Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - United Kingdom - Single-use electronic cigarettes - Addendum

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, dated 17 December 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United Kingdom.

 

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Title: The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) Regulations 2024

 

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Comment period changed - date:

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Notified measure published - date: December 2024

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Notified measure enters into force - date: June 2025

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Text of final measure available from[1]:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/1324/contents/made

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Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:

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Description: _The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) Regulations 2024

These regulations will introduce a ban on the supply of single-use electronic cigarettes in Wales. These regulations define single-use electronic cigarettes as devices that: are not rechargeable, not refillable or are neither rechargeable nor refillable, and vaporise substances (other than tobacco) for the purpose of inhalation through a mouthpiece.

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