Tag: ESMA
Dubai to Host UAE’s First Vaping Expo in 2020
Last February, the UAE Government consumer watchdog ESMA (the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology), had confirmed that new regulations will allow the legal...
UAE: Local “Sin Tax” to be Expanded to Cover E-Cigarettes
Last February, the UAE Government consumer watchdog, the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA), confirmed that new regulations known as UAE.S 5030 would...
iQOS to be Launched Across GCC Countries in July
iQOS was launched at Dubai Duty Free in December 2018 following a strong advertising campaign across the airport, and now it will be launched...
Dubai Issues Fines for Violators of Local Vaping Regulations
Last February, the UAE’s Government consumer watchdog, the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) confirmed that new regulations known as UAE.S 5030 will...
UAE Doctors Will Not Promote E-Cigs for Smoking Cessation
Up until recently, the UAE had maintained a forbidding stance towards e-cigarettes. However in a sudden U turn, last September the Emirates Authority for...
The UAE to Finally Allow The Sale of Vaping Products
Up until now, the UAE had maintained a forbidding stance towards e-cigarettes, and despite all the research indicating that the devices are effective smoking...
The UAE Considering Lifting the Ban on E-Cigarettes
Up until now, the UAE had maintained a very harsh forbidding stance towards e-cigarettes, and despite all the research indicating that the devices are...
The UAE Formulating Regulations to Stop the Illegal Import of E-cigs
Al Maidoor said that it is "a well known fact" that e-cigs are not any safer than cigarettes and do not really help to...
