Argentina Ends the Ban on Vapes
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On Monday, the measure that gives a legal framework to the marketing of tobacco products was published in the Official Gazette.They argue that the policy that governed so far did not stop consumption and the illegal market and smuggling grew.
The provincial deputy Sonia Martorano expressed her concern about the change of direction of the national government around vapeers, starting with Resolution 549/2026 of the Ministry of Health of the Argentine Nation. The norm leaves behind the scheme of prohibition in force until now and establishes a system of registration, control and eventual commercialization of these devices. For the legislator, the shift is not minor: it implies moving fr…
The measure creates a mandatory registration and seeks to remove from black a market that grew out of control. It also fixes the limits to nicotine and aims to stop consumption in adolescents.
The government replaced the ban with a regulatory scheme that enables the marketing of vaping and nicotine products under state control. The post Vaping and nicotine: the government left the ban behind and created a national register for its control appeared first on El Intranssigente.
Argentina Ends the Ban on Vapes
Buenos Aires, 4 May 2026 – Argentina has taken a major step by lifting the ban on vapes, in place since 2011, and introducing a regulatory framework for alternative nicotine products. The resolution issued by the Ministry of Health creates a legal pathway for vapes, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products to be imported and sold in the country, marking an important move away from outright prohibition. The World Vapers’ Alliance championed t…
The executive tightens control over vaping machines and oral nicotine The national government formalized a new regulation for nicotine products by means of a resolution published in the Official Gazette. The standard reaches vaping machines, heated tobacco and nicotine bags, and replaces previous provisions of the ANMAT with a broader control scheme for manufacturers and importers. Central changes include a ban on flavourings in vaping machines,…
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