On 18 May 2026, the European Commission launched a call for evidence related to the upcoming revision of EU Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU (TPD). Feedback is open until 15 June 2026 and is open to everybody. In the meantime, public consultation, available to stakeholders including citizens, businesses, representative organisations and EU countries’ public authorities, academics
Ales Bartl
Ales Bartl has a broad experience in European Union (EU) product regulatory law, including Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) regulation, Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), medical devices, electronic products, and general product compliance and product safety. He advises on regulatory compliance of a broad range of products marketed in the EU and represents clients before EU and national competent authorities on compliance and enforcement issues, including product withdrawals and recalls.
Ales also represents clients before the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Board of Appeal of European Chemicals Agency.
Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Ales interned at the European Commission (EC) and worked for almost ten years as an EU regulatory associate at two international law firms in Brussels.
Webinar: Update on EU Regulations of E-Vapor and Nicotine Pouches

Update on EU Regulations of E-Vapor and Nicotine Pouches
Date: Thursday, 08 May 2025
Time: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CET | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Duration: 60 minutes
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News Alert: Public Consultation on the EU’s Tobacco Products Legislation: Comment Period Open Until May 16, 2023

On February 21, 2023, the European Commission opened a public consultation[1] seeking feedback on the performance of the current legislative framework for tobacco products, and ways that the legislation could be improved. All interested stakeholders can submit comments until May 16, 2023.
I. Background
In May 2008, the European Commission issued a report[2]…