In Switzerland, the new tobacco law also regulates vaping. On the other hand, it abandons advertising bans, which are much criticized.
A REGULATION ON THE CIGARET BUT NOT ON ADVERTISING
The sale of cigarettes should be banned at least 18 years in Switzerland, while snus and e-cigarettes with nicotine can be marketed. The Withfederal seil on Friday passed to Parliament the new law on tobacco.
A first bill failed in Parliament in 2016 mainly because of the ban on tobacco advertising, wanted by the Federal Council. The reformulated project now does not provide for any new advertising restrictions.
Advertising will therefore only be prohibited if it is targeted at minors, which is already the case. Switzerland will become the least restrictive country in Europe in this area. The cantons will however have the possibility of enacting more stringent provisions if they wish.
The ban on selling tobacco to minors will be extended to the whole of Switzerland, with the majority of smokers starting to use tobacco before the age of 18, explains the Federal Council. At present, 11 cantons prohibit sales to minors while 12 have set the minimum age at 16 years. Three cantons do not set any limits.
THE E-CIGARETTE ALSO CONCERNED BY THIS NEW LAW!
Electronic cigarettes containing nicotine will be permitted. But in return, vaping - with or without nicotine - as well as heated tobacco products will be prohibited in places where it is 
is currently banned from smoking.
Electronic cigarettes will thus be subject to the Protection against Passive Smoking Act. They will be banned from selling to minors too. But they will be regulated differently from traditional cigarettes in terms of warnings and safety requirements.
As for snus, tobacco consumed orally, it can be marketed in Switzerland. It will be subject to a specific warning on dependence and the health risks associated with its consumption.
In Switzerland, 27% of the population of 15 years and over smoke. Every year, 9500 people die prematurely as a result of smoking (ie 15% of deaths in Switzerland).
Source : Lematin.ch/
