| Advertising and sponsorship |
|
Advertising
ban (radio, television & advertising to youth) |
X Media type
or advertising strategies can not be used to advertise tobacco in
accordance with national legislations and/or regulations. |
Advertising
restriction (cinema, print, placement & content) |
X Tobacco
advertising is allowed, but national legislation and/or regulations govern
its use. |
Sponsorship
bans |
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 legislation 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 |
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 (British Airways, British Midland & Virgin Atlantic) |
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 (areas accessible to the public) |
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 (underground trains for safety reasons) |
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) |
V Employers voluntarily prohibit or restrict smoking in areas under their management. |
Other
public places |
V Provision
included in voluntary agreements. |
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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