Direct or indirect propaganda or advertising in favour of tobacco, tobacco products or the ingredients defined in article L. 3512-2, as well as any free distribution or sale of a tobacco product at a price lower than that approved in accordance with article 572 of the General Tax Code, are prohibited.
These provisions do not apply to tobacco shop signs, provided that such signs comply with the characteristics defined by interministerial decree.
Nor do they apply to
1° To publications and online communication services published by professional organisations of producers, manufacturers and distributors of tobacco products, reserved for their members, or to specialised professional publications, the list of which is established by order signed by the ministers responsible for health and communication, or to online communication services published on a professional basis which are only accessible to professionals in the production, manufacture and distribution of tobacco products;
2° Printed and edited publications and online communication services made available to the public by persons established in a country that does not belong to the European Union or the European Economic Area, where these publications and online communication services are not primarily intended for the Community market.
Any sponsorship or patronage operation is prohibited when it is carried out by manufacturers, importers or distributors of tobacco products or when its purpose or effect is direct or indirect propaganda or advertising in favour of tobacco, tobacco products and the ingredients defined in Article L. 3512-2.