TOBACCO CONTROL LAWS

Laws

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Act I of 1996 on Radio and TV Broadcasting

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December 21, 1995

Act LVIII of 1997 on Business Advertising Activity to Comport with EU Standards (as amended)

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1997

Act XLII of 1999 on the Protection of Non-Smokers and Certain Regulations on the Consumption and Distribution of Tobacco Products (as amended to May 21, 2016)

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1999

Act CXXVII of 2003 on the Excise Tax and Excise Tax Rules in the Marketing of Products

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December 28, 2003

Note: The uploaded files are in both English and Hungarian.

Act XLVIII of 2008 on the Basic Requirements of and Certain Restrictions on Commercial Advertising Activities

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September 1, 2008

Decree 291/2011 on the Regulation of Tobacco Products Labeling

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December 26, 2011

Act CXXXIV of 2012 on Reducing Smoking Prevalence Among Young People and Retail of Tobacco Products (as amended)

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September 11, 2012

Government Regulation 39/2013 on the Production, Placing on the Market and Control of Tobacco Products, on Combined Warnings, and the Detailed Provisions on the Application of Healthcare Penalties (as amended)

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February 14, 2013

Note: The uploaded file contains amendments through October 1, 2021.

Regulation 11/2016 of the Minister of National Development on the fees applicable to the measurement of tar, nicotine and carbon-monoxide emission of cigarettes

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May 20, 2016

Government Regulation 239/2016 Amending Government Regulation 39/2013 of February 14, 2013 on the detailed rules of production, distribution and control of tobacco products, the combined warnings and application of health protection fines

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August 16, 2016

Government Regulation 421/2016 (XII. 14.) Amending Government Regulation 39/2013

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December 14, 2016

Amendments to Act XLII of 1999 on the Protection of Non-Smokers and Certain Regulations on the Consumption and Distribution of Tobacco Products (enacted in 2015-2017)

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January 1, 2018

Note: The uploaded file contains several amendments to Act XLII of 1999 that were enacted in 2015-2017.

Amendments to Government Regulation 39/2013 (II. 14.) on the Production, Placing on the Market and Control of Tobacco Products, on Combined Warnings, and the Detailed Provisions on the Application of Healthcare Penalties (enacted in 2017-2018)

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May 6, 2018

Note: The uploaded file contains several amendments to Government Regulation 39/2013 that were enacted in 2017-2018.

Government Regulation 244/2018 (XII. 14.) Amending Government Regulation 39/2013

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December 13, 2018