United Revised European (EU) As per EU directive: prohibits Not included in EU directive. As per EU directive: As per EU directive; controls Kingdom Tobacco Products Directive of nicotine ecigarettes to forms of sponsorship include: No prohibition Public Health – sets out new regulations under 18s. and advertising prohibited; England has issued guidance nicotine concentration no which include nicotine other forms of advertising to assist businesses and higher than 20 mg/ml ecigarettes. allowed, eg, cinemas, local employers determine their volume limitations on buses. EU rules don’t apply to own vaping policies. nicotine eliquid containers therapeutic products, which However, the Scottish labelling requirements are regulated under national Government has legislated for health warning re rules (Medicines and comprehensive advertising addictiveness of nicotine Healthcare Products restrictions for nicotine and Regulatory Authority has non-nicotine ecigarettes, licensing of flavours approved a novel except at point-of-sale. standards to be met for nicotine inhaler called devices and liquids, Voke and an ecigarette called including child-resistant evoke). closures Member states can decide products must be notified how to regulate non-nicotine 6 months to marketing. ecigarettes. Canada Ecigarettes containing The majority of provinces The majority of provinces The majority of provinces Several provinces have nicotine are regulated as prohibit ecigarette sales to prohibit vaping in enclosed have taken some sort of regulation-making powers: drugs/drug devices under-19s (one province has workplaces and public places, legislative approach and many related to labelling, eg, for under the Food and Drugs an under-18 ban). similar to smoking. of these appear to be in the health warnings Act. process of making to determine unit quantities regulations. Most have some Nicotine ecigarettes require to ban flavours. sort of restriction, eg: market authorisation from One state has Health Canada before they general ban on promotion powers to determine can be imported, marketed or at retail, but availability product standards. sold (to date no product has and price information been approved). allowed No regulations are yet in Non-nicotine ecigarettes that exemptions for vape shops do not make health claims are prohibition where legal and are regulated at the accessible by minors provincial level. prohibition if visible from outside.
United Kingdom Revised European (EU) Tobacco Products Directive sets out new regulations which include nicotine ecigarettes. EU rules don’t apply to therapeutic products, which are regulated under national rules (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority has approved a novel nicotine inhaler called Voke and an ecigarette called evoke). Member states can decide how to regulate non-nicotine ecigarettes. As per EU directive: prohibits of nicotine ecigarettes to under 18s. Not included in EU directive. No prohibition – Public Health England has issued guidance to assist businesses and employers determine their own vaping policies. As per EU directive: forms of sponsorship and advertising prohibited; other forms of advertising allowed, eg, cinemas, local buses. However, the Scottish Government has legislated for comprehensive advertising restrictions for nicotine and non-nicotine ecigarettes, except at point-of-sale. As per EU directive; controls include: nicotine concentration no higher than 20 mg/ml volume limitations on nicotine eliquid containers labelling requirements health warning re addictiveness of nicotine licensing of flavours standards to be met for devices and liquids, including child-resistant closures products must be notified 6 months to marketing. Canada Ecigarettes containing nicotine are regulated as drugs/drug devices under the Food and Drugs Act. Nicotine ecigarettes require market authorisation from Health Canada before they can be imported, marketed or sold (to date no product has been approved). Non-nicotine ecigarettes that do not make health claims are legal and are regulated at the provincial level. The majority of provinces prohibit ecigarette sales to under-19s (one province has an under-18 ban). The majority of provinces prohibit vaping in enclosed workplaces and public places, similar to smoking. The majority of provinces have taken some sort of legislative approach and many of these appear to be in the process of making regulations. Most have some sort of restriction, eg: general ban on promotion at retail, but availability and price information allowed exemptions for vape shops prohibition where accessible by minors prohibition if visible from outside. Several provinces have regulation-making powers: related to labelling, eg, for health warnings to determine unit quantities to ban flavours. One state has powers to determine product standards. No regulations are yet in
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