The bill was submitted for consideration on December 26, 2024. In addition to electronic cigarettes, the ban affects the sale of liquids for tobacco heating devices.
On December 20, 2024, the Federation Council approved a law on criminal punishment for the repeated sale of nicotine-containing products to minors (we are talking about vapes, electronic cigarettes, tobacco, hookahs, nasvay, snus, the use of which can lead to serious diseases).
Amendments are included in Article 151.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation . Now the punishment will be a fine of up to 80 thousand rubles and correctional labor for up to one year with possible deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years.
Moreover, since 2023, restrictions and prohibitions on the bahrain mobile database sale of devices for the consumption of nicotine-containing products have been established by Federal Law No. 178-FZ of April 28, 2023.
The law defines such devices as any electronic or other devices used to obtain nicotine-containing or nicotine-free aerosol and vapor inhaled by the consumer, including electronic nicotine delivery systems and devices for heating tobacco, as well as their components and elements.
According to the rules, the sale of such products must be carried out strictly in stores and pavilions without indicating the price, without the use of any graphic images or drawings. Fines are provided for violation of the law under Part 1 of Article 14.53 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation .