The European Weekly reports that the Spanish government has begun to further restrict the sale and distribution of electronic cigarettes. The Ministry of Health stated that these restrictions aim to revise local anti-smoking legislation and extend it to the use of electronic cigarettes due to their "harmful short-term effects.
Under the leadership of Carolina Darias, the department expressed concerns about the sale of vaping devices as "there are numerous websites where nicotine products can be purchased online, and the methods to prevent access by minors are insufficient and ineffective." As a result, they are studying the possibility of prohibiting the online sale of e-cigarette products and limiting their sale to specialized tobacco shops.
Currently, Royal Decree 579/2017 is legislation related to the manufacturing, advertising, and sales of electronic cigarette products in Spain. This decree essentially transposes the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into Spanish law, and became effective on June 11, 2017.
Propose a tax on e-cigarette liquid.
Last year, the Spanish Ministry of Finance announced its intention to tighten tobacco regulatory frameworks to align with World Health Organization and EU TPD standards. The National Committee for Smoking Prevention (Comité Nacional para la Prevención del Tabaquismo (CNPT)) submitted a report to the Ministry of Health recommending the imposition of a consumption tax based on the nicotine content of electronic cigarette liquids.
A report has proposed implementing a general e-cigarette liquid tax, with the EU's average tax rate being €0.15 per millilitre and €0.006 per milligram of nicotine content. The organization stated that the average tax rate would be 35.6%, generating €35 million in revenue for the Spanish government annually. A spokesperson for ECigIntelligence's CNPT stated, "This is a feasible option for the Spanish economy. The government will receive economic returns while promoting a decrease in consumption of these products.
ECigIntelligence has recently commented on proposed taxes and emphasized that if the Spanish government agrees to the tax, the local e-cigarette industry will be significantly impacted. The organization believes that the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance are currently discussing the CNPT's proposal internally.
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