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"Market Freeze" Would Lock In Cigarettes and Lock Out Safer Alternatives, Warn Consumers

BRUSSELS, 6.10.2026 — The Netherlands’ Health Minister has sent the European Commission an open letter, co-signed by Belgium, Finland, France, Hungary, Latvia, Slovenia and Spain, calling for a “market freeze” on any nicotine product not already on sale in the EU. The letter, tied to the upcoming revision of the Tobacco Products Directive and the […] The post “Market Freeze” Would Lock In Cigarettes and Lock Out Safer Alt … appeared first on Wor…

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In a joint letter, the countries demand a market stop for new products, a ban on flavourings and stricter rules for vapes and nicotine bags.

·Vienna, Austria
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Eight countries, including Spain and the Netherlands, call for the ban on new products with nicotine. The article Brussels Straight on tobacco: at risk of work and investment comes from The Truth.

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Prevent new products containing nicotine or substances resembling it from entering the European market. Minister Sophie Hermans (Public Health, VVD), together with seven other EU member states, is making this call for a ‘market freeze’ to the European Commission. “This way, we prevent young people from becoming addicted to the vapes of the future,” she writes in a letter to the House of Representatives.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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THE HAGUE (ANP) - Prevent new products containing nicotine or substances resembling it from entering the European market. Minister Sophie Hermans (Public Health, VVD), together with seven other EU member states, is making this call for a 'market freeze' to the European Commission. "This way we prevent young people from becoming...

Eight EU countries are calling for flavor bans, nicotine limits and sales restrictions. What the letter proposes and what the implications are for the market.

Eight member states of the European Union, at the initiative of the Benelux countries (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) and the support of Finland, France, Hungary, Latvia, Slovenia and Spain, ... The article Tobacco and nicotine: 8 EU states call for tough measures – Debate on their impacts and results was published in NewsIT.

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Nieuws.nl broke the news on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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