I-Belgium isanda kuthatha inyathelo elibalulekileyo ekulweni nokutshaya kunye nokusetyenziswa kwe-nicotine, kunye noluhlu lwemilinganiselo yomthetho eyamkelwe yiPalamente kwaye ijoliswe ukuba iphunyezwe ngokuthe ngcembe. Phakathi kwala manyathelo kukuvalwa, okuqinisekiswe yiKhomishini yaseYurophu ngo-Matshi 2024, ekuthengisweni kweesigarethi ze-elektroniki ezilahlwayo, ezikwabizwa ngokuba yi "puffs". Esi sigqibo sinikezelwa njengempendulo echanekileyo nelungeleleneyo kumngeni wokutshaya.
Ukuze kukhuselwe abantu abatsha, iBelgium iya kuphelisa ukuthengiswa kweemveliso zecuba kwiindawo ezithengiswayo zexeshana, njengemithendeleko, ukususela ngoJanuwari 1, 2025. Ukongeza, ukususela ngo-Ephreli 2025, iivenkile zokutya ezingaphezulu kweemitha ezili-square ze-400 ziya awusagunyaziswanga ukuba uthengise icuba. Lo mlinganiso wawucetywe ekuqaleni ngo-2026 kodwa waziswa ngeenyanga ezintandathu. Nangona kunjalo, icandelo lehotele, iivenkile zokutyela kunye neekhefi ziya kukwazi ukuqhubeka nokubonelela ngezi mveliso.
Enye inxalenye ebalulekileyo yalo mgaqo-nkqubo kukungabonakali kwecuba kunye neemveliso ze-nicotine kwiindawo zokuthengisa ukusuka ngo-Ephreli 1, 2025. Esi sithintelo siya kugubungela zonke iimveliso zecuba kunye nezixhobo zazo, kubandakanywa iimveliso ezisekelwe kwizityalo zokutshaya kunye nezixhobo ezinxulumene ne-vaping. Lo mlinganiso ujolise ekukhuseleni abantu abancinci kunye nokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwecuba kunye ne-nicotine.
Ejongene nokubona ukuba ukuvinjelwa kokuthengisa icuba kunye ne-cigarettes ye-elektroniki kubantwana abancinci akuhlonitshwa ngobuninzi babathengisi, urhulumente waseBelgium uye wagqiba ekubeni aqinise izigwebo. Ukusukela ngoku ukuya phambili, iinkundla ziya kuba nako ukumisela isithintelo sokuthengisa okwethutyana unyaka omnye ukuya kwemihlanu kubavelisi abathe bathengisa iimveliso zabo ngokungekho mthethweni.
Oku kuqiniswa kwezigwebo kuza kwimeko apho ukungahambelani nokuvinjelwa kokuthengiswa kwabancinci kukwayingxaki eFransi, kunye nezifundo zamva nje ezibonisa imeko efanayo phakathi kwama-cubacconists aseFransi.
Nangona kunjalo, iCancer Foundation iphakamisa inqaku elixhalabisayo malunga nokulibaziseka kweBelgium ekuxhaseni ukuyeka ukutshaya. Ngaphandle kokuvumelana kwezopolitiko malunga nesidingo somgaqo-nkqubo wokuxhasa ukulumla, ukungafani kusala kwinkxaso-mali yalo mgaqo-nkqubo, ukukhupha amaqela athetha isiFrentshi ngokuthanda ukusetyenziswa kweerhafu zombuso ngokuchasene nabo baseFlemish, abakhetha ulwabiwo lwengingqi lwemali. Lo mgaqo-nkqubo wokupheliswa uthathwa njengobaluleke kakhulu njengoko iBelgium isandula ukunyusela irhafu kwiimveliso zecuba ngama-25%, iphawula elinye inyathelo eliya kuluntu olungaxhomekekanga kangako kwinikotini.
