Cyprus: Oral Tobacco, Nicotine Pouch and Heated Tobacco Regulation

This product contains two individual regulatory reports:

Cyprus: heated tobacco regulation

Heated tobacco is regulated in Cyprus under the category of novel tobacco products, and are defined by the law as “products containing a mixture of tobacco which produces aerosol through the heating of the mixture and not combustion. This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Cyprus for heated tobacco products.

Cyprus: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation

Tobacco products are regulated in Cyprus under the Health Protection (Smoking Control) Law of 2017 (hereafter the Health Protection Law), which transposed the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) 2014/40/EU and the Health Protection (Smoking Control) Regulations of 2017 (hereafter the Health Protection Regulations). No significant changes are expected to take place in the foreseeable future as novel tobacco products have been absent from the public debate in recent years. This report provides a detailed overview of Cyprus’s regulatory framework for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, 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.