Russian Government Increases Fines for Selling Tobacco to Minors

Feb.08

Russian government raises fines for selling tobacco and nicotine products to minors, with penalties ranging from 200 to 12,000 USD.

According to the report from Ttelegraf on February 7th, the Russian government has recently announced a new regulation significantly increasing fines for selling tobacco and nicotine products to minors. The relevant documents have been published on the official website of legal information.

According to the new regulations, individuals will be fined between 200,000 and 300,000 rubles ($2,000 to $3,000) for selling tobacco, nicotine-containing products, and vaping devices to minors. Officials will face fines between 500,000 and 700,000 rubles ($5,000 to $7,000), while companies could be fined between 1.5 million and 2 million rubles ($15,000 to $20,000).

If caught selling products containing nicotine, such as snus and nasal snuff, individuals will face fines of 15000 to 20000 rubles (1500 to 2000 USD), officials will be fined 30000 to 50000 rubles (3000 to 5000 USD), and legal entities will be fined 100000 to 150000 rubles (10000 to 15000 USD).

For other violations in the retail of tobacco and nicotine products, fines may range from 10,000 to 20,000 rubles (100 to 200 USD) to 90,000 to 120,000 rubles (900 to 1200 USD).

References:

[1] Выросли штрафы за продажу сигарет и вейпов несовершеннолетним

Also Read:

[1] Russian State Duma Passes Tougher Law on Tobacco Sales

[2] Russian Legislation Proposal: Ban on Sale of E-cigarettes and Liquids

[3] Vladimir Putin Signs Law on Selling Tobacco to Minors

[4] Russia Plans $20,000 Fines for Selling Tobacco to Minors

[5] Russia Proposes Law to Criminalize Vape Sales to Minors

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