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Article L3513-7 of the French Public Health Code

Disposable electronic vaping devices, refill bottles and single-use cartridges containing nicotine contain only high-purity ingredients, except for technically unavoidable traces in the manufacturing process. The sale, distribution or free offer of disposable electronic vaping devices, refill bottles and single-use cartridges containing nicotine that contain the following additives is prohibited: 1° Additives that create the impression that the product has beneficial effects on health or that its health risks have been…

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Article L3513-8 of the French Public Health Code

With the exception of nicotine, only ingredients which, whether heated or not, pose no risk to human health are used in vaping products containing nicotine. The maximum nicotine content of these products is set by order of the Minister for Health. Under normal conditions of use, electronic vaping devices deliver nicotine consistently.

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Article L3513-10 of the French Public Health Code

Six months before placing nicotine-containing vaping products on the market, manufacturers and importers submit a notification file for each brand and type of product to the public body designated by order. This file includes information on those responsible for placing the product on the market, its composition, emissions, toxicological data on ingredients and emissions, components and manufacturing process.

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Article L3513-11 of the French Public Health Code

Manufacturers and importers of nicotine-containing vaping products declare annually for the past year to the public establishment mentioned in article L. 3513-10 data on their sales by brand and type, as well as summaries of the market studies they carry out.

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Article L3513-13 of the French Public Health Code

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of nicotine-containing vaping products shall establish and maintain a system for collecting information on any suspected adverse effects of these products on human health. If any such economic operator considers or has reason to believe that products in its possession which are intended to be placed on the market or are placed on the market are unsafe, not of good quality or not in compliance with…

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Article L3513-14 of the French Public Health Code

When the public establishment mentioned in article L. 3513-10 observes or has reasonable grounds to believe that a vaping product containing nicotine or a given type of product could present a serious risk to human health, it immediately informs the Ministry of Health, proposing appropriate provisional measures.

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Article L3513-16 of the French Public Health Code

All unit packs and outer packaging of vaping products containing nicotine must state: 1° The full composition of the liquid containing nicotine; 2° The average nicotine content and the quantity dispensed per dose; 3° The batch number; 4° A recommendation that the product should be kept out of the reach of children; 5° A health warning affixed twice. A decree by the Minister for Health sets out the characteristics and…

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