Vap'brèves offers you your flash e-cigarette news for the day of Tuesday, June 28, 2016. (News update at 11:04 a.m.)
| FRANCE |
THE CLOPINETTE AFFAIR: THE E-CIGARETTE IS A COMMON CONSUMER PRODUCT |
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 The case opposed a tobacconist (Les Curtilles) and the Confédération Nationale des Buralistes (CNBF) on one side to the Société Clop & Co (Clopinettes) and the appeal challenged the decision of the Paris Court of Appeal of 24 June 2014. (See article) |
| NEW ZEALAND |
VAPE IT FORWARD: A PROGRAM TO HELP THE POPULATION TO END TOBACCO. |
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 In New Zealand, the “Aotearoa Vape Community Advocacy” group has launched the “Vape It Forward” program which aims to help people stop smoking. With an increasing success rate, the "Vape It Forward" program provides vape kits for those who wish to quit smoking. (See article) |
| FRANCE |
ILLEGAL "COMMERCIAL" PRACTICES OF CIGARETTERS |
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 While the neutral package applies in France, an ex-saleswoman of JTI, the manufacturer of Camel, explains to the Launcher the system of hidden remuneration paid to the largest tobacco outlets by cigarette manufacturers. An illegal system of gift vouchers and prepaid cards, providing thousands of dollars annually to tobacconists. (See article) |
