LATEST ALERTS
EU: The questions that will be asked to commissioner-designate for health and animal welfare, Olivér Várhelyi, during his confirmation hearing as commissioner before the
EU: The proposal for a revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments will be presented by the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG-Santé) tomorrow, 17th
Norway: The government has introduced the 2025 Budget Bill to the parliament. The bill seeks to increase the excise duty on snus to
Poland: Health minister Izabela Leszczyna has said the next session of the Council of Ministers will discuss two draft amendments to the Tobacco Act,
EU: Today, the Council has adopted a new regulation on the classification, labelling, and packaging of chemical substances (CLP), updating the existing 2008 EU legislation. The
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of nicotine pouches authorised for sale.
France: The government has presented the Social Security Financing Bill for 2025. For now, no amendments have been proposed to increase the excise
France: In the region of Occitanie, the first events of the “Tobacco-free month” campaign started this week. The 9th edition of this national
Portugal: The government has presented the 2025 state budget, which, unlike previous years, does not include an increase in heated tobacco taxes. However, tobacco
Finland: The parliament has adopted a proposal to amend the Tobacco Act regarding nicotine pouch regulation in the second reading. The proposal adds the definition
Austria: Following the EU’s proposal for the revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments to extend the existing restrictions to novel inhalable products and to
Spain: The centre-right People's Party (PP) has introduced a motion in the Senate asking the government to develop a specific regulation for electronic
Ukraine: Bill 12091, which seeks to ban all tobacco products – including heated tobacco products (HTPs) – that have a characteristic taste and/or smell has
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified tobacco products. The list contains herbal heated products, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches, among
Luxembourg: Amendments to the bill transposing the EU-wide heated tobacco flavour ban and establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for nicotine pouches have been proposed by the
Ukraine: The government has approved a procedure for the creation and operation of an electronic system for the circulation of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products,
France: The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new study led by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) that shows
France: The price of cigarettes and rolling tobacco is set to rise again in 2025 and 2026, press reports. France already has the
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated a list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
Russia: The bill amending the law “on the protection of citizens’ health from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, the consequences of tobacco consumption or
Finland: Several members of Parliament (MPs) from opposition parties are calling for stricter regulations on tobacco and nicotine products, media reports. MPs are demanding
Lithuania: Yesterday, 2nd October, the parliamentary Health Affairs Committee approved the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for selling tobacco and related products to
Belgium: Supermarket chain Buurtsuper.be has filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court regarding a measure in the tobacco plan approved in March 2024. Buurtsuper.be considers
Poland: The Council of Ministers has adopted the draft act amending the Excise Duty Act, which increases heated tobacco and e-liquid rates. It establishes an
Netherlands: The bill amending the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act to completely ban oral nicotine products (such as nicotine pouches) was approved by
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables and herbal heated products.
Luxembourg: As shown in our compliance calendar, nicotine pouches start to be taxed today at a rate of €22 per kg following a
Switzerland: Today, the Tobacco Products Act and the Ordinance on Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes enter into force. Heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches will
Georgia: A meeting of experts on the topic “Consumption of various tobacco/nicotine products among adolescents: challenges and responses in Georgia” was held in Tbilisi
Denmark: Today, the obligation for online retailers to operate a new age-verification system for online sales of tobacco, nicotine, e-cigarettes and alcohol enters
EU: The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union has told TobaccoIntelligence that the proposal for a revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free
Iceland: The minister of health has said that taxation of nicotine products must be considered in order to curb youth uptake, press reports.
Austria: The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) has won the elections with 28.8% of the vote and will now have to form a coalition government.
Lithuania: The parliamentary Health Affairs Committee took a break from considering the amendment to tighten economic sanctions for the sale of tobacco and related
Poland: The Ministry of Finance has decided not to tax heating devices for now despite initial plans. The ministry has opted to postpone the taxation
Lithuania: A supervisory board approved by the government has been created in the Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control (NTAKD), media reports.
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of nicotine pouches authorised for sale.
Netherlands: The bill to change the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act in order to completely ban nicotine pouches, which was voted in plenary on
Finland: According to the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira), many manufacturers and importers of tobacco and e-cigarette products in Finland did
EU: The proposal for the revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments – adopted by the European Commission on 17th September to extend the existing
Finland: The government proposal to raise tobacco taxes was referred to the parliament last week, media reports. The Finnish government recently proposed increases in
France: The new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has released the composition of his government, mostly from Les Républicains (the conservative-leaning party of the
Slovakia: President Peter Pellegrini has signed the draft amendment to the Act on Excise Tax on Tobacco Products, media reports. Reportedly, the amendment aims to tax e-liquids and
Switzerland: Following the entry into force of the Tobacco Products Act and the Tobacco Products Ordinance on 1st October, the Federal Office of Public
Denmark: The Ministry of Health has notified a bill to the European Commission’s TRIS database to amend an order on requirements concerning packaging, extended
EU: The European Ombudsman, the body holding EU institutions and agencies to account, will hold a workshop tomorrow (20th September) on tobacco lobbying and
Germany: Federal politicians have positioned themselves against advertising and taxation exceptions for tobacco alternatives in the press. Carlos Kasper, a member of the Bundestag (parliament) and
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee launched an enquiry into the taxation and licensing system for the retail sale of tobacco and
