Section 1: Common provisions

The following are considered to be vaping products: 1° Electronic vaping devices, i.e. products, or any component of such products, including cartridges, reservoirs and devices without a cartridge or reservoir, which can be used, by means of a mouthpiece, for the consumption of vapour containing nicotine where appropriate. Electronic vaping devices may be disposable or refillable by means of a refill bottle and a reservoir or by means of single-use…

Products that are medicinal products or medical devices within the meaning of articles L. 5111-1 and L. 5211-1 do not constitute vaping products.

An ingredient is considered to be an additive as well as any other substance or element present in a vaping product.

Direct or indirect propaganda or advertising for vaping products is prohibited. These provisions do not apply to 1° to publications and online communication services published by professional organisations of producers, manufacturers and distributors of vaping products, reserved for their members, or to specialised professional publications, the list of which is established by ministerial order signed by the ministers responsible for health and communication; or to online communication services published on…

It is forbidden to sell or offer vaping products free of charge to minors under the age of eighteen in tobacconists and any other shops or public places. The person supplying one of these products must require the customer to prove that he or she has reached the age of majority. For the application of this article, in the local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, in Saint-Martin,…

Smoking is prohibited in: 1° Schools and establishments intended for the reception, training and accommodation of minors; 2° Closed means of public transport; 3° Closed and covered workplaces for collective use.