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How will the e-cigarette industry respond to Belgium's ban by end of 2025?
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Resolution / Starting Odds
Shift to reusable products • 25%
Legal challenges • 25%
Market exit • 25%
No significant response • 25%
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Belgium to Ban Disposable E-Cigarettes Starting January 1, 2025, Citing Health and Environmental Grounds After 80,000 Vapes Collected
Dec 29, 2024, 07:22 AM
Belgium will implement a ban on the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes starting January 1, 2025, marking a pioneering move within the European Union. The decision, driven by health and environmental concerns, aims to address the growing issue of waste associated with single-use vapes. This initiative follows the collection of over 80,000 vapes in a county recycling scheme, highlighting the urgency of managing e-waste. Additionally, the new regulations will extend to public spaces, including amusement parks, zoos, and sports fields, where the use of such products will also be prohibited.
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Legal challenges against the ban • 25%
Introduction of non-disposable alternatives • 25%
Significant withdrawal from Belgian market • 25%
No major reaction • 25%
Mixed reactions • 25%
Mostly supportive • 25%
Mostly opposed • 25%
Indifferent • 25%
No significant change in e-cigarette waste • 25%
Moderate reduction in e-cigarette waste • 25%
Significant reduction in e-cigarette waste • 25%
Increase in e-cigarette waste • 25%
Increase in youth smoking rates • 25%
No significant change in youth smoking rates • 25%
Moderate reduction in youth smoking rates • 25%
Significant reduction in youth smoking rates • 25%
No • 50%
Yes • 50%
Compliance without legal challenge • 25%
Non-compliance with legal challenge • 25%
Compliance with legal challenge • 25%
Non-compliance without legal challenge • 25%
Other • 25%
Netherlands • 25%
Germany • 25%
France • 25%
Compliance with legal action • 25%
Compliance without legal action • 25%
Non-compliance and legal action • 25%
Non-compliance without legal action • 25%