Tag: EU
PMI, InSmoke and JoyeTech successful in Ecigs patent revocation
In Munich, the European Patent Office (EPO) ruled in favor of Joyetech, InSmoke and Philip Morris that collectively succeeded with patent revocation against Hon lik's patent held by...
ECIV at work at the EU Commission
On September 8, ECIV members attended a meeting at the EU Commission on the possible taxation of vaping products.
On March 8, when the Ministers...
Tobacco lobby spendings: The case of year 2013 solved
Financial operations by tobacco industries have made up to € 8.4 million in 2013, on the year when the TPD has been revised by...
EU TPD: Many member states failed to transpose, 1/3 infringers aim...
Article 20 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive, which came into effect on May 20, 2016 aims at harmonizing the market of tobacco products in Europe...
Italy: €200 million shortfall over 2 years because of vaping products
Too much tax... kills the tax
According to the parliamentary intergroup “electronic cigarette”, sales of e-liquids should have brought back €85 million to the country in...
Ireland: Government wonder if taxing Ecigs is pertinent
€8.3 million could be raised from e-liquids
Irish Department of Finance is proposing a taxation of 50 cents per 10 ml of e-liquid, what could...
France: A new decree for vaping products, some answers but still...
The European Directive 2014/40/EU that defines the orientations of the regulatory framework of vaping products in the EU continues to be transposed in the laws of...
EU cross-border distance sales:
In the framework of the European TPD, the British Government has published a list of countries authorizing cross-border and distance sales of vaping products...
