Tasmania: Total indoor smoking ban in force since January 2006. In addition, more than half of the summer terraces of bars and restaurants are required to be smoke-free. The only transport environments in which smoking is prohibited are Antananarivo International Airport and on Air Madagascar flights. [184][185][186] Advertising for tobacco has been illegal by law since 1975 (The tobacco related damage protection act). [70] It came into effect on May 31, 2017. "Mae ysmygu yn y fangre hon yn erbyn y gyfraith" (Welsh), "It is against the law to smoke in these premises" (English), It is illegal to smoke at a bus shelter in. Additionally in 2020 smoking will be banned outdoors in all educational facilities, playgrounds[169] and train stations. Both cigarettes and shisha pipes are deeply ingrained in Egyptian life – and so, as a result, are heart disease and lung cancer. The Ministry of Health and the Minister of Health also are trying to promote the idea that New Zealand should be smoke-free. 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Starting 1 June 2014, smoking has also been prohibited in restaurants and cafés. The law "on the protection of the population from the harmful effects of cigarette smoke and the consequences of tobacco consumption" has passed the third and final vote in the State Duma and has been effective partly from 1 July 2013 and has completely from 1 July 2014. Many smaller bars have not been able to build such smoking booths and patrons must smoke outside. [240] According to the Code of Administrative violations for smoking cigarettes, including hookah and other tobacco products in the bodies of state power and administration, executive bodies and local authorities, enterprises, institutions and organizations irrespective of ownership, military units and formations, educational institutions, theaters and cinemas, public transport, parks and other places of mass visiting citizens – punishable by a fine in the amount of 100 manats. Smoking is banned in government buildings, public buses, and educational facilities. Guinea has a smoking ban in place for certain public places. [157], Since 1 January 2019, Smoking is prohibited in all types of restaurant within 3 meters from building or outer most table and fully enforcement by health authorities on 1 January 2020 which risk being fined more than RM 250 for offenders.[158]. [24], In 2008, the Bahrain government introduced anti-smoking laws indoor public areas, including restaurants, cafes, hair salons, shopping malls and public transport. On World No Tobacco Day, 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for countries to ban all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship to help reduce the number of tobacco users. These amendments also aim to bring the current law into compliance with the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The smoking ban in the hospitality sector also made Schiphol Airport fully smokefree. Hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, places of worship, healthcare facilities and schools are to be smoke-free areas. Therefore, such policies are entirely a product of first-level jurisdictional, local criminal, and occupational safety and health laws.. The overall daily smoking rate in Hong Kong is 11.8% (HK Department of Census and Statistics Household Thematic Survey 36) with 25% of males smoking whereas in China 63% of males smoke. Outdoor smoking is also prohibited at childcare facilities, in children's playparks and around schools and hospital facilities. Hong Kong has seen all public smoking restricted from 1 January 2007 under the government's revised Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap. The new law also cracks down on advertising.[52][53]. Smoking rooms are, however, allowed in these institutions. Smoking bans are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, which prohibit tobacco smoking in workplaces and/or other public spaces. In March 2004, smoking was prohibited in public places, including workplaces, restaurants and bars. Smoking has been restricted in indoor public areas and workplaces since 4 June 2005, except in restaurants. In Gabon, smoking is prohibited in many public places but the law requires designated smoking areas to be provided. [79] In 2011, Ecuador Parliament implemented a new tobacco control, that witnessed the addition of smoking ban in sport facilities and on all health or educational institutions. This translates to around 57 million people! Of the 60 most populated cities in the United States, all but 17 ban smoking in all bars and restaurants. Argentina – No nationwide smoke ban; however, a movement exists to ban smoking in all public and enclosed spaces. Furthermore, smoking on public transportation is forbidden (except on long-distance trains with special facilities), and workplaces inside a building (except designated places). [179], Smoking is prohibited in public places in Lagos, Nigeria, and is punishable by a fine of not less than N200 and not exceeding N1000 or to imprisonment to a term of not less than one month and not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment. Nevertheless some coffeeshops and other venues do supply a separate smoking room, which by law must be separate, enclosed and unstaffed. Smoking ban. Tobacco advertising is restricted to posters in shops,[40] and is banned on television and radio. [153] [45][46], Chile prohibits smoking in schools, hospitals, government offices, shopping centres, supermarkets, pharmacies, airports, buses, subway networks and other indoor public places. On 22 June 2007, the Slovenian National Assembly approved a law prohibiting smoking in all indoor public and work places, effective 5 August 2007. More comprehensive reviews of the history of smoking bans and the scientific evidence and societal forces for and against them can be found in The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Repor… Following