Article 8 of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) acknowledges the effects of secondhand smoke on health and aims at protecting citizens from its adverse effects. Guidelines have been developed to help Parties implement measures to protect people from those effects.
WHO FCTC, Article 8 : Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke : “Each Party shall adopt and implement in areas of existing national jurisdiction as determined by national law and actively promote at other jurisdictional levels the adoption and implementation of effective legislative, executive, administrative and/or other measures, providing for protection from exposure to tobacco smoke in indoor workplaces, public transport, indoor public places and, as appropriate, other public places."
The correct implementation of the WHO FCTC is also a key requirement for the full realization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as Target 3.a of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims at "strengthening the implementation of the WHO FCTC in all countries".
In this regard, the Smokefree Map aims to highlight which countries are providing sufficient and effective protection from secondhand smoke and which countries could do more to protect their citizens either through improved legislation, or improved compliance:
Our 2022 Smokefree Map also shows the overall trend of countries' legislation on smoke-free over the past years. If you hover a country, you will see either an upwards arrow (↑), a downwards arrow (↓), or an equals sign (=). The upwards arrow means that since the 2020 version of the map, the country's ranking improved (ex: from light green to dark green). The downwards arrow means that the country's ranking decreased (ex: from light green to orange). The equals sign means that the country's ranking didn't change.
Country | e-Cigarettes | Overall | Compliance | HTP* |
Restaurants Bars |
Terraces |
Indoor Workplaces |
Outdoor Workplaces |
Sports venues Stadiums |
Schools Universities |
Hospitals |
Public Transport |
Private Cars |
Parks Beaches |
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albania | Partial Ban | Limited | Limited | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
austria | Complete Ban | Good | Good | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
belarus | Complete Ban | Weak | Weak | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban |
belgium | Complete Ban | Good | Good | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
bosnia and herzegovina | No Ban | Weak | Limited | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
bulgaria | No Ban | Weak | Weak | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
croatia | Complete Ban | Weak | Limited | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
cyprus | Complete Ban | Limited | Limited | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
czech republic | Partial Ban | Limited | Good | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
denmark | Partial Ban | Weak | Very Good | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
estonia | Complete Ban | Good | Good | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban |
finland | Complete Ban | Good | Very Good | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
france | Partial Ban | Good | Good | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
germany | No Ban | Weak | Limited | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
greece | Complete Ban | Very Good | Weak | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
hungary | Complete Ban | Very Good | Good | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
iceland | Partial Ban | Good | Good | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
ireland | Complete Ban | Very Good | Very Good | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
israel | Complete Ban | Good | Weak | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
italy | Partial Ban | Good | Very Good | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban |
kosovo | Partial Ban | Weak | Limited | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
latvia | Complete Ban | Limited | Good | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban |
lithuania | Complete Ban | Good | Limited | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban |
luxembourg | Complete Ban | Good | Good | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
malta | Complete Ban | Good | Limited | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
moldova | Complete Ban | Limited | Limited | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
montenegro | Complete Ban | Limited | Limited | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
netherlands | Complete Ban | Very Good | Good | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
north macedonia | Complete Ban | Weak | Limited | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
norway | Complete Ban | Good | Very Good | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
poland | Complete Ban | Limited | Limited | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
portugal | Partial Ban | Limited | Limited | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban |
romania | Partial Ban | Very Good | Good | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban |
serbia | Partial Ban | Weak | Weak | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
slovakia | Complete Ban | Limited | Good | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
slovenia | Complete Ban | Good | Good | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
spain | Partial Ban | Very Good | Good | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban |
sweden | Complete Ban | Good | Very Good | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
switzerland | Partial Ban | Weak | Good | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
turkey | Partial Ban | Good | Good | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban |
ukraine | Complete Ban | Good | Limited | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban | No Ban |
