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Australia will be under a new reformation for vaping and is expecting amendments to the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to be introduced throughout 2024. The new regulations will undergo 3 stages commencing from 1 January 2024. The government outlined stringent enforcement initiatives to prevent nicotine addiction among younger generations and to address public health issues related to harm caused by vapes.
Important dates to be noted as below:
1 January 2024
Banning the importation of disposable single-use vapes (except for very limited exceptions)
Special Access Scheme pathways for medical practitioners to prescribe therapeutic vapes for nicotine dependence management patients or smoking cessation patients
1 March 2024
Banning implemented to the importation of all non-therapeutic vapes, irrespective of nicotine content, and therapeutic claims
Banning implemented for the personal importation of therapeutic vapes
Pre-market notifications to the TGA are required for importers and domestic manufacturers of therapeutic vapes to declare goods compliance before the importation or goods supply
Importers are required to obtain custom licenses and permits from the Australian Government’s Office of Drug Control TGA will provide forms and guidance to notify compliant products
Therapeutic vapes will be strictly controlled with new product standards which are; limited flavours, permissible nicotine concentration reduction, pharmaceutical packaging
TGA advises all manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and retailers of therapeutic vapes, non-therapeutic vapes, and disposable single-use vapes, to comply with the pre-market notification, or, advised to reduce or sell off stocks before the reformations commence.
Contact us at info@arqon.com for more information.
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