Malta: Oral Tobacco, Nicotine Pouch and Heated Tobacco Regulation

This product contains two individual regulatory reports:

Malta: heated tobacco regulation

Sales of all smokeless tobacco products are prohibited in Malta. Novel tobacco was regulated in 2016, but these rules do not apply to heated tobacco. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory framework for heated tobacco in Malta, covering all policy areas.

Malta: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation

Under Regulations 67/2016, smokeless tobacco - which is a tobacco product not involving a combustion process, including chewing tobacco, nasal tobacco and tobacco for oral use - cannot be imported, sold or manufactured. In the future, should smokeless tobacco become legal, the wider tobacco framework could apply. The framework for nicotine pouches could be outlined in the next few years, especially following the revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). This report provides an overview of the current regulatory framework in place for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Malta, covering all policy areas. 

These regulatory reports will provide you with:

• A clear and detailed understanding of current regulatory requirements affecting this sector in a specific jurisdiction, enabling you to be confident your business and your products are compliant.
• The ability to plan ahead for specific regulatory changes.
• Strategic understanding of the policy climate within the jurisdiction, enabling you to forecast how it might affect business development.
• Sources of further information, for example links to full texts of legislation and contact details for relevant government offices.