united kingdom | No Ban | Very Good | Very Good | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Complete Ban | No Ban | Partial Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Complete Ban | Partial Ban | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Law 9636 on the protection of public health from tobacco products, 2006 (amended in 2019) (in Albanian)
Health Minister (in Albanian)
Thanks to Roland Shuperka for his contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Limited |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | Partial Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Tobacco and Non-Smoker Protection Act (TNSRG), 2019 (in German / English)
Austrian Ministry of Labours, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection (in German / English )
Tobacco Control page of the Ministry of Labours, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection (in German / English)
Thanks to Andreas Weinseiss for his contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
This information is solely based on a desk research
USEFUL LINKS
Decree, 2019 (in Russian)
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Weak |
Compliance | Weak |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | Partial Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
The Belgian Foundation against Cancer : Dutch version – Stichting tegen Kanker // French version – Fondation contre le Cancer
Federal Public Service – Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment Dutch version // French version
Act banning smoking in enclosed places accessible to the public, 2009 (in French and in Dutch)
Law on e-cigarettes, 2016 (in French and in Dutch)
Thanks to Belgian Foundation against Cancer for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Law on the restricted use of tobacco products, in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1998 (in Bosnian)
Ministry of Health of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (In Bosnian)
Law on Smoking Ban of Tobacco Products on Public Places, in Republika Srpska, 2004 (in Bosnian)
Thanks to PROI (Progressive Reinforcement of Organizations and Individuals) for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | No Ban |
Overall | Weak |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Bulgarian Ministry of Health (in Bulgarian)
The law on health, 1993 (in Bulgarian)
National Centre of Public Health and Analyses (NCPHA) (in English and Bulgarian)
“Without Smoke”, Bulgarian Anti-Smoking Lobby Group (in Bulgarian)
Smoke Free Life Coalition Bulgaria (in English and Bulgarian)
Thanks to Smoke Free Life Coalition Bulgaria for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | No Ban |
Overall | Weak |
Compliance | Weak |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Croatian Ministry of Health (in Croatian)
Act on restriction on the use of tobacco and related products, 2017 (in Croatian, and unofficial translation in English)
Thanks to Dijana Mayer for her contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Weak |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | Partial Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Cypriot Ministry of Health (in English)
The Law on Health Protection (Tobacco Control), Act of 2017 (in Greek)
Thanks to Herodotos Herodotou for his contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Limited |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Czech Ministry of Health (in Czech and English)
Czech Coalition Against Tobacco (in Czech)
Smoke Free Czech Republic (in Czech)
Czech National Website for the Promotion of Smoking Cessation (in Czech)
Act on protection oh Health against the harmful effects of addictive substances, 2017 (in Czech)
Thanks to Smoke Free Czech Republic for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Limited |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Partial Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Danish Ministry of Health (in Danish and English)
Law on smoke-free environments, 2018 (in Danish)
Thanks to Anja Gade Andersen for her contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Weak |
Compliance | Very Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | No Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs (in Estonian, Russian and English)
Joint National Capacity Assessment of Tobacco Control Policies in Estonia by WHO Europe and the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs, in 2011 (in English)
Estonian Green Paper on Tobacco Policy, 2014 (in English)
Estonian Tobacco Act, 2019 (in English)
Thanks to Telling Aive for her contribution to this information
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | Partial Ban |
Smoke Free Generation: Since 2016, Finland aims to achieve a Tobacco and Nicotine free Finland by the end of 2030. The objective of Tobacco Act is to end the use of tobacco products and other nicotine-containing products
USEFUL LINKS
Finland’s ASH (in Finnish, Swedish and English)
Tobacco Act, 2016 (in Finnish and Swedish, and un unofficial translation in English)
Thanks to the Suomen ASH: Finland’s Action on Smoking and Health for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Very Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Partial Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
National Committee against Tobacco (CNCT) (in French)
French Alliance Against Tobacco (in French)
Minister of Solidarities and health – webpage on tobacco policy (in French)
Circular of November 29, 2006, Regarding the Prohibition of Smoking in Places of Common Us (in French)
Circular of September 17, 2008, Regarding the Prohibition of Smoking in Outside Places (in French)
Thanks to the French CNCT (Comité National Contre le Tabagisme) for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
ABNR [Tobacco control campaign alliance of 11 public health NGOs] (in German)
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum [German Cancer Research Centre] - (predominantly in German although there are also a number of publication in English)
Die Drogenbeauftragte der Bundesregierung [German Drug Commissioner] (in German)
Federal Ministry of Health (in German, and in English)
Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung [The Federal Centre for Health Education] (in German and in English).
