Regulation and legislation

British American Tobacco (BAT) and Amazon are going to appeal a combined total of €7m in sanctions for the “misleading advertising” of Glo Hyper X2 and Glo Hyper Air heated tobacco devices in Italy…

Herbal sticks will be tracked and traced the same way as traditional cigarettes and heated tobacco sticks in Italy starting from May, which could work against black market trade…

This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Spain for oral tobacco products and nicotine pouches…

Kazakhstan plans to introduce criminal liability to an existing ban on the import, production and distribution of snus. A vote by the Kazakh Senate still has to take place…

Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…

With calls for a whole “Zynsurrection” in support of Zyn nicotine pouches, opposition to the rise of Zyn could end up being nothing more than a lot of noise…

Heated tobacco didn’t receive any support from the Japanese government at COP10, and some stakeholders feared the entire premise of harm reduction and reduced-risk products could be under threat…

New Zealand’s new coalition government could be considering proposals to regulate tobacco products, as suggested by a document leaked to local press, including removing taxes from heated tobacco products…

European authorities seem unsure on the timeline for the next step in the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) review and laissez-faire about keeping anyone up to date on developments for it…

In a UK parliamentary session, key figures voiced their concerns and positions just ahead of the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control…

This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in the United Arab Emirates for heated tobacco, covering all policy areas…

This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Russia for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas…

Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…

British American Tobacco (BAT) has agreed to allow Philip Morris International (PMI) to re-introduce PMI’s Iqos heated tobacco device into the US marketplace…

This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in Spain for heated tobacco products, covering all policy areas from advertising and taxation to notification and labelling requirements…

An influential European Union report, “Beating Cancer Inequalities in the EU”, has taken a cautious, generally pessimistic view on tobacco alternatives…

Leaders of vaping associations in Latin America have told TobaccoIntelligence they anticipate further restrictions and reinforced regional bans on tobacco alternative products to result from this week’s COP10…

This report provides analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in the UAE for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches…

Spain’s health minister Mónica García announced the country will have a new smoking prevention plan in place by the end of this year, reforming the tobacco law – originally due to be amended in 2021…

This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in Russia for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas currently in place and looking at possible future changes…

This report provides detailed analysis of the current and near-future regulation of oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Malaysia, covering all policy areas from taxation and notification to advertising and labelling…

This report provides detailed analysis of the current and near-future regulatory framework in place in Malaysia for heated tobacco and herbal heated products…