Nakuba i-European Union ilawule ukukhangisa okuphathelene nogwayi we-elekthronikhi, ukungaqiniseki kwezomthetho kwangempela kuvele e-United Kingdom. Phakathi kokukhuthaza izindlela zokunciphisa ubungozi nokukhangisa, ulayini ubonakala unzima ukuwubona.
I-ASA IQINISEKISA ISIKHALAZO ESINGAZIZIWAYO NGESITOLO KA-E-CIGARETTE
Inhlangano yezokukhangisa yase-UK isanda kuthi imikhankaso ekhuthaza abantu ukuthi bayeke ukubhema ukuze bathole impilo engcono ingase ibukeke phansi imithetho ye-EU.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, i-Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) iqinisekise isikhalazo esingaziwa mayelana nesikhangiso esikumagazini “ The Journal » esitolo sikagwayi kagesi « Isiteshi seVape“. Ngemuva kokunxenxa okunamandla okuvela embonini yezemithi, imithetho ye-European Union ngogwayi nemikhiqizo kagwayi iyakwenqabela ukukhangisa kwe-vaping emaphephandabeni noma kumamagazini ngaphandle kwalapho kuwushicilelo olunikezelwe kochwepheshe.
Kulokhu, umshicileli nomkhangisi baphikise ngokuthi abukho uphawu olungakhonjwa. I-ASA yagqamisa isigaba 22.12 seKhodi Yekomidi Lokuzijwayeza Ukukhangisa (CAP) eqinisekisa ukuthi « Ngaphandle kwemithombo yezindaba eqondiswe ngokukhethekile emkhakheni wezohwebo, izikhangiso ezinomthelela oqondile noma ongaqondile wokukhuthaza ugwayi we-elekthronikhi oqukethe i-nicotine kanye nezingxenye zawo ezingagunyaziwe njengemithi engagunyaziwe emaphephandabeni nakumagazini. "(Bona imininingwane).
Kodwa-ke, ukusetshenziswa kwegama elithi “okungaqondile” kuphakamisa amaphutha athile, ngokwesibonelo kungakhuthaza ohulumeni ukuthi bakhuthaze i-vaping njengethuluzi lokunciphisa izingozi ezivela kugwayi nokusha.
ngoba UChristopher Snowdon, umqondisi we-Institute of Economic Affairs “ Imithethonqubo mibi kakhulu kunalokho umuntu angakucabanga ngoba 
ngisho nesikhangiso sakudala esimema ababhemayo ukuthi bashintshele ku-vaping singaphambana nomyalelo omusha wase-Europe mayelana nemikhiqizo kagwayi. "engeza" E-United Kingdom, uma uhulumeni ehlela umkhankaso wokuyeka ukubhema kuyilapho ekhuthaza ukukhishwa kwemfucumfucu kuthelevishini, wephula umthetho. Lokhu akunangqondo ngokuphelele".
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-ASA iqaphe kakhulu, ngokusho kwabo " Kuseyinkundla yamabhomu esemthethweni, kodwa kusenezikhala okufanele zigcwaliswe“. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Advertising Standards Authority ingase ihlele ukubonisana ukuze kuxazululwe inkinga.
Kunezinkomba zokuthi uhulumeni angakhulula umthethonqubo ngemuva kweBrexit. Ngempela, uhlelo lweminyaka emihlanu lokulawula ugwayi luhlose “ukwandisa ukutholakala kwezinye izindlela eziphephile kunokubhema»kuhlanganisa ne-e-cigarettes. Ngakho-ke kungaba nzima ukuhlonipha le nhloso yezombangazwe kuyilapho ugcina imithetho eqinile ye-European Union futhi uqhubeka nokubheka i-vaping njengomkhiqizo kagwayi.