Nichtraucher-Initiative Deutschland e.V. [Umbrella organisation for local and regional passive smoking initiatives in Germany] (in German)
Gesetz zur Einführung eines Rauchverbotes in Einrichtungen des Bundes und öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln (Bundesnichtraucherschutzgesetz - BNichtrSchG) [Federal smokefree policy/Federal law] (in German)
Thanks to the ABNR: Aktionsbündnis Nichtrauchen for its contribution to this information.
All 16 states have implemented different smoke free policies. However, most states still allow for the use and provision of smoking rooms in the hospitality sector. In practice, only three states (Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland) have introduced comprehensive smokefree legislation as of January 2020. In those states, all hospitality venues are smokefree and smoking rooms are not permitted.
Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration of Baden-Württemberg (in German)
Mangelhafter Nichtraucherschutz und Gesetzesverstöße in Diskotheken in Baden-Württemberg, DKFZ, 2013 (in German)
Baden-Württemberg Non Smoking Protection Act, 2007 (in German)
Bavarian Ministry of Health and Care– Tobacco section (in German)
Bavarian Health Protection Act, 2010 (in German)
Berlin Ministry for Health, Care and Equal Opportunities – Health Department (in German)
Berlin Non Smokers Protection Act, as revised in 2010 (in German)
State of Brandenburg Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Integration and Consumer Protection (in German)
State of Brandenburg Non Smokers Protection Act, as revised in 2016 (in German)
Bremen Smokefree Act, as revised in 2018 (in German)
Bremen Ministry for Health, Women and Consumers Protection (in German)
Hamburg Smokefree Policy, as revised in 2017 (in German)
Hamburg Ministry of Health (in German and in English)
Hessen Smokefree Policy, as revised in 2012 (in German)
Hessen Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration (in German and in English)
Lower Saxony Smokefree Policy, as revised in 2009 (in German)
Lower Saxony Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Equality (in German)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Smokefree Legislation, as revised in 2014 (in German)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Ministry of Economy, Labour and Health (in German and in English)
North Rhine-Westphalia Smokefree Policy, as revised in 2013. (in German)
North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry for Labour, Health and Social Affairs (in German)
Rhineland-Palatinate Smokefree Policy, as amended in 2018 (in German)
Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry for Social Affairs, Labours, Health and Demography (in German)
Saarland Smokefree Legislation, as amended in 2017 (in German)
Saarland Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Women and Families (in German)
Saxon Smokefree Policy, as amended in 2018 (in German)
Saxon Ministry for Health (in German)
Saxony-Anhalt Smokefree Policy, as amended in 2014 (in German)
Saxony-Anhalt Ministry for Labours, Social Affairs and Integration (in German, English and French)
Schleswig-Holstein Smokefree Policy, as amended in 2009 (in German)
Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Health (in German and English)
Thuringia Smokefree Legislation, as revised in 2012 (in German)
Thuringia Ministery of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Families (in German)
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | No Ban |
Overall | Weak |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Greek Ministry of Health (in Greek)
Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2013 – Greece (in English)
Thanks to Luk Joossens for his contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Very Good |
Compliance | Weak |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Complete Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Hungarian Ministry of Health (in Hungarian)
Hungarian Focal Point for Tobacco Control (in Hungarian and in English)
WHO Tobacco Country Profile – Hungary, 2019 (in English)
WHO Tobacco Control in Practice – Article 8: Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke: the story of Hungary, 2014 (in English)
Thanks to Tibor Demjén for his contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Very Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | No Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Icelandic Ministry of Welfare (in English and Icelandic)
WHO Tobacco Country Profile, 2017– Iceland (In English)
Regulation on restrictions on tobacco smoking, 2007 (in Icelandic)
Thanks to Viðar Jensson for his contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Complete Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
ASH Ireland (in English)
Irish Cancer Society (in English)
Irish Tobacco Control Policy (in English)
Public Health (Tobacco) Act, 2002 (in English)
Thanks to ASH Ireland for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Very Good |
Compliance | Very Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Law on the Prevention of Smoking in Public Places and Exposure to Smoking, 1983 (In Hebrew)
Israeli Ministry of Health (in Hebrew, Russian, French, Spanish, English, Arabic)
Thanks to Smoke Free Israel for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Weak |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | Partial Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Complete Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Italian Ministry of Health (in Italian)
