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The European Commission is on track to review the Tobacco Products Directive and the Tobacco Advertising Directive after several delays, ECigIntelligence understands from sources close to the Commission ...

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 ...

This regulatory tracker, updated every month, provides an overview of the e-cigarette regulations in the 27 EU member states and a select number of other European countries ...

Our regularly updated tracker details e-cigarette regulation around the world on key issues such as taxation, public vaping, advertising and sales restrictions ...

This report provides detailed analysis of the regulatory framework for e-cigs in the Philippines, covering all policy areas from taxation, notification and labelling to advertising, product restrictions and public usage ...

This report provides detailed analysis of the regulatory framework for e-cigarettes in Egypt, covering all policy areas from market access and product restrictions to packaging requirements and taxation ...

This report provides a narrative summary of the known positions of European Union member states’ governments on proposed EU fiscal policies – specifically, two aspects of current fiscal discussions at the EU level ...

This report provides detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in Romania for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas from taxation and market access to packaging and advertising ...

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 ...

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 ...

The European Commission has officially adopted a proposal for a recast of the Tobacco Excise Directive, expanding the scope of the directive to include e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches ...

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 ...

Currently, no excise tax is applied to e-cigarettes in the US at the federal level. This report looks at bills being introduced at the state level to increase excise taxes on e-cigs ...

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 ...

This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place for e-cigarettes in Germany, covering all policy areas from market access and advertising to taxation and sanctions ...

New excise duties for e-cigarettes and disposables hit Poland's market on 1st July, following new rules that came into force on 1st April. This could significantly squeeze legal operators, especially smaller businesses ...

This report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in Bahrain for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas from market access and taxation to advertising and public usage ...

This report provides detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in South Africa for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas ...