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French customs seized 547 tonnes of smuggled tobacco in 2025
Customs report 547.94 tonnes of smuggled tobacco seized in 2025, up on the previous year. What the review says about the organisation of the parallel market.
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United Kingdom: towards a possible ban on cigarette filters?
In the United Kingdom, a ban on cigarette filters has not been voted, but several parliamentary initiatives are putting it on the agenda. Where the matter really stands.
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Cigarette prices in France from 1 March 2026: official list, changes by brand, taxation and impacts
An approval order sets the tobacco prices applicable from 1 March 2026. Unchanged references, increases by brand and weighted average price: a reading of the official list.
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The worrying rise of clandestine cigarette factories in France
Tobacco counterfeiting in France no longer stops at trafficking in packs: seven clandestine factories have been dismantled since 2021. Methods, figures and criminal networks.
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Smartphone “alert buttons” to protect tobacconists in Nice
The city of Nice is equipping its tobacconists with an alert button linked to the municipal police. How the system works and the background of assaults behind it.
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New awareness campaign against counterfeit cigarettes
Unifab and its partners have launched an information campaign in Paris on counterfeit cigarettes, and on what it says about a traffic that is growing fast.
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The European tobacco sector calls on Brussels over the tobacco directive review
Eighty-eight organisations from the tobacco sector have written to the European Commission ahead of the review of the directive and of tobacco taxation. Their arguments and the timetable.
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A further increase in the price of tobacco in France in 2026
On 1 January 2026, many products go beyond 13 euros a pack. The aims stated by the authorities, the effect on official sales and the fear of a parallel market.
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Smoking.fr wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very happy festive season
The whole Smoking.fr team thanks its customers for their loyalty throughout the year and wishes them a festive season spent happily with those close to them.
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Guadeloupe: more than a million euros of cigarettes seized in an illegal landing
On the beach of Grande Anse at Deshaies, gendarmes and customs officers intercepted a speedboat loaded with cartons of cigarettes by night. How an exceptional seizure unfolded.
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Tobacco: as on the beaches, smoking is now banned on ski slopes
Since the June 2025 decree on smoke-free spaces, smoking and vaping have been banned on the pistes and the ski lifts, on pain of a fine of 135 euros.
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Towards a tobacco-free generation in France: a ban for those born after 2013
The MP Nicolas Thierry proposes banning the sale of tobacco to people born after 2013. A route written into the public objective of a tobacco-free generation by 2032.
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Maldives: smoking banned for future generations
In the Maldives, anyone born after 1 January 2007 may no longer buy or use tobacco, tourists included. What this generational ban actually contains.
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The Alcome levy: what you pay without knowing on every cigarette filter or tube
Often called a tax, the Alcome contribution is in fact an eco-contribution paid by manufacturers on every filter or tube. How it is calculated, how much it costs and where it goes.
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Nicotine: France bans nicotine pouches from March 2026
From 1 March 2026, the sale and possession of nicotine pouches will be prohibited in France. What these products are and what the decree published in 2025 provides for.
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The latest European initiatives on tobacco taxation
Considered obsolete, the 2011 directive on tobacco taxation is to be revised to cover vaping, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco. The options being examined in Brussels.
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Tobacco alert: new smoke-free places from the summer of 2025
Beaches, parks, school surroundings and bus shelters become smoke-free spaces on 1 July 2025. The list of places, the penalties provided for and the reactions to the measure.
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Half-price cigarettes: the black market gains ground
A KPMG study commissioned by Philip Morris International estimates that almost one cigarette in two smoked in France escapes the tobacconist network. What that figure says.
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New public spaces off limits to smokers from July 2025
Parks, public gardens, beaches and sports facilities come under a smoking ban on 1 July 2025. The places covered by the decree and the stated objective, in detail.
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VCF acquires Les Fines Lames
The Belgian group Vandermarliere Cigar Family has bought all the shares in the French house Les Fines Lames. The timeline of the deal and the objectives announced.
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Belgium: smoking products can no longer be visible in shops from April 2025!
Since 1 April 2025, Belgian shops have no longer been allowed to display tobacco products where customers can see them. What the rule changes for tobacconists and retailers.
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