- Congratulations to Element Testing for being authorized by Philippine BPS2023-12-07
- Recently, Shenzhen Element Testing Co., Ltd. (Element) was authorized by the Philippine Bureau of Standards (BPS) and became the first certified electronic cigarette testing laboratory in China.In 2022, the Philippine Bureau of Standards BPS issued DAO NO. 22-06, which included e-cigarette (includin
- Information on the Revision of the Tobacco and Related Products Use Restriction Act2023-12-04
- The Slovenian government recently informed the European Commission of the draft amendment to the Tobacco and Related Products Use Restriction Act, which imposes stricter requirements on electronic cigarettes and clarifies requirements for heating tobacco products, among others. Here are some of the
- Iceland updates electronic cigarette volume limit requirements2023-12-01
- Iceland has many similar regulatory requirements for e-cigarettes as the European Union, but there are no restrictions on the volume of e-liquid. Recently, Iceland issued an amendment to Regulation No. 992/2022, which added restrictions on the volume of e-liquid.The amendment stipulates that electro
- Russia launches amendments to electronic cigarette oil standards2023-11-20
- GOST R 58109-2018 "Technical Requirements for Electronic Cigarette Oil" was originally a voluntary standard, and some of its provisions were cited in Decree N 2425. Recently, Russia has revised this standard and will enforce it from March 1, 2024; Therefore, this standard has become a mand
- Estonia will comprehensively adjust its tobacco product tax policy starting from 20242023-11-13
- The Estonian Ministry of Finance recently issued a notice announcing that starting from January 1, 2024, it will comprehensively adjust the tax policy for tobacco products. The main contents of the new policy include: using a unified new tax standard design, increasing the consumption tax rate for a
- Belgium vigorously promotes tobacco control, aiming to achieve a 'smokeless generation'2023-11-06
- According to the Anti Cancer Foundation, 24% of the population in Belgium smokes, of which 19% smoke every day, with an average of 14 to 20 cigarettes per person per day. Smoking has become the main cause of disease and death in the country, with approximately 14000 people dying prematurely each yea
- Brazil November News - Draft 5008/20232023-11-02
- Since 2009, the Brazilian Tobacco Authority (Anvisa) has been prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes until July 2022, when Anvisa continued to ban the import and sale of e-cigarette devices in Brazil. Recently, the Brazilian Parliament released draft Act No. 5008 of 2023 on its website, which mainly co
- 2014/40/EU Amendment (EU) effective 2022/21002023-10-25
- On June 29, 2022, Directive 2014/40/EU was amended by (EU) 2022/2100, which mainly revokes certain exemptions for heated tobacco products and takes effect on October 23, 2023. At present, we have received some feedback from the official request to update the submitted registration information; The m
- Dutch October News2023-10-25
- Recently, the Netherlands has released amendments to tobacco and smoking product regulations, mainly aimed at establishing a list of prohibited additives for tobacco products and e-cigarettes (see table below), which may come into effect in early 2024.Annex 2Substance (group)CAS number(s)TPD* Articl
- State Child Protection Requirements for Electronic Cigarettes in the United States2023-10-19
- Child protective packaging began in the United States in 1970. The Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) stipulates that products harmful to children must be packaged in child safe packaging.For e-cigarette products, most states in the United States have clear child protection requirements: Arkansa
