NEW "TOBACCO LAW" WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM TOMORROW
February 28 (InfoMongolia) Initiated by female members of the parliament, legislative add on to the law of prohibition and control of tobacco was passed on October 24, 2012. 27.6% of Mongolian population regularly smoke, 42.9% of population is exposed to the second hand smoke in their home, 35.6% is exposed to the second hand smoke in their work place. This new law will be in effect from tomorrow the 1st of March.
Highlights of the new law are:
- Any type of tobacco, cigarette and related products must have awarning photo images on its cover. These images on cigarette box must be no less than 50% of its total area, back and front.
- Any type of tobacco, cigarette and related products must not be sold over the internet, in bars, night clubs and within 500 meters radius of school, university and their dorm buildings.(Mogi: 500m from schools, that'll be a tough one)
- Any type of tobacco, cigarette and related products must not be advertised in anyway except displayed physically on the shelves of authorized sellers.
- Any type of tobacco, cigarette and related product manufacturers must not advertise their products directly and indirectly under the act of social work including by giving aid to welfare organizations, health organizations, and environmental organizations.
- Smoking is prohibited in airplanes, on trains and busses, near public transportation stations, in cinemas, theaters, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, non-smoking rooms in hotels, in and near kindergartens, schools, universities and their dorm buildings, in entrance of public apartments, elevators, near children's playgrounds and public parks.
- Any type of tobacco, cigarette and related product manufacturers must list their 20% or higher shareholders' name, address and other related information on their web page.
- Person who smoked in and near prohibited areas is to be fined with 50,000 tugrugs. Legal guardian of under aged person who smoked in and near prohibited areas is to be fined with 50,000 tugrugs.
- Individuals who violated this law are to be fined with 50,000 tugrugs, appointed officials who violated this law are to be fined with a fine equals to 50 to 100 times of minimum wage rate, legal entities that violated this law are to be fined with a fine equalst to 25 to 50 times of minimum wage rate and their unlawful revenue and products are to be seized.
Highlights of the new law are:
- Any type of tobacco, cigarette and related products must have awarning photo images on its cover. These images on cigarette box must be no less than 50% of its total area, back and front.
- Any type of tobacco, cigarette and related products must not be sold over the internet, in bars, night clubs and within 500 meters radius of school, university and their dorm buildings.(Mogi: 500m from schools, that'll be a tough one)
- Any type of tobacco, cigarette and related products must not be advertised in anyway except displayed physically on the shelves of authorized sellers.
- Any type of tobacco, cigarette and related product manufacturers must not advertise their products directly and indirectly under the act of social work including by giving aid to welfare organizations, health organizations, and environmental organizations.
- Smoking is prohibited in airplanes, on trains and busses, near public transportation stations, in cinemas, theaters, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, non-smoking rooms in hotels, in and near kindergartens, schools, universities and their dorm buildings, in entrance of public apartments, elevators, near children's playgrounds and public parks.
- Any type of tobacco, cigarette and related product manufacturers must list their 20% or higher shareholders' name, address and other related information on their web page.
- Person who smoked in and near prohibited areas is to be fined with 50,000 tugrugs. Legal guardian of under aged person who smoked in and near prohibited areas is to be fined with 50,000 tugrugs.
- Individuals who violated this law are to be fined with 50,000 tugrugs, appointed officials who violated this law are to be fined with a fine equals to 50 to 100 times of minimum wage rate, legal entities that violated this law are to be fined with a fine equalst to 25 to 50 times of minimum wage rate and their unlawful revenue and products are to be seized.
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