Albania

The following text messages must appear (and be rotated with) the 11 prescribed images. Note that there were originally 15 images; however, image no. 1, 2, 11, and 13 were repealed by Decision No. 8, dated 29 Jan. 2021.

Image 1 (repealed)

Image 2 (repealed)

Image 3:

• Smoking seriously damages the lungs
• Smoking destroys the lungs
• Smoking damages the lungs, every breath becomes a challenge

Image 4:

• Cigarettes cause chronic lung diseases
• Tobacco smoke also damages the lungs of those who do not smoke
• Attention! Smoking causes fatal lung disease

Image 5:

• Smoking harms children's health
• Cigarette smoke is killing your child
• Children of smokers suffer from more diseases

Image 6:

• Smoking kills babies
• Smoking can kill the unborn child
• Smoking seriously harms newborn babies

Image 7:

• Smoking kills you prematurely
• Smoking causes heart attacks
• Smokers die young

Image 8:

• Smoking causes strokes and paralysis
• Smokers are at risk of strokes
• Smoking damages the blood vessels in the brain, leading to lifelong consequences

Image 9:

• Stay away from tobacco smoke because it harms the unborn child
• Tobacco smoke is toxic and can kill the unborn child
• Stay away from tobacco smoke during pregnancy

Image 10:

• Every cigarette harms the baby
• When you smoke during pregnancy, your baby is smoking with you
• Smoking during pregnancy seriously damages the child

Image 11 (repealed)

Image 12:

• Smoking causes throat cancer
• Smoking causes throat cancer. Nothing is the same anymore
• Smoking causes throat cancer. The damages are lifelong

Image 13 (repealed)

Image 14:

• Smoking reduces fertility
• Smoking causes impotence
• Smoking harms you and everyone around you

Image 15:

• Smoking causes bladder cancer
• Smoking kills! It causes bladder cancer
• Tobacco toxins damage the bladder and cause cancer

Along with the image and text, a cessation message (“You can quit smoking. Contact your family doctor”) must appear on both sides of the package.