New rules for tobacco substitutes, controls and penalties
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om tobaksvarer m.v. og forskellige andre love (Tredje og sidste del af udmøntning af forebyggelsesplanen målrettet børn og unge – tobak, nikotin og alkohol)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act bans tobacco substitutes with an illegal flavour or too high a nicotine content, and requires standardised packaging also for technical equipment for heated tobacco products.
- It gives the Danish Safety Technology Authority more powers and sets out the removal of the right to market in cases of serious or repeated violations.
- Who: The rules apply to anyone who manufactures, imports, buys, hands out, receives, processes, possesses or markets tobacco substitutes. The ban does not apply to travel goods of up to ten units for personal use, nor to possession of up to ten units for personal use, nor to import, possession, etc. for marketing in other countries or for scientific or control purposes.
- When: Section 1, no. 2, 3, 7-12, 14-17, 19, 21-23, 26, 34 and 36 entered into force on 1 July 2025. Section 1, no. 13, 18 and 27 entered into force on 1 April 2026. The rest of the Act entered into force on 1 January 2025. Some parts entered into force on 1 April 2025. Some parts will enter into force on a date to be set later by the minister.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Den 14. november 2023 blev der indgået en politisk aftale mellem regeringen (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne), Socialistisk Folkeparti, Danmarksdemokraterne, Det Konservative Folkeparti og Alternativet om »En forebyggelsesplan målrettet børn og unge - tobak, nikotin og alkohol«. Lovforslaget udmønter de sidste dele af aftalen, som forudsætter lovgivning. Lovforslaget indeholder et forbud mod indførsel, køb, udlevering, modtagelse, fremstilling, forarbejdning og besiddelse af tobakssurrogater, der har ulovlige kendetegnende aromaer eller et for højt nikotinindhold. Lovforslaget giver Sikkerhedsstyrelsen og Forbrugerombudsmanden flere beføjelser til at kunne føre en mere effektiv kontrol. Lovforslaget skærper reguleringen for salg af alkohol. Alkoholholdige drikkevarer må fremover ikke sælges til 16-17-årige, hvis procenten er over 6. Alkoholholdige drikkevarer må ikke sælges til personer under 18 år mellem kl. 22 og 08 i nattelivszoner. Lovforslaget tydeliggør, at salg af tobaks- og nikotinprodukter samt alkoholholdige drikkevarer til mindreårige er forbudt, uanset om det er salg fra detailhandelen eller ved salg mellem privatpersoner, hvor overdragelsen finder sted i umiddelbar forlængelse af købet i en butik. Lovforslaget regulerer tobaks- og nikotinprodukter med henblik på at gøre dem mindre attraktive. Lovforslaget skærper straffen for tobaks- og nikotinprodukter, der er ulovlige at markedsføre i Danmark, samt ulovlig markedsføring af tobak, nikotin og alkohol til mindreårige. Lovforslaget indfører flere røg- og dampfrie miljøer.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 3 October 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 19 December 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Date to be set later · 30 December 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 1 January 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 1 April 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 1 April 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- The rest enters into forceThe date will be set later by the minister