As the Tobacco Products Directive will be soon implemented at national level, EFA and ENSP we have developed a guide for EU Member States with recommendations on the regulation of electronic cigarettes in their countries. Do not miss it!
Earlier this year, the European Union adopted the new directive on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products (2014/40/EU). Article 20 of this directive regulates electronic cigarettes in the European Union, but Member States are let free to decide some aspects of this regulation.
Transposition of article 20 on e-cigarettes at national level
As Member States have to transpose the directive in their national legislations by 2016 at the latest, EFA and the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) have developed a guide for members to advocate for public health-friendly and patients-centred recommendations on electronic cigarette at national level. 
In particular, EFA and ENSP propose to regulate both electronic cigarettes with and without nicotine. Member States should avoid the renormalisation of tobacco use by going beyond the requirements set by the directive and implementing stricter policies on e-cigarettes, such as: - ban advertising e-cigarettes not only when there is a cross-border effect; - ban use of e-cigarettes in all public places where smoking is not allowed; - strictly regulate flavours to limit vaping among children and young people; - regulate e-cigarettes prices through taxation and World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention Tobacco Control protocol on illicit trade in tobacco products. The detailed ENSP/EFA recommendations on e-cigarettes regulation can be found here.