Last updated: July 20, 2022
Regulatory Framework
Are e-cigarettes partly or entirely regulated under tobacco control laws?
Yes
Analysis
E-cigarettes are regulated under Prohibition of Advertising and Restriction of Marketing of Tobacco and Smoking Products Law, 5743-1983, as amended in 2019 by Amendment No. 7 of the Restriction of Advertising and Marketing of Tobacco and Smoking Products Law, No. 5779-2019 and Amendment No. 8 of the Restriction of Advertising and Marketing of Tobacco and Smoking Products Law, No. 5782-2022.
Are e-cigarettes partly or entirely regulated under medicine or pharmaceutical laws?
Yes
Analysis
An e-cigarette does not fall under the definition of “smoking product” if it constitutes a preparation registered in the Registry or a preparation marketed in accordance with a permit granted in accordance with section 47A of the Pharmacists Ordinance [New Version], 5741-1981.
