Regulation and legislation

While nicotine pouches are classed in the EU as food products with an unauthorised ingredient, it could be argued that there is nothing novel about tobacco, or nicotine, in food – and it could have an important future too…

This report provides a complete overview of the current regulatory framework in place for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Albania, covering everything from advertising and product restrictions to notification, public usage and taxation…

This report provides an overview of the current regulatory framework in place for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas…

This report offers an overview of the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco in Saudi Arabia, covering all policy areas from taxation, notification and labelling to advertising, product restrictions and public usage…

This report analyses whether any of the upcoming tobacco-related regulations may be challenged under the major questions doctrine, including the menthol ban and the policy relating to nicotine levels…

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Israel for heated tobacco, covering all policy areas…

This report provides a summary of the current regulatory framework in place for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Israel, covering all policy areas from taxation and advertising to labelling, notification and retail channels…

The aim of this report is to analyse EU legal developments related to the environment that are most likely to impact the tobacco and nicotine sector…

This regulatory report looks at the US states that have enacted or proposed bills aimed at imposing restrictions on tobacco product and e-cigarette manufacturers before marketing their products…

This report provides a summary of the current regulatory framework in place for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Taiwan, covering all policy areas from taxation and advertising to labelling, notification and retail channels…

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current framework in place for tobacco products in Taiwan, as well as the potential future framework for heated tobacco products should the bill amending the Tobacco Harm Control Act be adopted…

Romania increased taxes on conventional cigarettes, heated tobacco and vaping products on 1st August, purely in an attempt to secure additional tax revenue…

Calls for the president to veto the Philippines Vape Regulation Bill – and a change of government – failed to derail the bill, which also regulates heated tobacco and other novel tobacco products…

This report asks and answers questions about concerns over the recent proposal by the European Commission (EC) to ban flavoured heated tobacco products; it includes relevant definitions and precedents, as well as possible outcomes and effects…

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Egypt for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches covering all policy areas…

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Egypt for heated tobacco, covering all policy areas…

A new way to add flavours to conventional cigarettes has gained publicity after being criticised by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)…

It is a publisher’s responsibility to ensure tobacco ads do not appear on a newspaper website through automated or algorithmic banner ad purchases, according to a ruling by the Danish Consumer Ombudsman…

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Peru for heated tobacco, covering all policy areas…

A rule banning tobacco products during the Covid lockdown in South Africa was strongly criticised by the country’s Supreme Court of Appeal, which deemed it to be unconstitutional…

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Peru for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas…

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory framework in place for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Luxembourg, covering all policy areas from notification and packaging to taxation and retail channel restrictions…

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco products in Luxembourg, covering all policy areas from notification and packaging to taxation and retail channel restrictions…

This report offers a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place for nicotine pouches and oral tobacco in France, covering both current and possible future regulation across all policy areas…

More than 24,000 responses were received to a European Commission call for evidence on plans for the legal framework that will shape the future revised Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and Tobacco Advertising Directive…

This report offers a detailed overview of the regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco in France, covering both current and possible future restrictions across all policy areas, including taxation, notification, advertising and more…

A ban on flavoured heated tobacco products in the EU may be delayed after the Permanent Representatives Committee recommended that the Council of the European Union extend the scrutiny period by two months…