Law n.3 of the 16/1/2003, art. 51. (Protection of the health of non-smokers) (in Italian)
Thanks to Lorenzo Spizzichino, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza, and Daniela Galeone for their contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Very Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | Complete Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Law No. 04/L-156 on Tobacco Control, 2013 (in Serbian, Albanian and English)
Thanks to the Kosovo Advocacy and Development Center (KADC) for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Weak |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Complete Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Latvian Ministry of Health (in Latvian, English and Russian)
Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (in Latvian)
Law on Restrictions Regarding Sale, Advertising, and Use of Tobacco Products, 1999 (last revision in 2010) (in English)
On the Handling of Tobacco Products, Herbal Products for Smoking, Electronic Smoking Devices and Their Liquids, 2016 (in Latvian)
Thanks to Aleksandrs Takasovs for his contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Limited |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | Partial Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | Complete Ban |
Parks / Beaches | Partial Ban |
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Lithuanian Ministry of Health (in Lithuanian and in English)
Drug Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (in Lithuanian and in English)
Lithuanian National Tobacco and Alcohol Control Coalition (in Lithuanian)
Register of Lithuanian Law on Tobacco Control (in Lithuanian)
Thanks to the Lithuanian National Tobacco and Alcohol Control Coalition (LNTAKK) for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | Partial Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | Complete Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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Luxembourg Ministry of Health (in French)
Law on Tobacco Control, as revised in 2017 (In French)
Thanks to Pedro Marques for his contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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Ministry of Health (in English)
L.N. 23 of 2010, TOBACCO (SMOKING CONTROL) ACT (CAP. 315) Smoking in Public Places Regulations, 2010 (in English)
Thanks to Dorianne Zerafa for her contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | No Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
This information is solely based on a desk research
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Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection (in Moldovan, Russian and English)
Law no. 2878 of 2007, last amended in 2018 (in Moldovan)
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Limited |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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Ministry of Health (in English, Bosnian and Serbian)
Law on the Restrictions of Tobacco Use, 2019 (in Bosnian)
Thanks to Juventas for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Limited |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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Alliantie Rookvrij Nederlands (Dutch Alliance for a Smokefree Society) (in Dutch)
Compliance and enforcement figures from the Dutch House of Representatives (in Dutch)
Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (in Dutch)
Dutch Smokefre laws and policies (in Dutch)
Government website on smokefree regulations (in Dutch)
Ban on smoking in the workplace (English)
Thanks to the Dutch Cancer Society and the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) for their contributions to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Very Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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Ministry of health (in Macedonian and Albanian)
Law on protection from smoking, as amended in 2010 (unofficial English translation)
Thanks to the Institute of Public Health of Republic of Macedonia for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Weak |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Complete Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (in Norwegian)
Norwegian Tobacco Control Policy (in Norwegian)
Norwegian Directorate of Health on Tobacco Control (in English and Norwegian)
Norwegian Cancer Society (English part of the Norwegian Cancer Society’s website)
Act No 14 of 9 March 1973 relating to the prevention of the harmful effects of tobacco, 1973 (as amended in 2018) (in Norwegian)
Thanks to the Norwegian Cancer Society for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Very Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | No Ban |
Schools / Universities | No Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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Polish Ministry of Health (in Polish)
Smokefree Poland Partnership (in Polish)
Smokefree Rooms Campaign (in Polish)
Thanks to Lukasz Balwicki for his contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Limited |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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General Directorate of Health (in Portuguese)
