The Polish government will ban disposable e-cigarettes

According to Polish media portalsamorzadowy, Deputy Minister of Health Wojciech Konieczny stated at a Senate committee meeting on March 19th that preparations for an electronic cigarette ban have begun within the health sector, and the draft is expected to be submitted for public consultation in the coming weeks.
Konechini stated that this ban needs to be communicated within the European Union (EU) for about six months, but it will take some time for the bill to take effect. However, he promised that the Ministry of Health would introduce such bans, which may also include a ban on placing disposable e-cigarettes or tobacco free heating products on the market.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health is also preparing a bill on flavored e-cigarettes, which will be implemented no later than November.
Konechini explained that the committee's debate involves two different issues - whether these devices are tobacco products or non tobacco products, the former using tobacco laws, and the latter only applying product safety regulations.
The minister also pointed out the prohibition of using such devices in vehicles with children or pregnant women, the prohibition of advertising for them, and the need for standardized packaging or the introduction of more control options.
Beata Ma, Chairman of the Senate Health Committee ł Ecka Libera calls for immediate monitoring of compliance with existing regulations and not waiting for the ban to be implemented.
At present, the Senate committee has approved a proposal by the Department of Health to establish a special team with the aim of urgently withdrawing all such products from the market that violate current legal provisions.