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Proposals to Increase Taxation of and Health Surcharge on Tobacco Products (May 13, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed the Tobacco ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Tobacco Display Ban Upheld (October 01, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

On September 14, 2012, the Oslo District Court issued a ruling upholding

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Norway

Further Smoking Restrictions Contemplated (September 04, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

It was reported in June 2012 that the Health Ministry of the Czech Republic was preparing to tighten the country's anti-smoking ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Czech Republic

Plain Packaging Law Upheld by High Court (August 16, 2012) by Kelly Buchanan

On August 15, 2012, the High Court of Australia rejected a constitutional challenge to legislation passed in November 2011 that will ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Australia

Tobacco Control Law Tightened (July 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

On July 4, 2012, the Turkish Parliament (the Grand National Assembly, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi, or TBMM), passed amendments to the ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Turkey

New Restrictions on Smoking Introduced (May 31, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On May 24, 2012, the Verkhovna Rada (legislature) of Ukraine adopted a law amending several previously passed laws regulating consumption of ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Ukraine

New Smoking Law Controversial (April 24, 2012) by Constance Johnson

A new smoking law agreed to on April 21, 2012, in Denmark, will impose a ban on smoking in educational institutions ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Denmark

Legislation Requiring Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products to Be Developed (April 23, 2012) by Kelly Buchanan

On April 19, 2012, New Zealand's Associate Health Minister, Hon. Tariana Turia, announced that the Cabinet had agreed in principle to ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: New Zealand

Stricter Anti-Tobacco Rules Being Drafted (February 23, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On February 21, 2012, Bambang Sulistomo, an advisor to Indonesia's Health Ministry, announced the country would be going forward with stricter ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Bali Council Adopts Stringent Anti-Smoking Rules (November 30, 2011) by Constance Johnson

It was reported on November 28, 2011, that the Legislative Council of the Province of Bali endorsed harsh punishments for persons ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Prohibition on Machine Sale of Tobacco Products (September 28, 2011) by Ruth Levush

On August 3, 2011, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) passed an amendment to the Tobacco Products for Smoking (Restriction on Advertising) Law, ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Israel

Bill on Tobacco Control Adopted by Legislature (May 09, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

The Constituent Assembly of Nepal, the country's legislature, approved the Tobacco Product Control and Regulatory Bill, 2010 on April 11, 2011. ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Nepal

Ban on Smoking in Indoor Public Places Takes Effect (May 05, 2011) by Laney Zhang

Effective May 1, 2011, smoking is banned in all indoor public places in China, according the Implementation Rules of the Regulations ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: China

More Control of Smoking on Screen (February 23, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

On February 12, 2011, the General Office of China's State Administration for Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) issued a circular on ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: China

Anti-Smoking Law (April 21, 2010) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On April 1, 2010, the Peruvian Congress passed Law No. 29517, which declares all closed facilities, health care centers, educational centers, ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Peru

Health Ministry Proposal to Amend Anti-Smoking Law (September 16, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

Dutch newspapers reported on September 10, 2009, that the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Ab Klink, has made a proposal ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Netherlands

Smoking Ban in Public Places to Be Adopted (June 05, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China plans to amend its legislation on tobacco control to ban ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Macau

Bill Would Impose Tougher Restrictions on Tobacco (March 13, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on March 4, 2009, that the Ugandan government is gearing up to propose the Tobacco Bill of 2009, ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Uganda

Proposal for Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes (September 04, 2008) by Theresa Papademetriou

Self-extinguishing cigarettes, which go out automatically within a minute if not puffed, are sold in Canada and in some states in ...

Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: European Union

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Last updated: May 13, 2013