Russia

There is a comprehensive ban on the use of e-cigarettes in indoor workplaces and indoor public places. The law prohibits the use of e-cigarettes on all public transportation, with the exception of long-distance passenger ships where the use of e-cigarettes is permitted in designated areas (in open air or in isolated rooms).

The law prohibits all forms of e-cigarette advertising and promotion.

The law prohibits all forms of e-cigarette sponsorship.

Product displays at “trade sites” are prohibited. The law permits retailers to display only a black-and-white alphabetical list of tobacco products sold.

The law prohibits remote retail sales, which includes internet sales. However, the law contains a small exception that may permit delivery by mail for towns that have no stores.

The law prohibits the use of flavorants and flavoring substances made of:
- Bittersweet nightshade stems (Stipites Dulcamarae)
- Camphorwood (Lignum Camphorae)
- Rhizomes of the common centipede (Rhizoma Polypodii)
- Pennyroyal herb (Herba Pulegii)
- Quassia wood (Lignum Quassiae)
- Soap bark (Cortex Quillaja)
- Tansy herb (Herba Tanaceti)
- Rue herb (Herba Rutae)
- Sassafras leaves, wood, root bark (Stipes, Folium, Cortex Sassafratis)
- Sweet clover (Millilotus officinalis)
- Tonka beans (Semen Toncae)
- Liatris odoratissima
- Woodruff (Asperula odorata).

The law prohibits the use of the following substances in e-cigarettes:
- Agaric acid
- Vitamin E acetate
- Birch tar oil 
- Diacetyl
- Diethylene glycol
- Bitter almond oil (Oleum Amygdalarum amarum) containing free or bound hydrocyanic acid
- Sassafras oil (Oleum Sassafratis)
- Juniper tar oil (Oleum Juniperi empyreumaticum)
- Camphor oil (Oleum camphoratum)
- Camphor
- Coumarin
- Safflower
- Thujone
- Ethylene glycol.

In addition, the law prohibits the use in e-cigarettes of plants containing narcotic substances or psychotropic substances, or their precursors, specifically including cannabidiol.

The law specifies that packaging and labelling must be in accordance with the legislation on technical regulation. Pursuant to GOST 58109-2018, the following text-only health warning must appear on product packaging: “Nicotine causes addiction.” The law does not specify the size or location of the warning, only that it appear in capital black letters on a white background in a clear, easy-to-read font and be in Russian.

In addition to the required health warning message, the law requires that product package include other specified information, such as the name of the product, name and address of the manufacturer, nicotine content, volume of liquid, and an indication that the product should be kept out of the reach of children.

The law also prohibits on product packaging images of food, medicines, people, animals, and animated characters. 

The law prohibits the sale of e-cigarettes with nicotine levels of higher than 20mg/ml.

There is no law addressing device requirements for e-cigarettes.

The law does not require disclosure or notification for e-cigarettes. Some companies voluntarily choose to certify their products under the Law on Certification of Products and Services.

The law permits retail sale of e-cigarettes only in stores and pavilions, with sales forbidden in educational, health-care, or sports facilities, among others.

The law prohibits the sale of e-cigarettes via vending machines.