Portuguese Ministry of Health (in Portuguese)
Law No 37/2007, 2007 and its amendments in 2017 (in Portuguese)
Thanks to the Centro de Apoio, Tratamento e Recuperação, IPSS (CATR) for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Limited |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | Partial Ban |
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Romanian Ministry of Health (in Romanian)
WHO Tobacco Country Profile 2017 – Romania (in English)
Law no 349 of June 6, 2002, on Preventing the Consumption of Tobacco Products and Combating its Effects (as amended in 2016) (in Romanian)
Thanks to the Romanian Association for Health Promotion (ARPS) for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Very Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | Partial Ban |
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Serbian Ministry of Health (in English and Serbian)
Law on the Protection of the Population from Exposure to Tobacco Smoke, 2010 (in Serbian)
Thanks to the Serbian Association „Health Mission“ for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Weak |
Compliance | Weak |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Slovakian Ministry of Health (in Slovak)
WHO Tobacco Country Profile, 2017– Slovakia (in English)
Act of 26 May 2004 (NO 377/2004) on the Protection of Non-smokers (amended in 2016) (in Slovak)
Thanks to Mr Sylvia Sklarova for her contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Limited |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Slovenian Coalition for Public Health, Environment and Tobacco Control (in Slovene and English)
Slovenian Ministry of Health (in Slovene and in English)
WHO Tobacco Country Profile, 2017 – Slovenia (In English)
Youth Network No Excuse Slovenia (in Slovene)
The law on restricting the use of tobacco and related products, 2017 (possibility to select your language)
Thanks to the Slovenian Coalition for Public Health, Environment and Tobacco Control (SCTC) for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | No Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality - (in Spanish)
Law 28/2005, of December 26, on sanitary measures against smoking an regulating the sale, supply, consumption and advertising of tobacco products (last amended in 2017) (In Spanish)
PORQUE NOSOTROS Sľ! XQNS! - Grassroots movement for public health and the advancement of the smokefree law in Spain - (in Spanish and English)
Spanish Committee for Smoking Prevention (in Spanish)
Petition / Campaign on Smoke-free beaches in Spain, by Nofumadores.org (in English)
Nofumadores.org (nonsmokers.org) – civil NGO for the right to live without tobacco smoke - (in Spanish and English)
Thanks to Raquel Fdez. Megina for her contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Very Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | Partial Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | Partial Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
A Non-Smoking Generation (in Swedish)
Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (in English and Swedish)
Tobaksfakta: A think tank on tobacco (in Swedish)
Thanks to the Tobaksfakta - Independent Think Tank for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Very Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | Complete Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Complete Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
USEFUL LINKS
Swiss Tobacco Control Policy (in German, French, Italian and English)
Ordinance on Protection Against Second Hand Smoke, 2009 (in French)
State of tobacco regulation in the cantons, 01.01.2019, Swiss Confederation (in French)
Thanks to Pascal Diethelm for his contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Weak |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Partial Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Partial Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
This information is solely based on a desk research.
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Turkish Ministry of Health (in Turkish)
Sigara ve Sağlik Ulusal Komitesi [National Cigarette and Health Committee] (in Turkish)
WHO Tobacco Country Profile, 2017 – Turkey (in English)
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Partial Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | Partial Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Partial Ban |
Hospitals | Partial Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | Complete Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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Ministry of Health of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
Legislation by country, Ukraine, CTFK (in English)
Ukraine: Smoke Free Places, CTFK (in English)
Thanks to the Life: Regional Advocacy Center for its contribution to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | Complete Ban |
Overall | Good |
Compliance | Limited |
Heated Tobacco Products | Complete Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Complete Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Partial Ban |
Private Cars | No Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
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ASH (Scotland) (in English)
ASH (UK) (in English)
Cancer Research UK (in English)
UK Department of Health (in English)
Thanks to ASH UK and FRESH for their contributions to this information.
