The bill was approved by the French parliament with a final vote in the Senate upper house. This makes France the second EU country after Belgium to introduce such a ban.

“It is a great victory in a two-pronged battle that we were fighting: an environmental battle against the polluting lithium batteries in these ‘puffs’, and a health battle for our schoolchildren,” lawmaker Francesca Pasquini, the author of the bill, told AFP. “A fine piece of cross-party work!” lawmaker Michel Lauzzana said on X. Addressing President Emmanuel Macron, Lauzzana added: “We are now awaiting the promulgation of this law and its application throughout the country.”



The legislation was earlier approved by the National Assembly lower house. The measure is part of a wider government anti-smoking campaign. In December 2024, Belgium became the first EU country to ban disposable e-cigarettes.

The European Union aims to achieve a tobacco-free generation by 2040, reducing the proportion of smokers in the 27 countries from the current level of around 25 per cent to less than five per cent.