Disposable e-cigarettes will disappear from the EU market by the end of 2026, reports Merkur.

This is the result of a compromise between Parliament and the Council in the trilogue procedure on the Battery Regulation. It requires that three and a half years after the regulation comes into force, the batteries in portable devices, i.e. also in disposable e-cigarettes, must be removable and replaceable by the users themselves.
In addition, the regulation prohibits the use of adhesives, as the batteries must be removable without solvents. Furthermore, the manufacturer would have to provide instructions on how to remove the batteries as well as safety instructions. The compromise still has to be approved by the plenary of the European Parliament. However, this is considered a formality. Presumably, the compromise will be adopted by Parliament in June.
Disposable e-cigarettes, which were launched in the EU in early 2022 with overwhelming success, do not meet the requirements set by the Battery Regulation. According to estimates, disposable e-cigarettes now have a market share of at least 60 per cent in Germany.
The industry rules out modifying disposable e-cigarettes to meet the conditions of the Battery Regulation. For this, a take-back system for disposable e-cigarettes would have to be set up. This would be too costly. Instead, they will try to make reusable e-cigarettes more attractive through innovations.