Vaping law changes are coming...
12 Apr
2017
2017
On 20 May 2017 the EU Tobacco Products Directive will become fully effective as part of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016.
From this date retailers will need to ensure that:
- All e-cigarettes and e-liquids must be registered with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency before they can be sold
- Refillable tanks for e-cigarettes must be no bigger than 2ml capacity
- E-liquids cannot be sold in quantities greater than 10ml
- Unless registered as a medicine the strength of nicotine in an E-liquid must not exceed 20mg/ml
- The packaging of E-liquids must be child-resistant and tamper evident
Government Guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/e-cigarettes-regulations-for-consumer-products
Law correct at the date of publication.
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