1. The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued guidelines on promoting the construction of a quality assurance system for export e-cigarette products

On July 20, 2023, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration publicly issued the Guidelines on Promoting the Construction of a Quality Assurance System for Export Electronic Cigarette Products. (Click "Read more")

2. Police in Ji 'an, Jiangxi Province, knocked down a counterfeit e-cigarette den

Recently, Ji 'an Wan 'an police successfully knocked down a production and sale of counterfeit electronic cigarettes, arrested 3 criminal suspects, seized a total of more than 120,000 cigarette accessories and finished products, and 1 production line of counterfeit equipment, suspected of more than 5.5 million yuan. At present, the suspects Chen Moutao, Ou Moulin and Liu Mouhui have been detained by the police in accordance with the law, and the case is under further investigation.

3. Two e-cigarette nicotine manufacturers announced the successful renewal of licenses

On July 15 and July 17, Rundu Pharmaceutical (Jingmen) Co., Ltd. and Shandong Jincheng Pharmaceutical and Chemical Co., Ltd. respectively announced that they had received the "Tobacco Monopoly Production Enterprise License" issued by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (e-cigarette nicotine production enterprise). The validity period is extended to June 30, 2025.

It is worth noting that the license change, the scope of the license in addition to domestic sales also added exports, the company can carry out the export business of e-cigarette nicotine in accordance with the law, and open up foreign markets.

4. The Provisions on Administrative Punishment Procedures for Tobacco Monopoly shall come into effect on July 20, 2023

The Provisions on Administrative Punishment Procedures for Tobacco Monopoly, revised and published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology a few months ago, will come into effect on July 20, 2023, and the Provisions on Administrative Punishment Procedures for Tobacco Monopoly, published on January 21, 2010, will be repealed at the same time.

The provisions include general provisions, jurisdiction and application, general provisions, summary procedures, ordinary procedures, hearing procedures, implementation of administrative penalties, supervision of law enforcement, legal liability, supplementary provisions, a total of ten chapters and 93 articles. Applicable to the implementation of administrative penalties by tobacco monopoly bureaux at all levels, where the tobacco monopoly Bureau imposes administrative penalties on illegal acts involving electronic cigarettes and other new tobacco products, the provisions shall apply.

5. Juul Labs submits PMtas for new products

On July 19, Juul Labs announced the filing of the first premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's new generation of e-cigarette products. The company's submission included comprehensive science and evidence on new e-cigarette devices and new tobacco-flavored bombs with a nicotine concentration of 18mg/mL, as well as information on limiting exposure to minors.

6. India's health ministry has issued a warning to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes

India's Ministry of Health has issued a warning to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes and ordered them to stop selling and advertising e-cigarette products. In addition, the Indian government is looking at six other websites that may also be notified soon. Websites that fail to respond within 36 hours could be fined.

7. Flavored e-cigarettes help smokers quit, research says

A study led by London South Bank University in collaboration with University College London, the University of East Anglia and the University of New South Wales has found that flavoured e-cigarettes can help smokers quit. It is understood that 1,214 subjects participated in the study. After using the flavored products for three months, 24.5 percent of participants successfully quit smoking, and another 13 percent managed to cut their cigarette consumption by more than half.

8. The UK Parliament has called for a ban on single-use e-cigarettes by 2024

Councils in England and Wales have called on the UK government to ban the sale of single-use e-cigarettes by 2024 on environmental and health grounds. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, said it was vital that the ban came into force quickly, with the European Union proposing a ban in 2026, France due to introduce a ban in December this year and single-use e-cigarettes likely to flood the UK as the market closes.

9. The Federation of Independent Retailers warned that a ban on single-use e-cigarettes in the UK would fuel the black market

In response to the British Parliament's call for a ban on single-use e-cigarettes, the Independent Retailers Federation warned that the policy to ban single-use e-cigarettes would encourage illegal sales and would not achieve the goal of reducing random litter and reducing the appeal of e-cigarettes to children. History shows that bans do not solve all problems.