[fosefx]

Tobacco ads are generally banned on Radio, TV, Print and the Web with some exceptions. Outdoor advertising is still very much allowed, Germany is the only EU country that allows this.

Btw manufacturers (not the merchants though) are still allowed to hand out free cigarettes.

[wirrbel]

I think there is some rule that the cigarette ads need to be targeted to smokers and not to non-smokers. As in Marlboro can try to make ads to convince Gauloises smokers to buy Marlboro on their next purchase instead of their usual brand but wouldn’t be allowed to make ads for non smokers to get hooked. (As if it would work That way)