The measures that will apply from October include a uniform nationwide ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and stricter advertising restrictions, for example on posters, on public transport, in cinemas, in publicly accessible buildings such as train stations and airports and on sports grounds.
Wherever there is already a smoking ban, this will now also apply to heated products and electronic cigarettes.
Sponsorship of events with an international character or for an underage audience is no longer permitted, the government announced on Wednesday. There are also new pictorial warnings on tobacco packaging, for example.
Parliament is currently discussing tightening the Tobacco Products Act further.
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