlands: The Act amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act will come into force tomorrow, 1st July, regulating heated tobacco devices as tobacco-related
EU: The European Commission today adopted the “Commission Delegated Directive on the withdrawal of certain exemptions in respect of heated tobacco products”, amending the Tobacco Products
Hungary: The Ministry of Finance told TobaccoIntelligence today that 1.084bn heated tobacco consumables were released onto the market between January and May, bringing in
Russia: The State Duma Budget and Taxes Committee has backed a government amendment which would increase excise rates on heated tobacco consumables and
Belgium: The government has notified fellow EU member states through the TRIS Database of a bill to ban nicotine pouches and cannabinoid-containing pouches. It says
Hungary: The Supervisory Authority for Regulated Activities (SZTFH) has announced the rejection by the EU of Hungary’s request through TRIS notification to include nicotine-free herbal sticks compatible with tobacco-heating
EU: The European Commission Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG-Santé) has published a document entitled Healthier Together, on the EU non-communicable
Bulgaria: A budget bill which would have gradually increased excise tax on heated tobacco products will not be voted on after the government was dissolved
EU: The European Commission yesterday launched an initiative to review the Council’s 2009 Recommendation on smoke-free environments. The initiative seeks to extend the recommendation’s coverage to include
Iceland: The final text of the bill amending Law 87/2018 on electronic cigarettes and refills, approved, as we previously reported on, by the Althingi (Iceland parliament) on 16th
UK: Answering questions from members of parliament (MPs), junior health secretary Maggie Throup said that the next Vaping in England report, which will
Russia: Bill 99437-8, specifying additional product, labelling and notification requirements for smokeless tobacco products intended for sucking, chewing or sniffing, has come through
Sweden: The Riksdag (parliament) has approved a bill on Stricter rules for new nicotine products, strengthening the restrictions on advertising and marketing of tobacco products
France: Following president Emmanuel Macron’s loss of a majority in the National Assembly, with the left-wing alliance led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon taking 131
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of websites that do not comply with restrictions on advertising and long-distance sales of tobacco
Czech Republic: Opposition MPs want to restrict the sale of nicotine pouches in the Czech Republic, media reports. A proposal expected to be
EU: The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG-Santé) has told TobaccoIntelligence that the minutes of the 16th May meeting of the expert
EU: The European Commission last week adopted a report “on the establishment of a substantial change of circumstances for heated tobacco products in line with
Bulgaria: The bill to amend the Budget Law 2022, which proposes to increase the excise tax on heated tobacco products over the next few years,
Iceland: Yesterday, 16th June, the Althingi (Icelandic parliament) approved the bill amending Law 87/2018 on electronic cigarettes and refills that we previously reported on. The bill makes
Sweden: The Riksdag (parliament) Social Affairs Committee has published a report on the bill Stricter rules for new nicotine products supporting the proposed regulation of nicotine
EU: Tomorrow, 17th June, is the last day to submit comments on the European Commission initiative to review the current tobacco legislative framework, the Tobacco Products
Denmark: A possible tobacco ban is among the topics for discussion at today’s Folkemødet (People’s meeting), an open forum for political parties to
Netherlands: Market data notification on sales volumes of products in the previous year is required in the Netherlands by 15th June each year.
UK: MP Andrew Gwynne asked health secretary Sajid Javid yesterday whether tobacco lobbyists would have any influence on the government’s overdue tobacco control plan, prevention
Sweden: A report will be published on Thursday, 16th June, after the Social Affairs Committee met today to discuss a bill on Stricter rules for new
Finland: The student and youth sections of the Coalition Party put a motion to the opposition party’s congress at the weekend calling for
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the retail prices and excise duties on heated tobacco consumables.
UK: E-cigarette retailer VPZ has initiated a petition calling on the British government to impose an outright ban on the sale of cigarettes and smoking,
France: The results of yesterday’s first round of voting in the National Assembly elections suggest the second round on 19th June will be a close
Russia: The bill on regulating the production and circulation of tobacco products has been submitted to the Russian government, media reports. Reportedly, the
UK: Today, the Independent review into smoke-free 2030 policies led by Javed Khan was published. The document lays out proposals for England to
EU: The Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission (DG SANTE)'s group of experts in tobacco policy published a new
Italy: The Ministry of Health issued a decree that introduces fees for the notification of heated tobacco sticks which amount to €327.85 for every new
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance presented to the National Assembly a bill to amend the Budget Law 2022, which aims to increase the excise tax
Hungary: Government Decree 197/2022 was published in the Official Gazette on 4th June. The Decree establishes new excise duties for heated tobacco products,
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) enacted a circular stating that VAT does not have to be paid by manufacturers and importers upon purchasing
