According to the latest news from the Irish media, the new law currently being considered by the Irish government shows that e-cigarette companies will need to pay thousands of euros a year to obtain a license in Ireland.

Relevant information shows that Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly is studying setting a new annual license fee of 500 euros for each shop selling e-cigarettes, which means that e-cigarette retailers with multiple stores across the country will face paying thousands of euros a year cost of.

Under the current tobacco retailer system, the one-time registration fee is only 50 euros, and 50 covers any length of operation and number of stores. This change means that the retail license registration fee for e-cigarette retailers will increase hundreds of times.

In addition, new vaping laws expected to be enacted this autumn will stipulate that licenses will only be issued to shop owners who have operated the establishment for at least 12 months, as the Irish government hopes to clamp down on temporary establishments (such as music venues). Festival site, unmanned vending machines, etc.)

Earlier reports showed that Ireland has approved a bill that explicitly prohibits the sale of e-cigarettes to minors under the age of 18, and prohibits the advertisement of e-cigarettes near schools and on public transport. But Ireland currently lacks a licensing system to regulate retail outlets selling e-cigarettes, which is expected to be enacted this autumn.