COMMENTS: Law No. 2/L-36 was the previous tobacco control law. In 2013, it was completely abrogated and replaced by Law No. 04/L-156. The Original Language file is in both Albanian and Serbian.

COMMENTS: Law No. 03/L-157 provided amendments to Law No. 2/L-36. These amendments and Law No. 2/L-36 were completely abrogated and replaced by Law No. 04/L-156. The Original Language file is in both Albanian and Serbian.

COMMENTS: Decree No. DL-017-2013 is an order promulgating Law No. 04/L-156. The Original Language file is in both Albanian and Serbian.

COMMENTS: Law No. 4/L-156 is the primary tobacco control legislation, and it regulates, among other things, smoking in public places and workplaces; tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship; tobacco packaging and labeling; and tobacco industry interference. The law was subsequently amended in 2021 by Law No. 08/L-040, which is uploaded separately below. 

COMMENTS: Law No;. 08/L-040 providesd updated penalties for violations of smoke- free places, sales restrictions, cigarette contents, tobacco packaging and labeling; and tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. 

The Original Language file is in both Albanian and Serbian.

COMMENTS: Administrative Instruction No. 05/2003 provides updated requirements for tobacco packaging and labeling, including establishing the contents and specifications of the health warnings required to appear on product packaging.

The Original Language file is in both Albanian and Serbian.

COMMENTS: Administrative Instruction No. 02/2024 amendsed and supplementsed provisions on health warnings in Administrative Instruction No. 05/2023 that apply to tobacco products in Kosovo.

The Original Language file is in both Albanian and Serbian.