| Advertising and sponsorship |
|
Advertising
ban |
X Media type
or advertising strategies can not be used to advertise tobacco in
accordance with national legislations and/or regulations. |
Advertising
restriction |
V Tobacco industry has restricted its use of media
types or advertising strategies through a voluntary code of
practice. |
Sponsorship ban (youth events) |
X Tobacco industry sponsorship of events is absolutely prohibited by national legislation and/or regulations. |
Sponsorship
restriction |
X Tobacco
industry sponsorship of events is allowed, but national legislatioon and/or
regulations govern the practice. V Tobacco industry has restricted its sponsorship of events through a voluntary code of practice. |
Health promotion and education |
|
Health
education curricula or programs |
V Schools include education about the dangers of tobacco use in their
curricula voluntarily, with assistance from governments and /or non-government
organizations (as reported by NGOs). |
Public
information initiatives |
V National government and/or non-government organizations conduct regular
public information initiatives about the dangers of tobacco use without
a legislative mandate from the government (as reported by NGOs). |
Sales and distribution restrictions |
|
Free products or samples (restricted to adults only) |
B Free products and industry sampling practices are are not permitted for the children by national legislation and/or regulations. V Tobacco industry has voluntarily restricted the distribution of free products or samples. |
Sales
of smokeless tobacco prohibited |
X Retail sale or trade in smokeless tobacco products is not allowed by national legislations and/or regulations. |
| 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: 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
(domestic flights) |
V Airline voluntarily prohibits or restricts smoking aboard their
aircraft during flights within national borders. |
Aircraft (Swissair Airlines) |
V Airline voluntarily prohibits or restricts smoking aboard their
aircraft during flights between two countries . |
Educational
facilities |
V Educational facilities voluntarily prohibit or restrict smoking in
areas under their management. |
Government
buildings |
V Government buildings voluntarily prohibit or restrict smoking in areas under their management. |
Health
care facilities |
V health care facilities voluntarily prohibit or restrict smoking in areas under their management. |
Public
transportation |
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 |
R Smoking is restricted, but not prohibited in
workplaces according to national legislation and/or regulations.
V Employers voluntarily prohibit or restrict smoking in areas under their management. |
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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