Country De jure Notes Smoking age Purchase age Albania None 18 It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to minors under the age of 18 years. Armenia None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco products anyone under the age of 18 years. Minors may not sell tobacco products. No minimum age prior to 24 December 2004. Austria 16 The minimum age is regulated by each federal state, but is nationwide 16 years. It is illegal in every state to sell or give tobacco products to a person under the age of 16 years as well as the consumption by a person under the age of 16 years in any public place. Azerbaijan None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years. The packaging of tobacco products must contain a warning that sale to minors is prohibited. No minimum age prior to 1 January 2002. Belarus None 18 (Decree No. 28 of 2002 "It is banned to sell tobacco products to citizens (by citizens) of the Republic of Belarus, foreign citizens and individuals with no citizenship under 18 years old. '') Belgium None 16 ("It is forbidden to sell tobacco products to young people under the age of 16 and advertising for tobacco products is forbidden. '') Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 It is illegal to sell and gift tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years. It is illegal for minors under the age of 18 years to gift, sell and consume tobacco products. The minimum age was 15 years prior to 28 September 2004. No minimum age prior to 9 March 1998. Bulgaria None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years. Croatia None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco products to minors. It is the responsibility of any salesperson to ensure that no tobacco is sold to minors and therefore to request an ID to make sure that the purchaser is at least 18 years of age. Minors may not sell tobacco products. Cyprus None 18 It is illegal to sell or otherwise provide tobacco products to a minor. "(...) any person who provides a tobacco product to a minor is guilty of offense and in any case of his / her conviction, he / she shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding one thousand pounds or to incarceration not exceeding six months and / or to both penalties. '' Czech Republic None 18 Selling tobacco products to anyone under 18 is prohibited. Sale of tobacco products and tobacco through vending machines is permitted if the tobacco purchase age is not violated. The seller shall place a clearly visible notice displaying the sale restrictions of tobacco to person under the age of 18. A person selling tobacco must be 18 years or older, unless the minor is preparing for a future career in the hotel or tourism industry, as a cook - waiter or salesman. However, it is very easy to get tobacco products for minors as many sellers do n't check the age. The minimum age was 16 years prior to 2 September 1999. Denmark None 18 The minimum age was 16 years prior to 1 September 2008. Estonia 18 The minimum age to purchase tobacco products or to smoke in public is set at 18. Minors may not be in possession of, or handle tobacco products. Finland 18 Prior to October 2010 it was not illegal for minors to smoke in public. The minimum age was 16 years prior to 1 March 1995. France None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years. Minors under the age of 18 years may not smoke in any school or on school property. Vending machines outside a tobacco shop is prohibited. Prior to 21 July 2009 the minimum age to purchase tobacco products was 16 years of age. Georgia None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco products to minors under the age of 18. Germany 18 The Protection of Young Persons Act states that children and young people under 18 years of age shall not be sold tobacco products nor should they be permitted to smoke in public. This does not apply to married adolescents. Minimum age was 18 from 10 June 1943 until 1 January 1952. Minimum age was 16 from 1 January 1952 to 1 September 2007. Gibraltar 18 It is illegal to sell and furnish tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years. Any police officer may confiscate tobacco from a minor in public. The minimum age was 16 years prior to 7 July 2006. Greece None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco to minors. Hungary 18 It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18. It is illegal to smoke under the age of 18. The sale of tobacco is prohibited within 200 m of schools and health care units. Iceland None 18 It is illegal to sell or deliver tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years. Minors may not handle or sell tobacco products. No minimum age prior to 1 January 1985. The minimum age was 16 years from 1 January 1985 to 1 October 1996. Ireland 18 The sale of tobacco to persons under 18 is illegal. It is illegal to buy or smoke cigarettes if you are under the age of 18. The minimum age was 16 years prior to 27 March 2002. Italy None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years. Violation is punished with a fine between € 250.00 and € 1000.00. If the law is violated more than once the fine is increased to € 500.00 and € 2,000.00 and a revocation of the tobacco license for at least 3 months. Minimum age for electronic cigarettes was 16 prior to 1 May 2013. Kosovo None Latvia 18 The sale of tobacco products to persons under the age of 18 is prohibited. Liechtenstein 16 It is illegal for anyone under the age of 16 to possess or consume tobacco products. Lithuania 18 No minimum age to smoke prior to 1 May 2015. Luxembourg None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years. No minimum age prior to 1 January 2006. Minimum purchase age increased from 16 to 18 on 1 August 2017. Macedonia None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years. Malta None 18 "No person shall sell, supply or distribute by way of compensation or otherwise, any cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, tobacco products or smoking requisites to any person who is under the age of 18 years, or in any manner induce such person to smoke. '' Moldova None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years. Montenegro None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18. A poster with the sale restrictions must be placed at point of sale. Netherlands None 18 The sale of tobacco to persons under 18 is illegal. Smoking of tobacco is prohibited by law in all public buildings and in public transport. As of 1 January 2004 every employee has the right to work in a smoke - free environment. All forms of tobacco advertising, promotion or sponsorship are prohibited. Smoking remains prevalent in the