Saudi Arabia

SFDA Requirements: “Electronic smoking device” means products that function using electronic heating for smoking tobacco designed to be heated, or eliquid, through the mouth. These products are single or multiple use items.

This includes, but is not limited to: E-Cigarettes and electronic tobacco heating products. Such products consist of several parts, such as: Mouthpiece, integrated cartridge, battery and electric charger.

SASO Technical Regulations:
"Electronic smoking device" means a device known as an electronic cigarette. This is a device equipped to heat liquids electronically or to heat tobacco products that are used as an alternative to smoking tobacco products. It generates an aerosol that may or may not contain nicotine that is inhaled through the mouth.

For the purpose of this review, the term “e-cigarette” will be used when referring to an “electronic smoking device.”

“E-Liquid” means a liquid solution or gel (may contain nicotine) and some additives, such as distilled water or solvents and glycerin and propylene glycol.

“External filling containers (single container)” means an external container contains tobacco designed to be heated or e-liquid, and used for filling electronic smoking devices.

“Integrated Cartridge” means the part designed to be filled by e-liquid, which is integrated within the electronic smoking device and can be refilled.

“Additives” means any substance added to tobacco or e-liquid during its manufacturing, and has a specific function in the final product.

“Health Warning” means the warning about the harmful effects of the product which appears on the container and includes warning statements and health messages.

Smoking means, the use of tobacco and its products in any manner whatsoever. For example; without limitation: cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, fruit-flavored tobacco, paan, hookah, e-hookah, tobacco pipe, chewing and storing tobacco, snuff, chewing
tobacco, inhalant, snus, or any other means by which raw or processed tobacco or any of their derivatives is used.

The definition of "smoking," as further developed in the Executive Regulation of the Tobacco Control Law specifically includes the use of e-cigarettes. As a result, smoking restrictions contained in the Anti-Smoking Law (also known as the Tobacco Control Law) apply to the use of e-cigarettes.