LATEST ALERTS
Romania: Social Democratic Party (PSD) member and president of the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house in Romania’s parliament) Alfred Simonis has submitted
US - General: Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois has sent a letter to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf.
Kyrgyzstan: The Committee on Budget, Economic and Fiscal Policy of the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) has approved the amendment seeking to oblige all organisations
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administrations (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has launched new resources to help applicants navigate the
Canada: Health Canada has published the discussion paper of the second review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA). This legislative review will
Russia / Belarus: British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced that it has now formally entered into an agreement to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses
US - Federal: Brian King, director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) spoke at the Smoker
Montenegro: At the annual meeting of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Budva, minister of health Dragoslav Šćekić warned that the country’s smoking
Sweden: The Ministry of Finance has announced that, starting November 2024, the government will reduce the excise tax on snus by 20%, while
Russia: The Ministry of Industry and Trade has supported the proposal to clarify the rules for the sale of nicotine-containing products in pavilions
UK: The Department of Health doesn’t have data on the uptake of heated tobacco and nicotine pouches among youth. Also, there are no
EU: Nicolás González, Spanish member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), has submitted a parliamentary question asking
Russia: The Ministry of Finance has introduced a proposal that would require tobacco and nicotine-containing products, including heated tobacco consumables, to be marked
EU: Alexandr Vondra, Czech member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), has submitted a parliamentary question
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified tobacco products, which contains herbal heated products, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches, among
France: Prime minister Élisabeth Borne said that the government is not planning to increase the excise duty on tobacco products for 2024 through
EU: The European Commission has sent a report to the European Parliament and to the Council of the European Union on the exercise of
US - New York: As of 1st September 2023, the cigarette tax has increased to $5.35 per pack from $4.35, making New York
Netherlands: A bill amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act, seeking to completely ban nicotine pouches, has been submitted to the House of Representatives. The
Netherlands: The municipality of the Hague will look into the possibility of preventing the opening of new tobacconists, media reports. In June, the
Finland: The government's bill to regulate nicotine pouches under the Tobacco Act is scheduled to be brought to the parliament during the autumn session,
Pakistan: Experts and health advocates, such as the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), have urged the government
Thailand: Chonnan Srikaew has been announced as Thailand's new minister of Public Health. Yesterday (30th August), he resigned as leader of the country's
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new webinar to help online retailers respond to warning letters from
Netherlands: The outgoing cabinet has completed next year's budget negotiations. The government reportedly wants to raise excise taxes for tobacco products in 2024, but
Ukraine: Yesterday (30th August), the president signed bill 9315 prohibiting the sale of locally produced tobacco products, including heated and chewing tobacco, in duty-free
Uruguay: The Chamber of Representatives – the lower house of the General Assembly – has rejected part of a bill that would impose
Global: A new standard operating procedure for measuring the nicotine, glycerol and propylene glycol content in the tobacco of heated tobacco products has been
US - Federal: On 10th March 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule titled "Requirements for Tobacco Product
Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) has told TobaccoIntelligence it is currently working on two new regulations. The first will address
Ukraine: The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has included two Big Tobacco companies in their list of "international sponsors of war". According
Czech Republic: The coalition government has agreed on the final changes to the budget consolidation package, media reports. According to the Ministry of
EU: A draft report on non-communicable diseases was published on 22nd August. Among many other recommendations, it supports the ongoing revision of the
New Zealand: The minister of health has published the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Regulations. The regulations include prohibiting elements or features
Egypt: Eastern Company, the former tobacco monopoly and the country's largest tobacco producer, has disclosed that it has received offers from foreign investors to
US - Hawaii: Honolulu Council chair Tommy Waters said recently that the proposed flavour ban on tobacco products and e-cigs in Honolulu is
Tunisia: The minister of economy and finance issued a decision dated 21st August 2023, updating the prices of monopolised products, in accordance with Law No.
Israel: Today, 21st August, the Ministry of Health published for public consultation a draft to amend the Tobacco Law. The proposal entails raising the tax
Switzerland: The parliamentary Commission for Social Security and Health of the Council of States (SGK-S) has requested an amendment of the Federal Council’s bill to implement “Children
North Macedonia: A proposal to amend the Excise Law has recently been submitted to the parliament by the Minister of Finance. The bill, currently at its second
Serbia: The minister of health, Danica Grujičić, has said the smoking ban in indoor places, including bars and restaurants, will be enacted next year.
Slovakia: The Ministry of Finance has told TobaccoIntelligence that the tax revenues for heated tobacco products (HTPs) amounted to €30.4m in 2021 and
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health will hold public hearings between 18th and 20th August on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control
Russia: The government has drafted a bill that would establish a procedure for determining the minimum selling price of heated tobacco consumables. According to
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables, including two newly notified flavours.
US - Illinois: Senate Bill 1561 has been approved by the governor. This bill amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act, including the use of
Saudi Arabia: On 11th August, the Ministry of Municipal Rural Affairs and Housing passed Decision No. 4400984351/2023 amending the regulation on Tobacco Licence Fees. The
