What is the legal age to buy/smoke cigarettes in France?
The government has created a number of propositions that it believes will curb smoking among teens. Some of these measures include prohibiting the sale of cigarette packs containing less than 19 cigarettes, and punishing vendors who sell cigarettes to teenagers under the age of 16 (which is the legal age to purchase cigarettes in France). These propositions will tentatively take effect on November 3, following cigarette tax hikes implemented by the French government since January. The extra taxes caused cigarette sales to decline by 7.7 percent in the first half of this year.
