The sale of e-cigarettes is legally allowed in Armenia. The restrictions on smoking and tobacco, advertising, promotion, and sponsorship also apply to e-cigarettes. Text-only health warnings are required for 30 percent of the front side of e-cigarette products packaging. The sale of e-cigarettes is prohibited to persons under the age of 18.
Product promotion
- Law “On Making Amendments in The Law on Advertising" https://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?docid=286
- Banned at place of sale and banned in all media.
Regulation
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 or earlier | no specific law | 1A A |
| 2022 | Allowed | 1B |
- Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
- Decision No. 155-N on Approving the Technical Regulations for the Safety of Tobacco Substitute Products https://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DocID=160142
- The Government plans to introduce a ban on nicotine e-cigarette sales shortly
- Decision No. 155-N on Approving the Technical Regulations for the Safety of Tobacco Substitute Products https://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DocID=160142
Availability
- Decision No. 155-N on Approving the Technical Regulations for the Safety of Tobacco Substitute Products https://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DocID=160142
Regulations and restrictions
- Decision No. 155-N on Approving the Technical Regulations for the Safety of Tobacco Substitute Products https://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DocID=160142
- Law of The Republic of Armenia on Restrictions on The Sale, Consumption, and use of Tobacco https://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?docid=1619
- The law prohibits the use of flavorants and flavoring substances made of: (a) Bittersweet Nightshade Stems, Camphorwood, (b) Polypody Rootstock, (c) Pennyroyal Herb, (d) Quassia Wood, (e) Soap Bark, (f) Tansy Herb, (g) Rue Herb, (h) Sassafras Leaves, Sassafras Wood, Sassafras Root Bark, (i) Yellow Sweet Clover, (j) Tonka Beans, (k) Vanilla plant, (l) Sweet Woodruff
Publications
Current use prevalence of HTP according to the most recent survey in EECA
The use of heated tobacco products mostly follows the trends observed in vaping in the EECA region. Once again, Belarus (3%), Ukraine (3%) and Georgia (2.3%) show a moderate but noteworthy presence of these products and their use. Moldova deviates from this pattern, with HTP use at 2.6%, while current vaping prevalence stands at only 0.7%. Similar to the low vaping prevalence, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan exhibit low rates of HTP use.
