| Advertising and sponsorship |
|
Advertising ban (billboards, broadcast & print media) |
X Media type
or advertising strategies can not be used to advertise tobacco in
accordance with national legislations and/or regulations. |
Advertising restriction (point-of-sale & all other advertising) |
X Tobacco
advertising is allowed, but national legislation and/or regulations govern
its use. |
Sponsorship ban (worldwide events permitted until 2003) |
X Tobacco industry sponsorship of events is absolutely prohibited by national legislation and/or regulations. |
Health promotion and education |
|
Health
education curricula or programs |
X School
education about the dangers of tobacco use is mandated by national
legislations and/or regulations. |
Public
information initiatives |
X Public
information initiatives about the dangers of tobacco use are mandated by
national legislation and/or regulations. |
Sales and distribution restrictions |
|
Free
products or samples |
B Free products and industry sampling practices are absolutely prohibited by national legislation and/or regulations. |
Sales
of smokeless tobacco prohibited |
X Retail sale or trade in smokeless tobacco products is not allowed by national legislations and/or regulations. |
Vending machines |
R Tobacco products may be sold through automatic vending machines, but
national legislations an/or regulations govern these sales. |
| Other restrictions on tobacco sales | X Provision included in nationally mandated restrictions. |
Tobacco product regulations |
|
Health
warning on tobacco packaging |
X National laws and/or regulations
mandate printed health warnings on tobacco product packaging. |
Ingredient
control: maximum nicotine yield |
X The national government determined the maximum permissible yield of nicotine per cigarette. |
Ingredient
control: toxic constituents / maximum tar yield |
X The national government determined
the maximum permissible yield of tars and other toxic constituents per
cigarette. |
Ingredient
disclosure on packaging |
X National laws and/or regulations mandate printed disclosure of, at minimum, the tar and nicotine yields per
cigarette on tobacco product packaging. |
Smoke-free indoor air restrictions |
|
Aircraft (Sabena Belgian World Airlines) |
V Airline voluntarily prohibits or restricts smoking aboard their
aircraft during flights within national borders. |
Educational
facilities |
B Smoking
is prohibited in educational facilities according to national legislation
and/or regulations; facilities with a designated smoking area are included
in this category if non-smoking areas must always remain
uncontaminated by smoke. |
Government
buildings (areas accessible to the public) |
B Smoking
is prohibited in government buildings according to national legislation and/or
regulations; facilities with a designated smoking area are included in this
category if non-smoking areas must always remain uncontaminated by
smoke. |
Health
care facilities |
B Smoking
is prohibited in health care facilities according to national legislation
and/or regulations; facilities with a designated smoking area are included
in this category if non-smoking areas must always remain
uncontaminated by smoke. |
Public transportation (buses, trams, underground vehicles) |
B Smoking
is prohibited in public transportation vehicles according to national
legislation and/or regulations; facilities with a designated smoking area
are included in this category if non-smoking areas must always remain
uncontaminated by smoke. |
Workplaces (areas accessible to the public & other areas) |
B Smoking
is prohibited in workplaces according to national legislation and/or regulations,
facilities with a designated smoking area are included in this category
if non-smoking areas must always remain uncontaminated by
smoke. & V Employers voluntarily prohibit or restrict smoking in areas under their management. |
Other
public places |
X Provision
included in legislation and/or regulations. |
Other provisions |
|
National
committee on tobacco control |
V Government and non-government organizations voluntarily formed a national coalition to address issues related to tobacco control (as reported by NGOs). |
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