The following regulations apply to the protection of children and adolescents:

Alcoholic beverages:

• Up to age 13:
  • The sale, serving, and consumption of alcoholic beverages are generally prohibited.
• Ages 14 and 15:
  • The sale and consumption of beer, beer-based mixed drinks, sparkling wine, wine, and wine-based mixed drinks are permitted if a parent or legal guardian is present and gives permission.
• Ages 16 and 17:
  • The sale and consumption of beer, beer-based mixed drinks, sparkling wine, wine, and wine-based mixed drinks are permitted even without supervision.
  • The sale and consumption of spirits and mixed drinks containing spirits remain prohibited.
• Ages 18 and older:
  • The sale and consumption of spirits and mixed drinks containing spirits, as well as all other alcoholic beverages, are permitted without restriction.
  • The ban on the sale and consumption also applies to nicotine-free e-cigarettes and e-shishas.

Smoking:

• Under 18 years of age
  • Children and adolescents are not permitted to smoke in public.
  • Furthermore, tobacco products (such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, e-shishas, cigarillos, tobacco, and snuff) may not be made available to them—including through sale.
  • Tobacco products and other nicotine-containing products, as well as their containers, may not be offered to children and adolescents through mail-order sales, nor may they be sold to them via mail-order sales.

Media

• Under 18
  • Children and adolescents may only view films at public screenings that are rated appropriate for their age.
    • "Approved without age restriction"
    • "Approved for ages six and up"
    • "Approved for ages 12 and up"
    • "Approved for ages 16 and up"
    • "Not rated for minors"
  • Media that are not rated or are rated "Not approved for minors"
    • not be offered, provided, or otherwise made available to a child or adolescent.
    • This also applies to retail sales outside of business premises and to mail-order sales.
• under 12 years of age
  • Notwithstanding the foregoing, children and adolescents aged 6 and older may be permitted to attend screenings of films rated for children and adolescents aged 12 and older if they are accompanied by a legal guardian.
• Furthermore, attendance at public film screenings is permitted only when accompanied by a legal guardian or custodial parent
  
  • Children under the age of six,
  • children aged 6 and older, provided the screening ends after 8:00 p.m.,
    
  • youth under 16 years of age, if the screening ends after 10:00 p.m.,
  • adolescents 16 and older, if the screening ends after midnight.

Venues:
Restaurants / dance events, nightclubs

• General Principle
  • There are no legal regulations governing how late children and adolescents may generally stay out in the evening or whether they are allowed to spend the night at a friend’s house. This is up to the parents to decide.
  • Children and adolescents are generally prohibited from entering nightclubs and arcades.

Restaurants

• Up to age 15:
  • Children and adolescents under the age of 16 may only be permitted in restaurants if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or if they are consuming a meal or a beverage between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m.
• Ages 16 and 17:
  • Young people aged 16 and older are not permitted to be in restaurants without being accompanied by a parent or legal guardian between midnight and 5:00 a.m.
• The above regulations do not apply if children or adolescents are participating in an event organized by a recognized youth welfare organization or are traveling.
• Ages 18 and older:

They are permitted to be in restaurants without restrictions.

Dance events, nightclubs

• Up to age 15:
  • Attendance at dance events and nightclubs is permitted only when accompanied by a legal guardian or a person with parental authority.
• Notwithstanding the above, children may be permitted to stay until 10:00 p.m. and youths under 16 years of age until midnight if the dance event is organized by a recognized youth welfare organization or serves the purpose of artistic expression or the preservation of traditions.
• Ages 16 and 17:
  • Until 12:00 a.m., attendance at dance events and nightclubs is permitted without being accompanied by a legal guardian or custodian.
  • After midnight, attendance is permitted only when accompanied by a legal guardian or a person with parental responsibility.
• Ages 18 and older:

Attendance at dance events and nightclubs is permitted without restrictions. ​​​​​​​