| Advertising and sponsorship |
|
Advertising ban (except point of sale) |
X Media type
or advertising strategies can not be used to advertise tobacco in
accordance with national legislations and/or regulations. |
Sponsorship ban (complete ban by 2006) |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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 |
B The sale of tobacco products
through automatic vending machines is prohibited by national legislation
and/or regulations. |
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 under one hour) |
B Smoking is absolutely prohibited aboard aircraft during flights within national borders according to national legislations and/or regulations. |
Aircraft
(international flights) |
R Smoking is restricted to certain areas 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 |
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 (trips under one hour) |
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. |
Other
public places |
X Provision included in legislation and/or regulations. |
Other provisions |
|
National
committee on tobacco control |
X National regulations and/or regulations mandate the formation of a national committee to address issues specific to tobacco control. |
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