Regulatory Compliance - TPD & Irish Law

Last updated: 27 August 2026

1. Our licence to sell nicotine inhaling products online

www.ivapegreatshop.ie is operated by Clayton Leonard Enterprises Ltd, Unit 19, Seatown Business Campus, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 Y673, Ireland (VAT IE3375507MH).

We are licensed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 to sell nicotine inhaling products online in Ireland:

• Licence number: 130456
• Licence type: Online Nicotine Inhaling Products only
• Licensee: Clayton Leonard Enterprises Ltd
• Licensed website: www.ivapegreatshop.ie

This licence is renewed annually as required by the Act. A separate licence is required for each premises and each website; this licence covers this website only.

2. The law that applies to our products

Vaping products sold in Ireland are regulated by the EU Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU (TPD), implemented in Irish law by the European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 271 of 2016), and by the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023. The competent authority in Ireland is the HSE (National Environmental Health Service), which oversees notification compliance, retail licensing, safety alerts and enforcement.

Note: the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) is the United Kingdom's regulator and has no role in the Irish market. References you may see elsewhere to MHRA notification apply to products sold in the UK, not to products sold on this Site.

3. Product notification (EU-CEG)

Before a nicotine-containing e-cigarette or refill container may be sold in Ireland, its manufacturer or importer must notify it through the EU Common Entry Gate (EU-CEG) to the HSE at least six months before being placed on the market. All nicotine-containing products sold on this Site are sourced from suppliers whose products have been notified for the Irish market, and we retain compliance documentation for the products we stock.

4. Product standards under the TPD

All nicotine-containing products we sell comply with the TPD standards, including:

• maximum nicotine strength of 20 mg/ml;
• nicotine-containing e-liquid refill containers no larger than 10 ml;
• e-cigarette tanks and pods with a capacity no greater than 2 ml;
• child-resistant and tamper-evident packaging;
• a leaflet with instructions for use and storage, contraindications, warnings and addictiveness information;
• the required health warning covering the pack: "This product contains nicotine which is a highly addictive substance.";
• a ban on certain additives (such as vitamins, caffeine and taurine) and on packaging elements suggesting health or lifestyle benefits.

Larger "shortfill" e-liquids are sold nicotine-free only.

5. Age of sale

Under the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 it is illegal to sell nicotine inhaling products to anyone under 18. We verify age at or before the point of sale and delivery, and we do not sell to under-18s in any circumstances. See our Terms & Conditions.

6. Single-use (disposable) vapes

Ireland has enacted the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Act 2026, which prohibits the sale of single-use disposable vapes following a transition period. We are transitioning our range accordingly and will not offer single-use vapes once the prohibition takes effect. Reusable and refillable alternatives are available across our range.

7. Advertising and promotion

We comply with Irish restrictions on the advertising and promotion of nicotine inhaling products, including the restrictions in the 2023 Act. We do not make smoking-cessation, medicinal or health claims for our products, and our marketing is directed only at adults (see our Direct Marketing Policy).

8. Safety alerts and product recalls

We monitor HSE safety alerts for e-cigarettes and refill containers. If a product we have sold is subject to a recall or safety alert, we will withdraw it from sale immediately and take reasonable steps to notify affected customers.

9. Questions

For regulatory queries, or to request compliance information about a specific product, contact us at [INSERT CONTACT EMAIL] or via our Contact Us page. Information about the HSE's tobacco and nicotine product licensing regime is available at about.hse.ie.