<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Smoking age </Th> <Th> Purchase age </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to minors under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> ( 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 . '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> ( `` It is forbidden to sell tobacco products to young people under the age of 16 and advertising for tobacco products is forbidden . '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> The minimum age was 16 years prior to 1 September 2008 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 .
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Smoking age </Th> <Th> Purchase age </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to minors under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> ( 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 . '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> ( `` It is forbidden to sell tobacco products to young people under the age of 16 and advertising for tobacco products is forbidden . '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> The minimum age was 16 years prior to 1 September 2008 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> 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 .
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