Battery Regulation: end for disposable e • Table.Briefings

Disposable e-cigarettes have conquered the German market in 2022. The disposable product now has a market share of more than 60 percent. But the Battery Regulation means they will be gone by the end of 2026, so the industry is planning to make re-usable e-cigarettes more attractive.

The disposable e-cigarette will disappear from the market in the EU by the end of 2026. This is the result of the compromise between Parliament and Council in the trilogue procedure on the Battery Regulation. It requires that three and a half years after the regulation comes into force, the batteries in portable devices, including disposable e-cigarettes, must be removable and replaceable by the user.

Battery Regulation: end for disposable e-cigarettes by 2026

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