Russian Senate Approves E-Cigarette Additive Ban

On April 26th, the Russian upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, voted to pass a partial legislation amendment with a 88.8% majority. This amendment includes a ban on electronic cigarette additives in Russia.

During a session of the upper house of parliament, Valentina Matviyenko, the chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia, stated that she does not support a complete ban on electronic cigarettes as this may lead to more harm. Instead, she suggested that the government should strengthen control over the market for electronic cigarettes, rather than adopt a "one-size-fits-all" policy.

Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko, the Speaker of the Federal Council, as seen in a screenshot from 2FIRSTS live stream.

According to information obtained by 2FIRSTS, the bill passed by the Federal Commission will be submitted to the President for signing. If the President deems the bill complies with national law, it will be signed into law. Once signed, it will be published in the government bulletin and will become official law 10 days after the announcement.

In addition, whether Russia will completely ban flavored e-cigarettes remains uncertain and is contingent upon the release of an additive list by the Russian federal government.

2FIRSTS will continue to follow the issue of the "Russian e-cigarette additive ban" and provide updates. Stay tuned.

Further reading:

The Russian Ministry of Health supports a ban on additives in electronic cigarettes and the government will introduce a "list of additives.

Timeline and Background of the "Russian Electronic Cigarette Additive Ban" Bill Passed in Three Readings in One Day.

Article 3: Ban on Additives in Russian E-cigarettes to Take Effect on September 1st, Full Proposal Attached. Article 4: First Discussion of Ban on Additives in Russian E-cigarettes to Be Held on April 11th.

Russia proposes a maximum fine of 500,000 rubles for selling e-cigarettes to minors.

What is the progress of the ban on certain flavors in Russia's legislative process? Here is a breakdown of Russia's legislative process.

Interview with Russian electronic cigarette manufacturer: Compliance regulation trend is irreversible, full ban on electronic cigarettes is not possible.

Expert Analysis Series:

Expert analysis 1: Russian flavor ban covers all e-cigarette products, specific additive standards yet to be disclosed.

Expert Analysis 2: Russia sets minimum retail price for e-cigarettes to reduce demand for nicotine products.

Expert interpretation 3: Russia proposes to ban the online sale and offline display of electronic cigarettes, effective from June 1st.

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