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A ban on menthol cigarettes

From 20 May 2020 aromatized cigarettes and cigarettes containing flavored ball are banned in the European Union. The new provisions are introduced by Directive 2014//40/UE of the European Parliament and the Council. Under the Directive an obligation to affix appropriate warnings on tobacco packages as well as safety and quality requirements for e-cigarettes are set.

Please find below a link to EUR-Lex website, where you can get acquainted with a full text of the Directive.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/PL/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0040