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Hungary: Larger pictorial warnings and plain packaging required by the new Government Decree

The Decree 239/2016 (of 16 August 2016) of the Hungarian Government introduced new rules on tobacco packaging and also amended the earlier regulation on the application of health protection fine (Decree 39/2013 of 14 February 2013).

From 20 August 2016, Hungary will require cigarette packages to carry pictorial health warnings of 65% of the front and back of packages. All packs with smaller pictorial warnings will need to be sold out by 20 May 2017.

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