What are the laws and regulations on smoking bans abroad?

Foreign anti-smoking laws and regulations should be followed into the twentieth century. Each country has different regulations on anti-smoking, so as to achieve a good social security environment. Next, let’s start with a few typical countries to learn about some foreign laws and regulations on smoking bans.

Singapore has made non-smoking a part of the national code since December 1, 1986. Smoking in public places is strictly prohibited, and violators will be subject to heavy fines, which can reach up to 2,000 Singapore dollars (approximately 11,522 yuan). Smokers will not be admitted to schools if they apply, and if they are a car driver, their license will be revoked. Due to anti-smoking regulations, the number of current smokers has dropped to 15% of the total population, making it the country with the lowest smoking rate in the world. They are working hard to become the first smoke-free country in the world. The Malaysian government began to implement new regulations in March this year, completely prohibiting teenagers under the age of 18 from smoking and buying cigarettes. Teenagers under the age of 18 who smoke and possess cigarettes may be fined up to NT$1,000.

The Saudi Arabian government has established an anti-smoking committee and stipulates that any cigarette containing more than 1 mg of nicotine is not allowed to be imported. The President of Pakistan has ordered that smoking is prohibited in hospital wards, clinics, educational institutions, theaters, libraries, and in cars, boats, and airplanes. Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has decided to launch a campaign to ban smoking among primary and secondary school students. There are "no smoking" signs and "no smoking" areas everywhere in Japan. The Kuwait government stipulates that it is not allowed to sell cigarettes to teenagers under the age of 18; it is prohibited to show smoking scenes on TV and movies. Poland passed the "Law on Preventing Smoking Hazards and Protecting Physical Health" in November 1995, which was the first such law in Polish history. Regulations: Smoking is prohibited in public places, medical units, and cultural, educational and sports departments; cigarettes are not allowed to be sold to teenagers under the age of 18, and cigarette sales advertisements are not allowed to be used on television, radio, newspapers and other media. Italy promulgated the "No Smoking Law" in 1989, which was the first "No Smoking Law" in the world. It is stipulated that smoking is completely prohibited in hospitals, schools, homes of the elderly, sports centers, theaters and cinemas, radio and television stations and studios. It stipulates that children under 16 years old are prohibited from smoking, and violators will be fined more than 200,000 lire ($140); those who sell cigarettes to children will be fined 1 million lire; managers who do not enforce this ban will be fined A fine of more than 500 lire is imposed.

In the United Kingdom, 70% of adult men smoked in the early 1960s. Since 1965, the United Kingdom has been the first to conduct anti-smoking advertisements on television, which has achieved great success. Now only 30% of men smoke. France has opened "no-smoking rooms" in various places, stipulating that sealed anti-smoking equipment must be installed indoors, and those who violate the regulations will be fined 40 to 80 francs. Hungary prohibits teachers from smoking in front of students and prohibits smoking during meetings and hospitals. Smokers must pay a "smoking tax" and all the tax is used for fire protection. Sweden prohibits smoking in public places such as workshops and offices. Violators may be fined as lightly as possible or dismissed from public service as severely as possible. Norway started a national smoking cessation plan in 1962, and in 1965 began a complete ban on smoking in public places. The Danish government has increased the consumer price of cigarettes. General cigarettes are 23.30 kronor per pack, and the cigarette tax is 87%. It is recommended that medical staff not smoke. Finland Smoking is prohibited in all public places. Individual restaurants and bars must establish no-smoking areas, otherwise they will not be allowed to operate.

Brazil On July 15, 1996, President Cardoso approved the law passed by Parliament at the end of last month on banning smoking in public places and strengthening the management of cigarette advertising. Regulations: Government offices, bars, restaurants, hospitals, schools, libraries, theaters, buses, etc. become no-smoking places. The United States is the birthplace of the smoking cessation movement. As early as 1924, the American "Reader's Digest" magazine published the world's first article pointing out that cigarettes are poisonous: "Does Smoking Harm Human Health?" 》. In 1977, Congress passed the National Cancer Institute's proposal to designate November 12 as "National Quit Smoking Day." It was the first country in the world to establish a "National Quit Smoking Day." Now the number of smokers in the United States is declining at a rate of 2% every year. . Canada also enacted a law as early as December 23, 2000, requiring tobacco manufacturers to print pictures on cigarette packages that smoking is harmful to health to persuade people to stop smoking. A "smoking cessation police force" was set up 10 years ago to patrol public places and punish illegal smokers in a timely manner, but there are very few violators.

The German Bundestag also passed a bill to ban smoking in public places nationwide starting from July last year. Those who violate the law will be fined ranging from 5 to 1,000 euros. Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an appeal in his congratulatory message to the All-Russian "Tobacco or Health Research Association", saying that the harm caused by smoking is well known, and its victims are not only the smoker himself, but also the people around the smoker, especially the young people who are growing up. generation.