Netherlands despite these efforts. Tobacco can be bought at every supermarket and at other stores. Norway None 18 No age limit for use of tobacco but no sales of cigarettes or Swedish snus to people under 18 by law. Vending machines are only allowed when they are cited inside an approved store, with a demand of buying a receipt from the cashier first. and imitation tobacco products are not allowed. Cigarette commercials are also strictly forbidden by law. As of June 2004, smoking is prohibited in all public places, including restaurants, pubs and work places. Poland None 18 Minors are not allowed to buy tobacco products. Portugal 18 It is illegal to sell or give any tobacco product to a minor as well as the consumption of a tobacco product in any public place by a minor. There is a proposition to ban vending machines in places accessible to people younger than 18. Minimum age was 16 prior to 1 January 2008. Romania None 18 There is a ban on sale of tobacco to those younger than 18. Vending machines selling tobacco are banned. There is no minimum legal age of smoking. Russia None 18 Retail sales of tobacco products to any person under the age of 18 years are an offence. Serbia None 18 The sale to persons under 18 is prohibited. Contrary to that, a lot of salesmen sell cigarettes to minors in Serbia. Acquiring tobacco products is very easy for minors despite the law. Slovakia None 18 Tobacco sales to under 18 year olds are prohibited. Slovenia None 18 It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18. ID - Card or passport has to be shown if requested. Spain None 18 It is illegal to sell any tobacco product or other smoking substances (e.g. electronic cigarettes) to a person under the age of 18 years. Minimum age was 16 in most regions prior to 1 January 2006. Sweden None 18 It is illegal to sell or commercially distribute tobacco to a person under the age of 18 years. No minimum age prior to 1 January 1997. Switzerland Regulations by canton: States / territories Smoking age Purchase age Notes Aargau None 16 It is an offence to sell or supply (except for Parents) any tobacco product to a person under 16 years of age. Appenzell Ausserrhoden None 16 It is an offence to sell or supply any tobacco product to a person under 16 years of age. Appenzell Innerrhoden None No cantonal regulation towards sale and supply of tobacco products to minors. Basel - Landschaft None 18 Selling any tobacco product to a minor is unlawful. If a customer appears to be under the age of 18 years the salesperson must check a valid ID. Basel - Stadt None 18 Selling any tobacco product to a minor is unlawful. If a customer appears to be under the age of 18 years the salesperson must check a valid ID. Bern None 18 (to enter smoking facility or premises) 18 Selling or giving any tobacco product to a minor is unlawful. If a customer appears to be under the age of 18 years the salesperson must check a valid ID. Fribourg None 16 Selling or supplying any tobacco product to a person under the age of 16 is unlawful. If a customer appears to be under the age of 16 years the salesperson must check a valid ID. Geneva None No cantonal regulation towards sale and supply of tobacco products to minors. Glarus None 16 Selling any tobacco product to a person under the age of 16 is unlawful. If a customer appears to be under the age of 16 years the salesperson must check a valid ID. Graubünden None 16 Jura None 18 It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco to a minor. Luzern None 16 Selling any tobacco product to a person under the age of 16 is unlawful. Neuchâtel None 18 Selling any tobacco product to a minor is unlawful. Nidwalden None 18 Selling any tobacco product to a minor is unlawful. Obwalden None No cantonal regulation towards sale and supply of tobacco products to minors. Schaffhausen None 18 Selling any tobacco product to a minor is unlawful. Schwyz None No cantonal regulation towards sale and supply of tobacco products to minors. Solothurn None 16 Selling any tobacco product to a person under the age of 16 is unlawful. St. Gallen None 16 Selling or supplying any tobacco product to a person under the age of 16 is unlawful. If a customer appears to be under the age of 16 years the salesperson must check a valid ID. Thurgau None 16 Selling or supplying any tobacco product to a person under the age of 16 is unlawful. If a customer appears to be under the age of 16 years the salesperson must check a valid ID. Ticino None 18 Selling any tobacco product to a minor is unlawful. Uri None 16 Selling or supplying any tobacco product to a person under the age of 16 is unlawful. Valais None 16 Selling or supplying any tobacco product to a person under the age of 16 is unlawful. Currently the cantonal government is planning to raise the minimum age to 18 years. Vaud None 18 Selling any tobacco product to a minor is unlawful. Zug None 18 Selling any tobacco product to a minor is unlawful. Zürich None 16 Selling or supplying any tobacco product to a person under the age of 16 is unlawful. If a customer appears to be under the age of 16 years the salesperson must check a valid ID. Turkey None 18 Ukraine 14 18 United Kingdom 18 (purchase de jure) 16 (public possession & purchase de facto) England and Wales: It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18. The minimum age to smoke in public is 16 and authorities have the duty to seize any tobacco or cigarette papers in the possession of any person apparently under the age of 16. Minimum age to purchase was 16 from 1908 to 1 October 2007. No minimum age prior to 1908. 18 Scotland: A person who sells a tobacco product or cigarette papers to a person under the age of 18 commits an offence. Any person under the age of 18 who buys or attempts to buy a tobacco product or cigarette papers commits an offence as well as an adult who knowlingly buys a tobacco product or cigarette papers on behalf of a person under the age of 18. Any constable who has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person in a public place is under the age of 18, and in possession of a tobacco product or cigarette papers may require the person to surrender the tobacco product. Minimum age was 16 prior to 30 September 2007. 18 Northern Ireland: A person who sells to a person under the age of 18 any tobacco or cigarette papers, whether for his own use or not, shall be guilty of an offence. A member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland may seize any tobacco or cigarette papers in the possession of any person apparently under the age of 18 whom he finds smoking in any street or public place. Minimum age was 16 prior to 1 September 2008.
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