Latvia

Latvia's constitutional court will provide opinions on legal restrictions on e-cigarette sales containing flavorings by summer 2025.

Latvia officially bans flavored e-cigarette liquid sales, raises tobacco age to 20, with exceptions for tobacco substitutes.

Latvia tightens tobacco regulations, forcing companies to seek loopholes before new laws ban sales to under-20s in 2025.

Latvia Health Ministry plans to restrict e-cigarette use near residential windows, following EU council call for extended public exposure limits.

Latvian government approves increase in tobacco consumption taxes, with minimum 46 euro cent hike for cigarettes starting in 2027.

Latvian consumer protection center PTAC fined companies SIA "Coss" and SIA "Nord Snus" €50,000 each for unfair commercial practices.

Pro Vape challenges Latvia's e-cigarette flavor ban, questioning constitutionality, seeking review by Constitutional Court.

Latvia faces a tobacco epidemic with increasing number of smokers and rising youth e-cigarette use, according to a report on July 1 by ENG.ISM.