Regulation and legislation
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Ministry proposes licensing fees for selling tobacco and nicotine products...
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Heated tobacco ban lifted following product approvals...
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Punjab bans smoking and sale of tobacco products in parks...
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New tobacco bill could ban vapes and nicotine alternatives...
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Consultation now open on tobacco duty-free draft regulations...
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MP calls for nicotine pouch advertising ban...
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Budget bill enacted, with no change to tobacco taxes...
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Bill passed to extend tax to pouches and other nicotine products...
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Committee revising tobacco law urged not to meet tobacco companies...
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MPs want re-evaluation of draft law they say could be bad for industry...
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This report provides detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in South Africa for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas and possible future regulation…
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Flavour ban on HTPs in effect, nicotine pouches left unaddressed...
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Heated tobacco devices will no longer need removable batteries...
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MART finds 45% of Tabakerka outlets in violation of tobacco laws...
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New criminal liability for lack of required labelling on nicotine products...
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New quality mark and tracking system for cigarettes may affect HTPs...
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Egypt has intensified its tobacco taxation policy with yet another cigarette price hike, sparking concerns among some officials that the tax amendment fails to address e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products…
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Updated Tobacco Act with amendments on pause...
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Bill regulating e-cig licensing and sales is now in effect...
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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…
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Draft law to ban smoking on terraces revised…
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Generational tobacco and nicotine sales ban bill introduced…
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Law passed to raise Special Consumption Tax on tobacco...
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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…
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Shift to tiered volumetric tax for drinks could happen for other goods...
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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…
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Government rejects EC tobacco tax plan and TED proposal...
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Finance minister commits to fighting against EU-wide tobacco tax proposal...
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Health ministry wants tobacco sales ban to under-21s implemented immediately...
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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…
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TED to include HTPs and pouches, subjecting them to minimum taxes across the EU...
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List of approved and non-approved tobacco products updated...
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IMF suggests higher taxes on oral tobacco products to boost income...
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New resolution on labelling for tobacco products to take effect at start of 2026...
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EU presentation may include plans for more tobacco taxes to fund budget...
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FBR authorises provincial officers to seize illicit cigarettes...
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State Duma deputy proposes stricter vape packaging regulations...
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Parliamentary groups agree to keep exploring nicotine restrictions...
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Transition period for sales of products affected by new regulations...
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List of authorised herbal heated products updated...
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Anti-tobacco association commends ban on tobacco sales at some shops...
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Respiratory Care Society urges more control on tobacco sales/marketing...
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Afnor confirms role in developing voluntary industry rules for pouches...
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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…
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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…
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Cigarette price hike may shift smokers to alternatives...
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Parliamentary discussion on tobacco bill postponed...
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European Commission’s tobacco tax proposal expected this week...
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ADM updates nic pouch list of authorised products...
