Govt Plans To Regulate Sales Of E-Cigarettes, Cartridges
- 20 Oct 2015 6:00 AM
Hungary’s government plans to regulate sales of electronic cigarettes and cartridges, a draft bill posted on the government’s website shows. The bill would require makers and sellers of e-cigarettes and cartridges to register their products six months before bringing them to market and pay an “administration fee” to the state health-care authority. An impact study attached to the draft puts the positive fiscal impact of enacting the legislation at 5.5 billion forints in 2016-2019.
The bill gives e-cigarette sellers until December 20, 2016 to register products on the market on May 19, 2016.
Makers or sellers of e-cigarettes and cartridges that fail to comply with the regulations could be fined up to 50 million forints, depending on the severity of the violation.
The bill would restrict the use of e-cigarettes in public places, much as the use of conventional tobacco products is restricted. It would also ban the advertising of e-cigarettes or e-cigarette brands.
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