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Poland to ban flavoured Heated Tobacco Products

Poland’s proposed Bill banning the sale of flavoured Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) is a step closer to being made law. The Polish Senate Health Committee has approved the Bill, which will outlaw HTPs with “characteristic flavours.” This includes all flavours other than…

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Denmark’s new limit on nicotine pouch strength to start in July

Denmark’s strict new limit on the maximum strength of nicotine pouches will take effect in July. The executive order will make it illegal to sell nicotine pouches, a product placed between the lip and the gum, above the low strength of 9mg. …

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Bulgaria backsteps on blanket vape ban

Bulgaria has backtracked on its proposal to place a blanket ban on vapes. A Bill proposing a total vape ban had passed its first reading in parliament with unanimous votes in favour. However, Professor Kostadin Angelov, leader of the ruling GERB-SDF MP…

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Finland to ban nicotine pouch flavours

Finland is set to ban all nicotine pouch flavours except menthol and mint. The Finnish Ministry of Health has tabled a revised version of the country’s Tobacco Act, which will bring pouches under much tighter regulation. As well as banning flavours, the…

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France is second EU country to ban disposable vapes

France has become the second European Union nation to ban disposable vapes. The law was passed by the French Senate following a final parliamentary vote on Thursday. It comes after a similar ban in Belgium, which took effect on January 1. The…

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Bulgarian parliament votes unanimously for blanket vape ban

The Bulgarian government has passed a total ban on vapes at its first reading in Parliament. Members of parliament from all political parties voted unanimously - by 197 votes to none - to ban the import, trade, marketing and sale of vapes…

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South Australia’s nicotine pouch ban will “cost thousands of lives,” health experts warn

South Australia has become the first state in Australia to ban the sale of nicotine pouches - but health experts warn the move will “cost thousands of lives”. The pouches, which release nicotine when placed between the gum and lip, have been…

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Jersey to include vape tax in upcoming Budget

The island of Jersey will announce a new tax on vapes in this year’s Budget, the Treasury Minister has said. Deputy Elaine Millar said the policy is part of a broader effort to “dissuade” children and young people from vaping, reduce nicotine…

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France one step closer to banning nicotine pouches and disposable vapes

France is one step closer to banning nicotine pouches and disposable vapes after its proposals passed a major legal hurdle. The country’s health minister Geneviève Darrieussecq announced her intention to ban nicotine pouches, despite their proven effectiveness at helping smokers to quit,…

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