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<p>The revised European Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU), which has a transposition
deadline of May 2016, establishes new rules for the safety, quality, ingredients and
presentation of consumer electronic cigarettes, as well as refill mechanisms. The
new regulations will require six month prior notification of a range of information
before either e-cigarettes or refills are placed on the market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In
the meantime, e-cigarettes are subject to general product safety regulatory requirements,
which include powers for local trading standard officers to withdraw unsafe products
from the market.</p>
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