Laws

Act I of 1996 on Radio and TV Broadcasting

21 Dec, 1995

Act LVIII of 1997 on Business Advertising Activity to Comport with EU Standards (as amended)

1997

Act XLII of 1999 on the Protection of Non-Smokers and Certain Regulations on the Consumption and Distribution of Tobacco Products (as amended)

Note: The uploaded files contain amendments through December 30, 2023.

Act CXXVII of 2003 on the Excise Tax and Excise Tax Rules in the Marketing of Products

28 Dec, 2003

Note: The uploaded files are in both English and Hungarian.

Act XLVIII of 2008 on the Basic Requirements of and Certain Restrictions on Commercial Advertising Activities

01 Sep, 2008

Decree 291/2011 on the Regulation of Tobacco Products Labeling

26 Dec, 2011

Act CXXXIV of 2012 on Reducing Smoking Prevalence Among Young People and on the Retail of Tobacco Products (as amended)

Note: The uploaded files contain amendments through January 20, 2024. The English translation contains relevant excerpts only.

Government Regulation 39/2013 on the Production, Placing on the Market and Control of Tobacco Products, on Combined Warnings, and the Detailed Provisions on the Application of Healthcare Penalties (as amended)

14 Feb, 2013

Note: The uploaded files contain amendments through August 1, 2023.

Regulation 11/2016 of the Minister of National Development on the fees applicable to the measurement of tar, nicotine and carbon-monoxide emission of cigarettes

20 May, 2016

Government Regulation 239/2016 Amending Government Regulation 39/2013

16 Aug, 2016

Government Regulation 244/2018 Amending Government Regulation 39/2013

13 Dec, 2018

To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of March 31, 2020 unless otherwise noted.