Retail sale of nicotine products

In addition to pharmacies, nicotine replacement products intended for smoking cessation may be sold in retail stores that sell tobacco, kiosks, gas stations and food stores, provided that a permit has been applied for the sale. In Imatra, Parikkala, Rautjärvi and Ruokolahti, the permit is granted by the Imatra region's environmental authority.

A sales permit is applied for with a free-form written application or with the application form, which will be delivered to the environmental agency of the Imatra region. The permit is granted if the trader has the conditions to store and sell preparations in accordance with the Medicines Act. The application must show how the permit applicant ensures that the law and the regulations issued pursuant to it are complied with.

The application must include the following information:

• The applicant's name or company name and contact information, company and company ID, and the addresses of nicotine product sales locations
• An explanation of the storage of nicotine products and how sales are monitored (how the products are placed in the store and how the age limit for sales is monitored)
• The name and contact information of the person responsible for sales
• The number of points of sale located at the point of sale of nicotine preparations and an explanation of their location

The licensed trader must notify the municipality if the information provided in the license application changes or sales are stopped.