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PolandProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Products containing tobacco – Poland

Official title

Draft Act amending the Act on the protection of health against the effects of using tobacco and tobacco products (governmental document no.: UD 213); 6 pages in Polish + justification and other related documents.

Poland notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 29 April 2026. The comment period closed on 28 June 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Disposable electronic cigarettes with and without nicotine liquid, nicotine pouches, other nicotine products, electronic cigarettes refill container packaging

HS codes
  • 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body
    • 2404 Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine…
Notifying member
Poland
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 29 April 2026. Check WTO ePing or Poland for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/POL/7
Keywords
Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 28 June 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force
After 6 months from the date of publication in the Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland

How to comment

The comment period closed on 28 June 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/POL/7; it can take them up with Poland.

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What the notification says

The proposed amendment to the Act on the Protection of Health from the Consequences of Using Tobacco and Tobacco Products includes a number of key changes aimed at strengthening regulations regarding new nicotine products and electronic cigarettes, as well as aligning the regulations with international and EU standards. The draft act proposes: - introducing a ban on the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes, both with and without nicotine; - extending the ban to include the sale of flavored nicotine pouches (except for tobacco flavor) and other nicotine products that are currently not subject to Directive 2014/40/EU and the provisions of the Act – it is proposed that these products be available only under the pharmaceutical regime after obtaining appropriate permits; - establishing new criminal sanctions to effectively enforce the regulations, including significant fines and imprisonment for violating the sales ban and for obstructing the sampling of these products; - introducing labeling of e-cigarette liquid containers to enable their identification; - establishing transitional periods for the withdrawal from the market of products that do not meet the new requirements. The draft law is part of broader efforts to limit the availability and harmfulness of new forms of consumption of nicotine and tobacco products, with the aim of protecting public health and adapting Polish law to international standards.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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    Symbol: G/TBT/N/POL/6Comment period closed

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