Last updated: January 23, 2024

Key Terms

Heated tobacco products (HTP) by means of electronically controlled heaters

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Definition

“Heated tobacco products (HTP) by means of electronically controlled heaters” means products containing industrially processed tobacco, not intended for smoking, sniffing, sucking or chewing, which are used to generate aerosols by heating tobacco with an electric heater with electronic control of temperature that does not cause the process of lighting (combustion) of the product and the release of tobacco smoke.

Analysis

For the purpose of this review, we will be using the term “HTP” when referring to a “heated tobacco product.”

Devices for the consumption of tobacco products without their combustion

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Definition

“Devices for the consumption of tobacco products without their combustion” means devices designed for inhalation of aerosols (vapors), which are formed by heating products containing tobacco (products of its processing), without their combustion.

Analysis

The law currently defines HTP devices as “devices for the consumption of tobacco products without their combustion.”

Heat-not-burn tobacco products

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Definition

“Heat-not-burn tobacco products” means devices that can be used for inhalation of aerosols (vapors) formed due to heating of products containing tobacco (products of its processing) without their combustion.

Analysis

The law defines HTP devices as “heat-not-burn tobacco products.”

Smokeless tobacco product

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Definition

“Smokeless tobacco product” means a tobacco product that does not involve the combustion process, including chewing tobacco, snuff and oral tobacco.

Analysis

The law defines tobacco inserts as “smokeless tobacco products” for the purposes of applying health warnings to tobacco inserts.