Judge rules law does not cover e-cigarettesBy Wang Ting-chuan and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerA New Taipei City man who challenged a fine he received for importing e-cigarettes won the suit, after a district court ruled that the products fell outside of the scope of current tobacco laws. Enforcement of such products in the absence of relevant laws affects free trade and property rights, the judge said. The Health Promotion Administration’s classification of e-cigarette devices as tobacco products was its own expansion of the scope of tobacco laws, which do not cover these devices, the judge said. Meanwhile, the New Taipei City Government said that it advocated including “complete e-cigarette devices, as well as all e-cigarette device components” in the act. The judge said that the size, weight, shape and color of the devices were all distinguishable from cigars or cigarettes.

Source: Taipei Times March 09, 2020 15:56 UTC