Belgium to Become First EU Country to Ban Disposable E-Cigarettes

Jan.02

Belgium to become first EU country to ban disposable e-cigarettes in 2025, while Estonia yet to set national ban.

According to ERR on December 31st, Belgium will become the first EU member state to ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes starting on January 1, 2025. Meanwhile, in Estonia, a nationwide ban on the sale of disposable e-cigarettes has not yet been scheduled at the national level.

The head of the Department of Environmental Protection and Chemical Safety in the Ministry of Social Affairs, Iive Telling, pointed out that Estonia has been discussing the possibility of banning the sale of disposable e-cigarettes for many years.

The current situation is that we have not implemented a direct ban on e-cigarettes. We support a regulatory approach across Europe at the government level. Implementing bans separately in different countries is much more difficult than establishing a unified regulatory system within the European Union.

She explained that the idea of banning the sale of disposable e-cigarettes throughout the European Union is still in the early stages of discussion. They are studying the positions of each member state and considering different approaches to solving this issue, as the scale of the problem varies from country to country and the products used also differ. Terin believes that implementing a ban in just one country is unlikely to achieve the desired effect, and regulation should be conducted across the entire European Union.

In Estonia, the sale of flavored e-cigarette liquid, apart from tobacco and mint flavors, has been banned. Additionally, cross-border and domestic remote sales of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, are also prohibited.

References:

[1] Эстония сейчас не планирует запрещать одноразовые электронные сигареты

Also Read:

[1] Belgium to Ban Sale of Disposable E-Cigarettes in 2025

[2] Estonian Government Plans to Expand Smoke-Free Areas

[3] Trend of E-cigarette Use Among Estonian Adolescents

[4] Estonia Lacks Nicotine Pouch Limits Amid Slow Policy Progress

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