A new law will allow the legal sale of e-cigarettes and vaping devices in the UAE for the first time, Gulf News reported.

According to the report, the UAE will no longer ban the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping devices from mid-April, the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) declared on Sunday.
“ESMA aims to issue this standard to regulate and create awareness about the ingredients used in the products, in order to ensure no banned substances are mixed in these products, posing danger to public health,” Director General of ESMA, Abdullah Al Muaini, was quoted as saying. He added that the main reason for the move is the growing popularity of unregulated products as they are easily available online. The new mandatory standard covers all electronic nicotine products used as an alternative to traditional cigarettes, including electronic shisha, electronic cigarettes, electronic pipes, vaping devices as well as liquid refills, according to the report.
Under the new Regulation, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers may sell these battery-powered products. Similar to traditional cigarettes, the new standards require e-cigarettes to carry pictorial health warnings on their packaging, the report said.