On March 11, 2024, Vietnam's Ministry of Finance reiterated its intention to levy a 50% import tax on e-cigarettes and related products.
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AICIS, has been issued two infringement notices totaling $37,560 Australian fragrance, toiletries, and cleaning products importer, with 120 penalty points, due to alleged contraventions of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 and failure to submit…
South Korea's Ministry of Environment has announced a support program for the production of hazardous test data for new chemical substances.
The Chinese government has decided to optimize the import and export management of controlled chemicals from February 1, 2024, in accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Controlled Chemicals and…
On January 24, 2024, Mazhilis deputies - the lower chamber of Parliament - approved legislation intended at reducing tobacco usage, including a complete ban on the import, production, sale, and distribution of electronic consumption systems.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador plans to propose a bill banning e-cigarettes and vaporizers before stepping down in 2024.
The National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) has announced that the final phase of the Digital Stamp Scheme will begin on December 24, 2023.
Australia will ban disposable e-cigarette imports from January 1, 2024, and improve access to medical e-cigarettes to help smokers quit.
The seventh revised edition of the Global Health System (GHS) has been used to classify and designate hazardous chemicals in Australia since January 1, 2023.
Australian importers and exporters of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and PFOA-related compounds will soon need to comply with new rules following the inclusion of these hazardous chemicals in the…