Laws

Law on the Restricted Use of Tobacco Products, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

08 Mar, 1998

Law on the Ban on Advertising of Tobacco Products (No. 01-391-04), Republika Srpska

29 Apr, 2004

Law on the Ban on Smoking Tobacco in Public Areas, Republika Srpska

29 Apr, 2004

Law on the Ban on the Sale and Consumption of Tobacco Products to Persons Below 18 Years of Age (No. 01-392-04), Republika Srpska

29 Apr, 2004

Gazette No. 46-04 on Tobacco Control Laws, Republika Srpska

29 Apr, 2004

Gazette No. 74-04 on Amendments to Tobacco Control Laws, Republika Srpska

28 Jul, 2004

No. 01-596-04 on the Amendment to the Law on the Ban on Advertising of Tobacco Products, Republika Srpska

28 Jul, 2004

No. 178-05 Amendments to Law on Value Added Tax

18 May, 2005

Gazette No. 96-05 on Amendments to Tobacco Control Laws, Republika Srpska

06 Oct, 2005

Law Amending the Law on the Restricted Use of Tobacco Products, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

12 Aug, 2011

Rules on the Marking of Packages of Tobacco Products, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

05 Sep, 2011

Law on the Control and Restricted Use of Tobacco, Tobacco Products, and Other Smoking Products

05 May, 2023

Note: This comprehensive tobacco control law mandates a ban on smoking in most enclosed public places, workplaces, and public transport; smoking is also forbidden in private vehicles if minors are inside. The provisions prohibit tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorships outside the point of sale, ban the use of additives and flavors in cigarettes, impose health warning labels on all tobacco products, and ban the sale of cigarettes containing addicting flavors. The law establishes a federal commission for tobacco control.

To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of October 17, 2019 unless otherwise noted.