Last updated: August 20, 2020
Penalties
Sales Restrictions
Violations of the prohibition on selling cigarettes that are not in the original packaging and the sale of open packages are punishable by a fine of 2,000 Euros for a legal person or business entity, and by a fine of 200 Euros for a natural person.
Violations of the restrictions on vending machine sales are punishable by a fine of 3,000 Euros for a legal person or business entity, and by a fine of 500 Euros for a natural person.
The enforcement authorities are the sanitary and market inspectors.
Location-based Sales Restrictions
Violations of location-based sales restrictions are punishable by a fine of 3,000 Euros for a legal person or business entity, and by a fine of 500 Euros for a natural person.
The enforcement authorities are the sanitary, health, market, and education inspectors.
Minimum Retail Package Size
The law does not regulate the minimum size of tobacco product packages; therefore, there are no associated penalties.
Minimum Legal Sales Age
Violations of the ban on sales to persons below the age of 18 are punishable by a fine of 2,000 Euros for a legal person or business entity, and by a fine of 200 Euros for a natural person.
The enforcement authority is the market inspector.
