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Factsheet informing about the new rules for the selling of tobacco that come into force on 1 July 2019. Wholesalers who wish to sell tobacco products to parties other than consumers must now apply for a permit from the municipality in order to do so.

The Public Health Agency of Sweden supervises tobacco and nicotine products at national level. We are also responsible for market surveillance of e-cigarettes, tobacco products and herbal products for smoking. Here you can read about supervision and market surveillance and how we work.

The publication contains information on how health warnings are regulated as well as illustrations that exemplify how health warnings can be designed and placed on different types of packaging for electronic cigarettes and refill containers, herbal products for smoking, tobacco free nicotine

This report is a compilation of existing knowledge about the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine products in terms of the extent of their use, the health risks and the social costs.