Requirement to disclose product content and ✔ composition Restrictions on flavouring should be ✔ based on potential health issues and Regulations concerning ingredients (eg, not on hand-waving fears about appeal nicotine content and/or flavours) to children Requirement for annual testing of product ✔ composition Prohibition on free distribution and awards ✔ associated with sales Smokers should be incentivised to ✔ Prohibition on discounting switch Prohibition on advertising and sponsorship ✔ Counterfeiting in industry is rife, would ✔ Requirement for standardised packaging make it harder to determine Q7 Do you think it is important for legislation to impose some form of excise or excise-equivalent duty on nicotine e-liquid, as it does on tobacco products? Yes No ✔ Reasons/additional comments: The Ministry has already stated that they believe e-cigarettes are an effective form of harm reduction. Therefore their usage should be incentivised, and economics tells us that economic incentives are among the most effective. By applying an excise users have less incentive to switch from smoking tobacco to using e-cigarettes, which are currently substantially cheaper. Electronic cigarettes are predominantly used by former and current tobacco smokers, there is as of yet little evidence that uptake by non-smokers is a concern. Fear of things that happen” is irrational hand-waving when “may unaccompanied by evidence. Q8 Do you think quality control of and safety standards for ecigarettes are needed? Yes No ✔ Additional comments: Area of concern Yes No Reasons/additional comments
Requirement to disclose product content and composition ✔ Regulations concerning ingredients (eg, nicotine content and/or flavours) ✔ Restrictions on flavouring should be based on potential health issues and not on hand-waving fears about appeal to children Requirement for annual testing of product composition ✔ Prohibition on free distribution and awards associated with sales ✔ Prohibition on discounting ✔ Smokers should be incentivised to switch Prohibition on advertising and sponsorship ✔ Requirement for standardised packaging ✔ Counterfeiting in industry is rife, would make it harder to determine Q7 Do you think it is important for legislation to impose some form of excise or excise-equivalent duty on nicotine e-liquid, as it does on tobacco products? Yes No ✔ Reasons/additional comments: The Ministry has already stated that they believe e-cigarettes are an effective form of harm reduction. Therefore their usage should be incentivised, and economics tells us that economic incentives are among the most effective. By applying an excise users have less incentive to switch from smoking tobacco to using e-cigarettes, which are currently substantially cheaper. Electronic cigarettes are predominantly used by former and current tobacco smokers, there is as of yet little evidence that uptake by non-smokers is a concern. Fear of things that “may happen” is irrational hand-waving when unaccompanied by evidence. Q8 Do you think quality control of and safety standards for ecigarettes are needed? Yes ✔ No Additional comments: Area of concern Yes No Reasons/additional comments