
Regulation and legislation



Ministers agree on the need to regulate synthetic nicotine…
18th August 2025 - Alerts | Asia, South Korea |


Bill that would increase age limit for tobacco sales is introduced…
18th August 2025 - Alerts | Chile, South America |

Environmental tracker: significant changes from the August 2025 update
18th August 2025 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report highlights the most significant changes in the August 2025 update of our EU environmental tracker, covering general environmental and sustainability policy proposals and adopted instruments affecting the vaping sector within the EU


Europe regulatory tracker: heated tobacco regulation, August
18th August 2025 - Heated tobacco regulatory data , Regulatory data |
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

US bill budgets millions for enforcement over illicit tobacco and nicotine products
14th August 2025 - News analysis |
Enforcement against illicit alternative nicotine products on the US market has come to the fore since the Food and Drug Administration’s budget for the first time includes a minimum floor for it






US heated tobacco taxation landscape: federal and state overview
11th August 2025 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report looks at current tax systems and rates for heated tobacco products in every US state plus the District of Columbia, and it analyses proposed tax bills in nine states


Haypp backs EU tax directive amid strong growth in nicotine pouch sales in H1 2025
8th August 2025 - News analysis |
Haypp Group, an e-commerce player specialising in nicotine pouches and snus, closed the first half of the year with growing performance driven by the nicotine pouch segment


Romania: heated tobacco and herbal heated product regulation, August 2025
8th August 2025 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Romania for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas from taxation to market access

Philippines: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, August 2025
7th August 2025 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in the Philippines for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas

EU Commission on course to review Tobacco Products Directive by Q2 2026
7th August 2025 - News analysis |
The European Commission is on track to review the Tobacco Products Directive and the Tobacco Advertising Directive after several delays, TobaccoIntelligence understands from sources close to the Commission


WHO to challenge the tobacco industry’s ‘harm reduction’ narrative at COP11 talks
7th August 2025 - News analysis |
Harm reduction as a concept is squarely in the sights of the World Health Organization’s (WHO)’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at its upcoming 11th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11)



Philippines: heated tobacco and herbal heated products regulation, August 2025
6th August 2025 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides comprehensive analysis of the regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco and herbal heated products in the Philippines, covering all policy areas

EU TED revision: pouches could be hit hardest among nicotine alternatives
6th August 2025 - News analysis |
While the EU’s proposed revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) aims to harmonise taxation across EU member states, its projected impacts vary widely among product categories


Authority updates notified tobacco products list…
6th August 2025 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |


Court declares FDA process to issue tobacco penalties unconstitutional…
5th August 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |

Directive issued banning production of e-cigs and ENDS…
4th August 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Bangladesh |






Health minister urges regulation of products containing synthetic nicotine…
1st August 2025 - Alerts | Asia, South Korea |



RFK Jr. says pouches are safest way to consume nicotine…
31st July 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |

New tax on oral nicotine products starts 1st January 2026…
31st July 2025 - Alerts | North America, Oregon, United States |





New tobacco bill could ban vapes and nicotine alternatives…
28th July 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Bangladesh |


