Belgium is the first in the EU to ban the sale of disposable vapes
Starting January 1, Belgium will ban the sale of disposable vapes to protect the health of young people as part of the national tobacco control plan. It is reported by…
Phillip Morris to pay $1.2 million to settle investigation into violation of flavored tobacco ban
Tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PM.N), a subsidiary of Swedish Match North America (SMNA), will pay US$1.2 million to settle a probe into violations of a flavored tobacco ban in…
The EU failed to approve the 15th package of sanctions against Russia due to the position of two countries
Reuters reports, without specifying which countries did not support the sanctions. The two countries blocked the adoption of the package due to disagreements over the extension of the time allotted…
Court orders to pay UAH 4.5 million fine to the Ukrainian budget for counterfeiting Philip Morris cigarettes
The Chernivtsi Regional Court sentenced three members of an organized criminal group who systematically exported counterfeit cigarettes abroad under the guise of empty gas carriers. The case involves more than…