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Denmark

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Reception Date

02.09.24

Category

HEALTH, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

HEALTH, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Ministries & Departments

Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet

Responsible Departments

Erhvervsstyrelsen

Products & Services concerned

The draft concerns tobacco substitutes. A tobacco substitute is a product containing nicotine that:

Related EU Law

None

Explanation

The Order implements the agreement of 14 November 2023 on a prevention plan targeting the use of

Summary

The Order sets nicotine content limits in tobacco substitutes. The amendment follows

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Law is drafted in Denmark Denmark notifies the draft law 02.09.24 Draft law returns to Denmark Commenting Periode Ends 03.12.24 2 Member States & EC Responses 0 Detailed Opinions 0 Comments 1 External Stakeholders Responses

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Originating Department: Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet
Responsible Department: Erhvervsstyrelsen
Received: 2024-09-02 00:00:00
Country: Denmark
Category: HEALTH, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Draft Order on nicotine content limits in tobacco substitutes.

Notification No.: 2024-0481-DK

Udkast til:
Bekendtgørelse om grænseværdier for nikotinindhold i
tobakssurrogater
I medfør af § 10 a, stk. 2, i lov om tobaksvarer m.v., jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 1489 af 18. juni 2021, som
ændret ved lov nr. x af x 2024, fastsættes:
tobakssurrogater1)
I medfør af § 10 a, stk. 2, i lov om tobaksvarer m.v., jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 1161 af 4. november 2024,
som ændret ved lov 1669 af 30. december 2024, fastsættes:
Kapitel 1
Definitioner
§ 1. I denne bekendtgørelse forstås ved:
1) Nikotinposer: Tobakssurrogat, der indtages oralt, og som er i portionsbreve eller porøse breve.
§ 1. I denne bekendtgørelse forstås ved nikotinpose et tobakssurrogat, der indtages oralt, og som er i
portionsbreve eller porøse breve.
Kapitel 2
Grænse for nikotinindhold
§ 2. Der gælder følgende grænseværdier for det maksimale indhold af nikotin i tobakssurrogater:
1) Nikotinposer må maksimalt indeholde 9,0 mg nikotin pr. pose.
Nikotinposer må maksimalt indeholde 9,0 mg nikotin pr. pose.
Kapitel 3
Ikrafttrædelse
§ 3. Bekendtgørelsen træder i kraft den 1. april 2025.
Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet, den x
§ 3. Bekendtgørelsen træder i kraft den 1. juli 2025.
Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet, den 4. marts 2025
Sophie Løhde
/ Camilla Madsen
/ Anna. D Madsen
1 Bekendtgørelsen har som udkast været notificeret i overensstemmelse med Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv
2015/1535 (EU) om en informationsprocedure med hensyn til tekniske forskrifter samt forskrifter for
informationssamfundets tjenester (kodifikation).

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Organisation Comments Date Total Contributions
Nordic Nicotine Pouches Alliance 2024-12-02 3
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