Type | Value |
---|---|
E-cigarette | No Ban |
Overall | Very Good |
Compliance | Very Good |
Heated Tobacco Products | No Ban |
Restaurants & Bars | Complete Ban |
Terraces | No Ban |
Indoor Workplaces | Complete Ban |
Outdoor Workplaces | No Ban |
Sports Venues / Stadiums | Partial Ban |
Schools / Universities | Complete Ban |
Hospitals | Complete Ban |
Public Transport | Complete Ban |
Private Cars | Partial Ban |
Parks / Beaches | No Ban |
*HTP stands for "Heated Tobacco Products"
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that secondhand smoke causes 19 000 deaths every year in the European Union.
Smoke-free policies have proven their effectiveness to reduce illness and death caused by tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke. Smoke-free legislation in Europe is increasingly protecting millions of Europeans from the harmful effects caused by secondhand smoke. The strong public opinion support for such legislation has led to an encouraging level of compliance. The importance of Article 8 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has been translated in the European Union by the Council, which in 2009 issued a Council Recommendation on Smoke Free Environments (2009/C296/02) which led to the introduction of comprehensive smoke-free laws by Member States. An update of this now old recommendation is expected for 2023.
The above information is based on a survey that was circulated in 43 countries in the course of 2021. The data used refers to the legislation passed as of 1 June 2022, meaning any legislation or implementation improvements after this date are not included. Some policies have officially been passed by 1 June 2022, but will only come into force in the later months of the year. For example, Scotland's ban on smoking outside hospitals comes into force on 5 September 2022.
The overall assessment of each country's performance has been solely based on the provisions and compliance in relation to tobacco smoking but, where available, information regarding the legislative position of e-cigarettes has been included to reflect the ongoing debate in the EU.
Our latest Smokefree Map update perfectly illustrates how smoke-free legislation in Europe has come a long way. Since 2009 when the Smokefree Map was first created, most European countries have introduced comprehensive smoke-free policies encompassing a broad range of areas. Smoking bans have been extended to more public places (hospitals, schools, public transport), workplaces, bars, and restaurants, but also private cars. Open spaces are increasingly covered by smoke-free bans, with a strong focus being put on protecting the most vulnerable from adverse effects of secondhand smoke, whilst also taking into consideration environmental concerns. These more ambitious bans encompass places like children's playgrounds, terraces, or even beaches.
Recent examples of substantial progress include recent revisions (such as in the Netherlands) and updates to tobacco-free regulations, as well as an overall increase in compliance with smoke-free bans (such as in Slovenia). Some countries focused on specific types of smoking bans, such as smoking in private cars in the presence of minors (such as UK, Lithuania, and Belgium). Latest progress also includes smoking bans on the terraces of bars and restaurants, in Sweden for example. Other countries recently improved the enforcement of smoking bans (such as Greece). Although there are divergences between countries, we note a recent trend in countries that extend smoke-free policies to new products on the market, such as heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes: 37 European countries have included some form of vaping ban, while 23 have included an e-cigarette ban in their smoke-free policies.
However, despite overall significant progress, some European countries are still falling behind. Countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Kosovo, still have weaker smoke-free policies, less effective enforcement, and lower compliance. Longstanding difficulties in implementing comprehensive smoke-free measures are also witnessed in federal states such as Switzerland and Germany, where smoke-free bans remain globally weak and/or unequal between states. Urgent measures need to be taken to ensure a convergence of smoke-free legislation throughout Europe and equal protection from the exposure of non-smokers, children, and teenagers to passive smoking and its consequences.
Click here for the printable version of the 2022 Smokefree Map.
If you notice any inaccuracies or would like to share an update, please email info@smokefreepartnership.eu.
We would like to thank all the contributors to the map. A special thanks to Luk Joossens for his valuable feedback and advice.