▁domestic ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁imported ▁c igare tt es . ▁Tob acco ▁manufact ur ers ▁had ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁non - comp li ant ▁c igare tt es , ▁ 2 4 ▁months ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁non - comp li ant ▁to b acco . ▁ ▁C ig aret te ▁advert ising ▁In ▁several ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁to b acco ▁advert ising ▁and ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁sport ing ▁events ▁is ▁prohib ited . ▁ ▁The ▁ban ▁upon ▁to b acco ▁advert ising ▁and ▁spons or ship ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁prompt ed ▁Formula ▁One ▁management ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁ven ues ▁that ▁permit ▁display ▁of ▁the ▁li very ▁of ▁to b acco ▁spons ors , ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁races ▁on ▁the ▁calendar ▁being ▁cancel led ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁more ▁' to b acco - friend ly ' ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁only ▁one ▁Formula ▁One ▁team , ▁Sc ud eria ▁Ferr ari , ▁received ▁spons or ship ▁from ▁a ▁to b acco ▁company ; ▁Mar l bor o ▁brand ing ▁appeared ▁on ▁its ▁cars ▁in ▁three ▁races ▁( B ah rain , ▁Mon aco , ▁and ▁China ), ▁all ▁in ▁countries ▁lack ing ▁restrictions ▁on ▁to b acco ▁advert ising . ▁ ▁Ad vert ising ▁bill boards ▁for ▁to b acco ▁are ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁in ▁Germany , ▁while ▁ ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁EU ▁member ▁states