Country profile
Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2024-12-23
Smoking in Macedonia
4,146
Deaths
In Macedonia, 4146 people die each year due to tobacco smoking.
Nicotine Vaping Devices
in Macedonia
In Macedonia, on May 2nd 2019, the President signed a decree formalising the adoption of the new Law on Tobacco which includes a separate category for Heated Tobacco Products and e-cigarettes, and requires different health warning for this category versus cigarettes. No health warnings are required on e-cigarette devices. 'Smoking' is defined as the use of a combustible tobacco product. Pre-market notification for Heated Tobacco Products and pre-market approval for e-cigarettes will be required.
Heated Tobacco Products
in Macedonia
In Macedonia, a new tobacco law introduces a separate category for heated tobacco products. On May 2nd 2019, the President signed a decree formalising the adoption of the new Law on Tobacco. The law introduces a separate category for heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes, and requires different health warnings for this category versus cigarettes. No health warnings are required on devices. “Smoking” is defined as use of a combustible tobacco product. Pre-market notification for heated tobacco products and pre-market approval for e-cigarettes will be required.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
in Macedonia
NRT is legal to market.
Snus
in Macedonia
Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.
Pouches
in Macedonia
Nicotine pouches are a relatively new product which can provide users of high-risk tobacco with an alternative that poses fewer risks to their health. Read more about nicotine pouches in our briefing paper
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