Packaging labels for smokeless nicotine products to be harmonised – law to enter into force on 1 August 2026

The amendment to the Tobacco Act will enter into force on 1 August 2026. The change particularly concerns smokeless nicotine products, such as nicotine pouches, whose packaging labels and appearance are being harmonised. In addition, starting from the beginning of August, the obligation to place labels indicating smoking bans will also extend to smokeless nicotine products. The mandatory packaging requirements for smokeless nicotine products already came into effect on 1 February 2026. The regulation, which will come into force in August, concerns the permitted and prohibited markings on retail packaging and the appearance of products. The aim is to reduce both the attractiveness of products and the marketing of products through packaging