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Italy Background
Datos obtenidos: 2024.   Página actualizada: 2026-03-20

En Italia, los cigarrillos electrónicos son legales y están regulados. Se pueden adquirir en línea y en tiendas especializadas. Se permiten declaraciones sobre la salud relacionadas con los cigarrillos electrónicos siempre que cumplan con los requisitos regulatorios, mientras que toda la publicidad y actividades promocionales están totalmente prohibidas. Estos productos también están sujetos a un impuesto especial que equivale al 10% de la tasa aplicada a los cigarrillos tradicionales. Italia cuenta con un marco normativo integral para la fabricación y comercialización de cigarrillos electrónicos. Dentro de este marco, las empresas deben notificar a las autoridades antes de introducir nuevos productos en el mercado. Todos los envases deben mostrar advertencias sanitarias visibles y utilizar envases a prueba de manipulaciones y resistentes para niños. Además, la venta está limitada a personas mayores de 18 años. La concentración de nicotina en los líquidos no puede superar los 20 mg/ml y la capacidad de los depósitos está restringida a 2 ml o menos, de acuerdo con las normas de la Unión Europea. No existen restricciones sobre los sabores, pero el uso de cigarrillos electrónicos está prohibido en determinados lugares públicos. En 2023, se estimó que 1,6 millones de personas en Italia eran usuarios actuales de cigarrillos electrónicos. La prevalencia de adultos que vapean cigarrillos electrónicos en ese momento fue del 3%, mientras que la prevalencia diaria se estimó en el 1,5%. Según los datos de una encuesta de opinión pública realizada en 2017, el 46% de los italianos pensaba que los cigarrillos electrónicos no eran perjudiciales o lo eran menos que los cigarrillos convencionales, el 34% consideraba que eran perjudiciales o más perjudiciales, y el 20% respondió que no estaba seguro.

Prevalencia

721,925
1
2021
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 2.5% A
2018 2.1% A
2019 1.7% A
2021 1.37% 2B
2022 1.7% 2C B
2022 2.4% 2D A
2023 3% 2E
2023 3% 2F
2023 2.5% 2D A
2024 2.3% 2D A
Referencias:
  1. https://www.iss.it/web/guest/primo-piano/-/asset_publisher/3f4alMwzN1Z7/content/id/7146126
  2. European Commission. (2021). Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (S2240_506_ENG). European Commission. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG
  3. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-ita.pdf?sfvrsn=690e6af7_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 August 2025.
  4. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12703631/
  5. European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
  6. Eurobarometer 539 2023 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
Comentarios:
  1. Cohort: 15+.
  2. Adults survey: Survey by DOXA/ISS, 2022; National, ages 15+
3%
3
2023
2%
3
2023
1.5%
4 A
2023
Referencias:
  1. European Commission. (2021). Special Eurobarometer 506: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes (S2240_506_ENG). European Commission. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2240_506_ENG
  2. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12703631/
  3. Eurobarometer 539 2023 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
  4. European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
Comentarios:
  1. Cohort: 15+.
  2. E-cigarettes with nicotine

Promoción de productos

Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
  2. Global Tobacco Control. Country Laws Regulating E-Cigarettes. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/e-cigarettes/countries?country=99. Accessed: 24 July 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. Allowed or banned at place of sale or allowed or banned in all media.

Regulación

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier Permitidos
2024 Permitidos 1B
Referencias:
  1. 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/
  2. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
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2
Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
  2. 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/

Disponibilidad

Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
  2. 1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025. 2. Global Tobacco Control. Country Laws Regulating E-Cigarettes. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/e-cigarettes/countries?country=99. Accessed: 24 July 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. Cross-border distance sale of e-cigarettes is prohibited

Regulaciones y restricciones

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier
2022 1A
Referencias:
  1. Global Tobacco Control. Country Laws Regulating E-Cigarettes. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/e-cigarettes/countries?country=99. Accessed: 24 July 2025.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier
2022 1A
Referencias:
  1. Global Tobacco Control. Country Laws Regulating E-Cigarettes. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/e-cigarettes/countries?country=99. Accessed: 24 July 2025.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier
2024 2A
Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 Sí: 18 años 1A
2022 Sí: 18 años 1B
Referencias:
  1. https://ec.europa.eu/health/tobacco/products/revision_en
  2. Global Tobacco Control. Country Laws Regulating E-Cigarettes. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/e-cigarettes/countries?country=99. Accessed: 24 July 2025.
No
2
2024
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier
2024 Igual o menor a 20 mg/ml 2A
Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier
2022 2 ml o menos 1A
Referencias:
  1. Global Tobacco Control. Country Laws Regulating E-Cigarettes. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/e-cigarettes/countries?country=99. Accessed: 24 July 2025.
Referencias:
  1. Global Tobacco Control. Country Laws Regulating E-Cigarettes. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/e-cigarettes/countries?country=99. Accessed: 24 July 2025.
  2. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.

Percepción del daño

Referencias:
  1. Reference: European Commission (2017). Special Eurobarometer 458: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes Available at: http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/dataset/S2146_87_1_458_ENG
Comentarios:
  1. Question asked in this survey did not compare harmfulness with cigarettes. The question used was 'Do you think they are harmful to the health of people who use them?' 34% - YES, 46% - NO, 20% DON'T KNOW

Impuesto

Hasta el 10% de los aplicados a los cigarrillos
1
2024
Referencias:
  1. Anti Smoking Global Index. Vaping Products. Available at: https://antismoking.global/world-map. Accessed: 22 July 2025.
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