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New Ecig regulations coming into effect 2016


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Govt. Response to TPD consultation 

 

The Govt have published their response to the TPD consultation.

 

This is what the regulations are going to be

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/sy...sponse.pdf

 

The ecig stuff mostly starts from page 51 onwards.

 

If you want to skip the blurb and only read what the law is going to be - just read the bits in bold.

 

 

 

 

Haven't finished reading it in detail yet, but ............

 

Zero Nic juice will be EXEMPT from the juice regs - meaning easy to have larger range of flavours - however - you do have to have the juice tested for nic to prove that it is zero nic.

 

 

KEY POINTS

 

- There WILL be a notification scheme

 

- when submitting data, only studies that are available at the time of submission are required and that manufacturers are not required to carry out additional studies on toxicity, addictiveness etc.

 

- Will use the TPD definition of "electronic cigarette" and "refill container"

 

- When a notification is submitted, MHRA will publish all non-confidential information - manufacturer/importer will be able to determine which information they consider to be confidential.

 

- Secretary of State has power to order suppliers recall a product if it is considered to be dangerous.

 

- The following warning is required on e-cigs and refill contaniers - "This product contains nicotine which is a highly addictive substance"

 

- The above warning only applies to products that contain nicotine at the time of sale.

 

- The Government will introduce proportionate fees to recover its costs.

 

- 12 MONTH Transition period until May 2017 to sell off old stock.

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All these regulation serve to achieve is to put the money back into big pharma and big tobacco's pocket.

 

All artisan producers/flavour houses will be pushed underground or stop producing all together, so we will be left with bland, tasteless 1st generation products.

 

I've always liked the black market anyway...

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