In Finland today, nicotine is classed as a pharmaceutical drug, thus all sales of nicotine-laced e-liquids are banned. You can however legally import liquids containing up to 0.84g nicotine per order from vendors in the European Economic Area.
I have just read the proposition for Finland's revised tobacco law, which is based on the European tobacco Products Directive, and will most likely become law May 20th this year. The proposition text can be found in Finnish/Swedish here and its current process here. As the proud reigning champion of the Nanny State Index, it would be unresponsible for our government not to impose some additional restrictions. Following some of the juicy bits on e-cigarettes:
Note that these are in addition to the TPD restrictions (10ml juice, 2ml tanks etc).
A blog post with some more points can be found here
I have just read the proposition for Finland's revised tobacco law, which is based on the European tobacco Products Directive, and will most likely become law May 20th this year. The proposition text can be found in Finnish/Swedish here and its current process here. As the proud reigning champion of the Nanny State Index, it would be unresponsible for our government not to impose some additional restrictions. Following some of the juicy bits on e-cigarettes:
- Ban on all e-liquid tastes apart from tobacco
Only tobacco-flavored e-liquids will be allowed for sale to prevent the attractiveness of the products to the youth and prevent children from drinking it. The ban also applies to nicotine-free liquids.
- Ban on all distance sales
E-cigarettes, e-cigarette parts and e-liquids can only be bought at a physical store. You are not allowed to buy any of these from the web or otherwise, domestically or internationally.
- Point-of-sales fee
Each vendor offering nicotine liquids are subject to an annual fee of up to 500 euros per point of sale. A similar fee exists for tobacco products, this one is additional.
- Limits on import
When bringing e-liquids from travels abroad, the maximal amount is 10ml. The rationale behind this is that 10ml of 20mg e-juice contains the approximate nicotine amount emitted by 200 cigarettes, which is the import limit on cigarettes. Note that the nicotine strength has no influence on the amount.
- Excise tax
Not mentioned directly, only that current tobacco taxes need to be updated to reflect the changes in the proposition. As 10ml juice is considered equivalent to a carton of 200 cigarettes, expect it to be taxed accordingly.
Note that these are in addition to the TPD restrictions (10ml juice, 2ml tanks etc).
A blog post with some more points can be found here
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