a resolution of the 87th session of the National Assembly on 17 December 2004, a national prohibition upon the sale of tobacco and tobacco products went into effect, but importing limited tobacco was still permitted subject to very heavy taxes. This includes all state bodies, hotels, restaurants. Indonesia counts around 39.8% of its population as smokers. Smoking in public places is prohibited in Montenegro, unless a smoking permit is obtained from the government. [97], In Alderney, the States of Alderney passed a smoke-free law with the President's casting vote on 13 January 2010; the legislation came into force at 4 am on 1 June 2010. However enforcement of this is patchy at the best of times, especially outside developed cities like Beijing. limiting tobacco advertising. The law, (once implemented) will prohibit "the smoking of tobacco in a public place, any outdoor public place or any area within a certain distance of a window, ventilation inlet, door or entrance". Graphic warnings have become compulsory. [210], From 6 June 2016, smoking is prohibited in the vicinity of religious, educational, health, sport and cultural institutions, social and charity institutions. Proprietors with establishments that are up to 50 sq m that meet very strict conditions will now be able to choose whether to allow smoking. The countries with the strictest anti-smoking laws. Since 1 July 2008, the smoke-free law has also applied to all hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes in the Netherlands. Owners or managers also have the obligation to ensure compliance with this rule. [225], Since 2 January 2011 smoking has been restricted in every indoor public place, including restaurants, bars and cafes. Map of current and scheduled future statewide smoking bans as of 1 October 2018. The law was widely ignored with statistics showing that around 41% of bars and discos had flouted it. [208][209] On 1 December 2012, the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities (SCTA) imposed a ban on smoking in all tourism facilities. Anti-smoking campaigners claimed to have filed 18,000 reports with the authorities on non-compliant businesses since the bans were introduced, to little effect. However, no statistical analysis has been conducted and speculation within the betting and gaming industry is that a decline could also be the result of demographic changes and increases in online gaming. According to official statistics, tobacco consumption in the country has been gradually decreasing in recent years. Smoking was only banned in Chinese schools last year, which as a result can now no longer sell tobacco in their canteens or accept sponsorship from tobacco companies! The law discouraged shopkeepers from selling to under-aged people and completely banned tobacco advertisements in the country and punished violaters with hefty fines. Argentina. [73] In the municipality of Randers, politicians are preparing to implement outdoor anti-smoking recommendations, which will advise people not to smoke and without any fines applied. Smoking bans (or smoke-free laws) are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, that prohibit tobacco smoking in workplaces and other public spaces. Establishments with the sign "Tabac" come within the same strict regulations. The law, that came into effect in March 2016 forbids smoking in any closed environment for public use, defining a closed environment as one having at least two walls.[202]. 40 from 1993, the Law to Regulate the Smoking Practice in Public Places, and its later 1996 amendment Law 133, regulate smoking in private and public places. "Smoking is banned in hospitals, health centers, schools, cinemas, theaters, public libraries, museums, governmental and non-governmental public premises, means of transportation, arrivals and departures halls at airports, enclosed stadiums, lecture-halls". Smoking was banned on trains and in railway stations when Germany introduced a similar smoking ban in 2007. And smoking is still common in both bars and restaurants in central and Eastern European countries like Hungary and Romania. The bill was approved by the Senate on January 19, 2017,[69] and signed by the President Miloš Zeman on February 14, 2017. However, an exception was made for bars and restaurants, allowing special smoking rooms as long as they fulfill strict conditions: such as not serving food and drink. Mombasa already has a similar pre-existing smoke-free ordinance. At the same time smoking was to be prohibited in designated public transport interchanges, but the government has yet to clarify how it will enforce this against non Hong Kong ID card-holders and tourists, since the offender has 21 days after the ticket issue to pay up. The 2009 law mandated that all restaurants, bars, discos, and pubs larger than 50 m2 had to be either be non-smoking or introduce separate smoking rooms. Smoking is prohibited in bars, cafes, restaurants, and nightclubs starting 1 January 2010. 371), first enacted in 1982 with several amendments subsequently. Morocco's House of Representatives unanimously passed a smoke-free law pertaining to public places on 26 June 1995 (Dahir n° 1-91-112 law n° 15-91). As of July 1, 2014, smoking is prohibited in train stations including the platforms (whether inside or out),[72] it is however poorly enforced, and smoking is seen on both inside and outside platforms regularly. [272], A July 2002 law signed by Pope John Paul II banned smoking on all places accessible to the public, and in all closed places of work within the Vatican City, and within all extraterritorial properties of the Holy See. Kuwait has outlawed smoking indoors in public places as of 2012, including restaurants, cafes and hotels, but exempting shisha parlours. Some aspects of tobacco advertising were also regulated for example labelling. 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