Join ESCA

 

If you would like to join Shisha Alliance, or have questions, or would like to donate to ensure our tradition is protected, fill out the contact form below and a member of our alliance team will contact you

 Membership Pledge

Shisha should only be sold to and used by adults of a minimum age legally permitted to purchase tobacco products.  To ensure minors cannot access shisha, ESCA supports the following policies and practices that members pledge to observe when they join our alliance:

  1. ESCA members support compliance with tobacco purchase age restrictions at the EU, national, and local levels.

  2. ESCA members support laws and ordinances that impose penalties on retailers or others who sell or provide shisha products to minors.

  3. All ESCA members should implement strict underage policies requiring their employees to properly identify anyone who appears younger than 30 years of age.  ESCA can provide advice and guidance on best practice.

  4. ESCA members should display prominent signage indicating the minimum age to purchase shisha products.  

  5. All online sales of shisha products should restrict sales to adults through the use of age verification technology provided by independent third-party agencies using public record databases. 

  6. ESCA members’ packaging and marketing materials should not include content that is directed towards minors and must include the necessary warning labels.

  7. All members must forbid the sale of shisha products through any unattended kiosk.

Finally, ESCA members must not trade in counterfeit or illicit goods.