This regulatory tracker, updated every month, provides an overview of the heated tobacco regulations in the 27 EU member states and a select number of other European countries
As tensions over US tariffs simmer, a new fiscal battle has erupted in Europe, where the European Commission’s proposal to expand tobacco taxes has provoked sharp resistance from key European Union member states
Since the 1st July ban on disposable vapes in the UK, retail enforcement there say nicotine pouch sales are replacing them, and concerns have cropped up again for youth uptake in the UK and Ireland
The European Commission has officially adopted a proposal for a recast of the Tobacco Excise Directive, expanding the scope of the directive to include heated tobacco products (HTPs), nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes
The European Commission’s proposal to tap into national tobacco taxes to fund its expanded budget could spark a contentious debate among member states, which may view it as an overreach into their financial sovereignty
This report provides a detailed overview of the regulatory framework currently in place in Ukraine for heated tobacco, covering all policy areas from product and packaging restrictions, to advertising and taxation
China’s exclusion from the new measures, slated to take effect from 1st August, should not be interpreted as a détente, but rather as a tactical choice
This report provides comprehensive analysis of the regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco and herbal heated products in Germany, covering all policy areas from taxation and advertising to market access and packaging restrictions
This report provides comprehensive analysis of the regulatory framework in place for nicotine pouches and oral tobacco in Germany, covering all policy areas from taxation and advertising to market access and packaging restrictions
Could age-verification and age-gating technologies help get the balance right between flavoured alternative nicotine products as smoking-cessation aids for adults and keeping them away from under-age users?
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Bahrain for nicotine pouches and oral tobacco, covering all policy areas
This report provides a detailed overview of the regulatory framework currently in place in Ukraine for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas from product and packaging restrictions, to advertising and taxation
Nicotine pouches are now regulated in Poland for the first time, under new legislation that took effect on 5th July and introduces age restrictions and product limitations on nicotine-free e-cigarettes and pouches