Menthol cigarettes to be banned from 2020

From 20 May 2020, the selling of menthol tobacco and menthol cigarettes will be prohibited in Hungary – Zombor Gábor, Minister of State of the Human Resources Ministry announced on Wednesday in the Parliament – the index wrote after MTI.

The Minister of State said that the April 2014 EU directive is prohibiting tobacco products with distinctive flavors and components; but in some cases, the Member States have the option not to apply the rule until 2020.

The ban does not apply to cigars, cigarillos and to pipe tobacco. (MTI, Index)