Vaping / E-cigs — France

Bring your own vape - France has banned the SALE of disposables. Since 26 February 2025 no shop may sell, supply or give away a prefilled non-refillable "puff", so you cannot buy or replace one here; refillable devices and pods are still sold, and the ban binds sellers, not your pocket. Do not vape in schools, enclosed public transport or enclosed shared workplaces - a fine of up to EUR 750. Cafes, bars and restaurants sit outside that statutory ban, but every venue sets its own rule, so ask. And know the trap: France's 2025 outdoor ban on beaches, parks, bus shelters and school approaches covers SMOKING only, not vaping - the rule flips depending on which one you are holding.

Vaping in a place listed at CSP art. L3513-6: art. R3515-7 makes it a 4th-class contravention, and Code penal art. 131-13 4. sets that at EUR 750 maximum. Whether a fixed on-the-spot amende forfaitaire applies was not verified. Selling or giving vaping products to a minor is a 5th-class contravention (art. R3515-6, amended 29 June 2025) - EUR 1,500 maximum - and binds the seller, not the traveller. The penalty for selling disposables is reported by the government's own Service-Public/DILA guidance as up to EUR 100,000, rising to EUR 200,000 on repeat; art. L3515-2-1 A, the article that carries it, could not be read verbatim, so that figure is attributed to guidance rather than to primary text, and it is a seller-side penalty in any case. A secondary claim of EUR 300,000 for a legal person was seen and is deliberately not published.

Verified Sep 9, 2026