The Proposals for the Smoked Tobacco Regulatory Regime – Public Consultation Document - Proposals for the Smoked Tobacco Regulatory Regime – Public Consultation Document (health.govt.nz)The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 - Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 No 79, Public Act Contents – New Zealand LegislationThe Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021 - Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021 (LI 2021/204) Contents – New Zealand Legislation

Protection of human health or safety (TBT)

HS code 8543.40.00

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8543 - Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85 and parts thereof; 8543 - Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85 and parts thereof

65.160 - Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment; 65.160 - Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment

Human health; Human health

The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Regulations 2023 amended the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021 (the principal regulations) to put new product safety requirements in place for vaping products.These included requirements that, from 21 March 2024, all reusable vaping products:have a child safety mechanism to prevent it from being activated or accidentally operated by a child; andhave a removable battery. _x000D_ However, the above two requirements to have removable batteries and child safety mechanisms that was originally to apply to all reusable vaping devices from 21 March 2024, has been deferred.The deferral was given effect to through the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Regulations 2024, which came into force on 20 March 2024, and amended the principal regulations. 

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