Netherlands against vaping: flavor ban and excise duty on the way?

2020-07-24T13:01:38+02:00 July 24th, 2020|Authorities, Regulations|

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Paul Blokhuis, Secretary of State for Health, Welfare and Sport since 2017 of the Dutch government, is a strong supporter of policies in favor of a healthy lifestyle. A letter written by the politician to the government dates back to a few days ago in which important innovations for the vaping sector are anticipated. […]

Estonia softens the e-cig regulation

2020-07-07T12:39:43+02:00 July 3rd, 2020|Regulations, World|

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In the last months, Estonia has undertaken a process to try to control cross-border trade and the smuggling market of vaping products, re-admitting the use of menthol flavor and with the proposal to suspend excise duties on liquids with and without nicotine for two years. […]

Is South America a frontier for vaping?

2020-02-19T14:06:53+01:00 February 19th, 2020|Regulations, World|

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How is the situation of vaping in South America? There is certainly a growing insterest, as shown also by some first-edition international vaping fairs hosted by different countries of the continent in recent years. But don’t forget the regulatory landscape: see here a brief summary! […]

The UFI code & the new poison centres notification requirements

2020-01-24T14:53:21+01:00 December 2nd, 2019|FAQ, Regulations|

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The European Commission has officially issued the Regulation which will postpone the first compliance data to the provisions of Annex VIII of the CLP: the harmonized notification and the insertion of the UFI code on the packaging of mixtures intended for consumers will come into force from 1st January 2021. On this occasion, we take up our article published a few months ago in which our RA Chief answers to the most common questions of our customers. […]

The (Q)SAR methods and their applications

2019-10-17T11:43:48+02:00 August 2nd, 2019|Methods, Regulations|

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The (Q)SAR methods and the in silico methods are often used to “predict” chemical-physical and toxicological properties of molecules with a known structure. The chemical industry is constantly evolving, and it needs fast and reliable methods to study the new molecules. […]