Notification
With the amendment to the Austrian Tobacco and Non-Smokers Protection Act (TNRSG) (Federal Law Gazette I No. 68/2026), tobacco-free nicotine products and tobacco-free nicotine replacement products will also be subject to tobacco legislation as of 20 August 2026.
A “tobacco-free nicotine product” is defined in Section 1(14) TNRSG as any tobacco-free product containing nicotine that is intended for uptake into the human body through inhalation, sniffing, sucking, chewing, oral, dermal, or any other form of consumption, provided that it is not an electronic cigarette, refill container, liquid, or herbal smoking product.
A “tobacco-free nicotine replacement product” is defined in Section 1(15) TNRSG as a product that contains neither tobacco nor nicotine and can be consumed in the same manner as a tobacco product pursuant to Section 1(1) TNRSG, provided that it is not a herbal smoking product, an electronic cigarette, or a liquid.
Pursuant to Section 8d of the Tobacco and Non-Smokers Protection Act (TNRSG), a notification in EU-CEG and the payment of a fee are required for the placing on the market of tobacco-free nicotine products
Fee
The Nicotine Products, Nicotine Replacement Products and Tobacco Notification Ordinance (NTMelV) establishes cost-covering fees for the notification of tobacco-free nicotine products and tobacco-free nicotine replacement products.
The fee for the notification of tobacco-free nicotine products and tobacco-free nicotine replacement products pursuant to Section 8d TNRSG is EUR 3,000. Where several product variants are submitted within a single notification, the notification fee must be paid for each individual product variant.
Payment of the fee
Please send a written notification, indicating the Product ID of each product variant submitted in EU-CEG, to tabak@ages.at.
A fee notice will subsequently be issued and sent to the e-mail address provided.
Office for Tobacco Coordination
- E-mail:
tabak@ages.at - Phone:
+43 5 0555-25614
or
+43 5 0555-34837 - Address:
Spargelfeldstraße 191
1220 Vienna
Last updated: 18.08.2026