India
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Survey proves Indian vaping ban a total failure
“This is the most significant independent survey we’ve seen coming out of India since its 2019 vaping ban. It shows an overwhelming call for the Government to lift the ban and regulate access to safer nicotine products,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates…
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India government: no intention to revoke electronic cigarette ban
On September 29th, India ministry of finance announced that they would announce a total ban on electronic cigarettes, including production, manufacturing, import and export, transportation, sale, storage and advertising, as the United States electronic cigarette death cases continued to emerge. However, early this morning, we received relevant information from the…
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The Indian government was accused of a total ban on e-cigarettes
Since the announcement on September 18 that the production, sale and import of electronic cigarettes will be completely banned, the Indian government has succumbed to lawsuits, and it is not a lawsuit, but two. On September 26, the High Court of Calcutta in the eastern city of India heard two…
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India’s finance minister: India will ban electronic cigarettes altogether
India’s finance minister, Sitharaman, said he would ban the production, manufacture, import and export, transport, sale, storage and advertising of electronic cigarettes in India, according to the website of New Delhi Television on September 18th. Sitharaman said that considering the impact of e-cigarettes on people’s health, especially on the health…
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Battle between the 2 ministries on vape import in India
According to a memorandum issued by Reuters, India Ministry of Commerce and Industry said there was no legal basis for banning imports of electronic cigarettes by India Directorate General of Health Services, Inc42 Media reported. In February 2019, the DGHS issued an order banning the sale, manufacture, distribution, trade, import…
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