| Advertising and sponsorship |
|
Advertising ban (direct & indirect advertising) |
X Media type
or advertising strategies can not be used to advertise tobacco in
accordance with national legislations and/or regulations. |
Sponsorship
bans |
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 |
|
Sales
of smokeless tobacco prohibited |
X Retail sale or trade in smokeless tobacco products is not allowed by national legislations and/or regulations. |
Sales
or distribution to minors prohibited |
X Individuals under a certain age may not purchase cigarettes or another tobacco product according to national legislation 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
(domestic flights) |
B Smoking is absolutely prohibited aboard aircraft during flights within national borders according to national legislations and/or regulations. |
Aircraft (international flights between Scandanavian cities) |
B Smoking is absolutely prohibited aboard aircraft during flights between two countries according to national
legislations and/or regulations. |
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 (designated smoking areas) |
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, ferries, railroad & taxis) |
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 (designated smoking 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. |
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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