Regulation and legislation

EU Parliament approves omnibus package…

7th April 2025 - Alerts | Europe |

Pouch ads on trams in Styria elicit calls for advertising ban…

4th April 2025 - Alerts | Austria, Europe |

State Council announces tariff of 34% on US imports…

4th April 2025 - Alerts | Asia, China |

Dried hemp flowers with less than 0.3% THC considered tobacco product…

3rd April 2025 - Alerts | Austria, Europe |

EU heated tobacco flavour ban transposed and will apply from 2026…

3rd April 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Poland |

Draft tobacco harm-protection law to be ready for vote next week…

3rd April 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Iraq |

Retail prices have changed on certain brands of heated tobacco…

3rd April 2025 - Alerts | Africa, Morocco |

Court overturns ban on heated tobacco use on beaches…

2nd April 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Spain |

Budget measures increasing HTP excise tax is now in force…

2nd April 2025 - Alerts | Austria, Europe |

Association urges government to ban nicotine pouches…

2nd April 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Spain |

HTPs and pouches are least used nic product by teens aged 16 to 19…

1st April 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Poland |

Sales of Kick, Siberia and White Fox pouches suspended…

1st April 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Italy |

Public health organisations want nicotine analogues regulated…

1st April 2025 - Alerts | Europe, France |

Excise duty on nicotine pouches applies from today…

1st April 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Spain |

New system will track and trace domestic and imported tobacco products…

31st March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, India |

Display ban and retail restrictions enter into force tomorrow…

31st March 2025 - Alerts | Belgium, Europe |

All tobacco products must be stored in closed cabinets from today…

31st March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Malaysia |

6-methyl nicotine falls under definition of nicotine in EU and Swedish law…

28th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Sweden |

Law amendment raises fees on maassel and imported cigarettes…

28th March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Lebanon |

Omnibus package proposal could simplify some EU rules on sustainability…

28th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe |

Unprocessed tobacco leaf for export exempted from federal excise duty…

27th March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Pakistan |

Ministry of Justice says draft to further enforce HTP ban not ready yet…

26th March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Vietnam |

Citizens can report violations of novel tobacco product regulations via system…

26th March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |

State budget proposes annual tax hikes on HTPs, pouches and herbal products…

26th March 2025 - Alerts | Bulgaria, Europe |

Increase in excise tax tobacco products enters into force today…

25th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Ukraine |