Albania

"Electronic cigarette" means a product that can be used for consumption of nicotine-containing vapor via a mouthpiece, or any component of that product, including a cartridge, a tank and a device without cartridge or tank. Electronic cigarettes can be disposable or refillable by using a refill container and a tank, or rechargeable with single use cartridges.

For the purpose of this review, the term "e-cigarette" will be used to refer to an "electronic cigarette."

"Smoking" refers to the lighting, inhalation, or holding of any tobacco product, including electronic cigarettes and water pipes (hookahs).

“Smoking” includes holding e-cigarettes. Therefore, the use of e-cigarettes is considered smoking.

"Novel tobacco products" mean those tobacco products which:

a) do not fall into any of the following categories: cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, pipe tobacco, waterpipe tobacco, cigars, cigarillos, chewing tobacco, nasal tobacco or tobacco for oral use; and

b) are placed on the market after the entry into force of this law.

The definition of “novel tobacco products” is significant because such products include e-cigarettes and, therefore, are subject to disclosure requirements.