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* require all e-cigarettes and e-liquids be notified to<span></span><abbr title="The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency">MHRA</abbr><span></span>before they can be sold | * require all e-cigarettes and e-liquids be notified to<span></span><abbr title="The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency">MHRA</abbr><span></span>before they can be sold | ||
Consumers and healthcare professionals can report side effects and safety concerns with e-cigarettes or refill containers to<span></span><abbr title="The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency">MHRA</abbr><span></span>through the<span></span>[https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/ Yellow Card]<span></span>reporting system. You can also report products suspected to be defective or non-compliant to your local Trading Standards or to<span></span>[mailto:TPDsafety@mhra.gov.uk TPDsafety@mhra.gov.uk].The UK<span></span>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/507/contents/made Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016]<span></span>implement the<span></span><abbr title="Tobacco Products Directive">TPD</abbr><span></span>in the UK, and came into force on 20 May 2016.<span></span>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/507/part/6/made Part 6]<span></span>of the regulations sets out the requirements for e-cigarettes and refill containers.The regulations introduce requirements for producers of e-cigarettes and refill containers. A producer is anyone who manufactures or imports these products or who re-brands any product as their own. Producers must submit information about their products to<span></span><abbr title="The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency">MHRA</abbr><span></span>through a European Common Entry Gate (EU-CEG) notification portal.Retailers do not need to submit information for any products they sell unless they also qualify as a producer. Retailers had until 20 May 2017 to sell through stock of products that do not comply with the labelling and product composition requirements of the<span></span><abbr title="Tobacco Products Directive">TPD</abbr>.The<span></span><abbr title="Tobacco Products Directive">TPD</abbr><span></span>does not cover nicotine-containing products that are authorised as medicines. Further information about licensing these products as medicines can be found<span></span>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/licensing-procedure-for-electronic-cigarettes-and-other-nicotine-containing-products-ncps-as-medicines here] | Consumers and healthcare professionals can report side effects and safety concerns with e-cigarettes or refill containers to<span></span><abbr title="The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency">MHRA</abbr><span></span>through the<span></span>[https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/ Yellow Card]<span></span>reporting system. You can also report products suspected to be defective or non-compliant to your local Trading Standards or to<span></span>[mailto:TPDsafety@mhra.gov.uk TPDsafety@mhra.gov.uk].The UK<span></span>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/507/contents/made Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016]<span></span>implement the<span></span><abbr title="Tobacco Products Directive">TPD</abbr><span></span>in the UK, and came into force on 20 May 2016.<span></span>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/507/part/6/made Part 6]<span></span>of the regulations sets out the requirements for e-cigarettes and refill containers.The regulations introduce requirements for producers of e-cigarettes and refill containers. A producer is anyone who manufactures or imports these products or who re-brands any product as their own. Producers must submit information about their products to<span></span><abbr title="The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency">MHRA</abbr><span></span>through a European Common Entry Gate (EU-CEG) notification portal. Retailers do not need to submit information for any products they sell unless they also qualify as a producer. Retailers had until 20 May 2017 to sell through stock of products that do not comply with the labelling and product composition requirements of the<span></span><abbr title="Tobacco Products Directive">TPD</abbr>.The<span></span><abbr title="Tobacco Products Directive">TPD</abbr><span></span>does not cover nicotine-containing products that are authorised as medicines. Further information about licensing these products as medicines can be found<span></span>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/licensing-procedure-for-electronic-cigarettes-and-other-nicotine-containing-products-ncps-as-medicines here] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:05, 25 December 2020
Overview
TheTobacco Products Directive 2014/14/EU (TPD)introduced new rules for nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes and refill containers (Article 20) from May 2016.MHRAis the competent authority for the notification scheme for e-cigarettes and refill containers in the UK and is responsible for implementing the majority of provisions under Article 20.TheTPDintroduced new rules which ensure:
- minimum standards for the safety and quality of all e-cigarettes and refill containers (otherwise known as e-liquids)
- that information is provided to consumers so that they can make informed choices
- an environment that protects children from starting to use these products.
From 20 May 2017, the new requirements:
- restrict e-cigarette tanks to a capacity of no more than 2ml
- restrict the maximum volume of nicotine-containing e-liquid for sale in one refill container to 10ml
- restrict e-liquids to a nicotine strength of no more than 20mg/ml
- require nicotine-containing products or their packaging to be child-resistant and tamper evident
- ban certain ingredients including colourings, caffeine and taurine
- include new labelling requirements and warnings
- require all e-cigarettes and e-liquids be notified toMHRAbefore they can be sold
Consumers and healthcare professionals can report side effects and safety concerns with e-cigarettes or refill containers toMHRAthrough theYellow Cardreporting system. You can also report products suspected to be defective or non-compliant to your local Trading Standards or toTPDsafety@mhra.gov.uk.The UKTobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016implement theTPDin the UK, and came into force on 20 May 2016.Part 6of the regulations sets out the requirements for e-cigarettes and refill containers.The regulations introduce requirements for producers of e-cigarettes and refill containers. A producer is anyone who manufactures or imports these products or who re-brands any product as their own. Producers must submit information about their products toMHRAthrough a European Common Entry Gate (EU-CEG) notification portal. Retailers do not need to submit information for any products they sell unless they also qualify as a producer. Retailers had until 20 May 2017 to sell through stock of products that do not comply with the labelling and product composition requirements of theTPD.TheTPDdoes not cover nicotine-containing products that are authorised as medicines. Further information about licensing these products as medicines can be foundhere