Tip 1: How the law against smoking will work
Tip 1: How the law against smoking will work
Since April 2008, when Russia joined theWHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, it has committed itself to fighting the harmful habit by radical means. Within a few years after the signing of the international treaty, significant changes must be made to the existing legislation.
Already, the first step has been taken to combatsmoking - changed the appearance of cigarettes. Now warning labels on the packs, telling about the harm of tobacco, have become significantly larger. The next stage, which has been released for about five years, involves the introduction of a complete ban on any cigarette advertising. In addition, tobacco companies will be prohibited from sponsoring, charitable or other activities that promote the dissemination of information about their products. The new bill also proposes to completely prohibit from the beginning of 2014 smoking in airports and train stations both inside and outside the entrance. It will no longer be possible to smoke in long-distance trains and on passenger ships. And since 2015, closed-for-smoking places will also be night clubs, cafes, hotels and even hookahs. In the entrances of apartment houses it will be possible to equip a special place for smoking only with the permission of absolutely all tenants. The reform will affect the rules of retail sale of tobacco products. You can buy them only in shops, the area of which is at least 50 square meters. And the laying out of cigarettes will not be done, and they will be chosen only by a special price list. Significantly, the prices for cigarettes will also change. The cost of the cheapest bundle will be more than 60 rubles, which implies an increase of 3 times compared to today. Such a metamorphosis will be connected with the new decision of the Ministry of Health to increase the share of excise tax in the retail price to 50%. In addition, the Code of Administrative Offenses will be amended - it is proposed to add responsibility for non-compliance with the anti-tobacco law for both individuals and legal entities . And the regions will have the right, at their own discretion, to tighten restrictions on places for smoking and the conditions for selling cigarettes.
Tip 2: How will the law against smoking
Russia occupies one of the first places in the world in terms ofconsumption of cigarettes. According to statistics in the country, about 40% of the population smokes. The Russian government is considering a number of measures that can reduce these indicators. In particular, a draft law on fighting smoking is being prepared, which will be adopted in the very near future. The Ministry of Health and deputies of the State Duma are involved in the preparation of the anti-smoking law.
By 2013, cigarettes should disappear from the shelvesshops. The law provides for a ban on the open laying of cigarettes, they can be selected according to a separate price list. Acquire tobacco products will be available only in large supermarkets that have a license for the sale of spirits. The project provides for putting on cigarette packs of inscriptions and images telling about the consequences that smoking can lead to. It is assumed that such measures will cut off the smoking of minors. The developers of the law consider it necessary to introduce a total ban on smoking in public places and increasing penalties for violation of this prohibition. Smoking will be possible only in a few specially designated places for this and in open territories. Step by step it is planned to exclude smoking in those workplaces that are located in the premises. The Ministry of Health proposes to set minimum retail prices for tobacco products, which should be revised annually by the government to increase. According to the developers of the law, this should significantly reduce the demand for cigarettes. Gradually, it is planned to bring the price of tobacco to the average European level. Sellers will be given the right to demand from the buyer a passport or other identity document containing information about the age. This measure will make it possible to exclude the sale of cigarettes to persons under the age of 18 years. The new law is likely to become the toughest in the modern history of Russia. That is why the provisions of the draft law provoked ambiguous attitude on the part of the agencies interested in solving this problem. Before the adoption of the law, it will have to go through multiple agreements. The measures proposed by the developers of the law have already met with opposition from large cigarette manufacturers. Adoption of the law, obviously, can become possible not earlier than November 2012.
Tip 3: What measures are taken against smoking
Smoking causes a crushing blow to healthpeople, harms the defense capability, ecology and economy of any state. And the World Health Organization estimated Russia as one of the most smoking countries in the world. The government has taken measures against smoking.
Since 2001 the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin signed the law on restricting tobacco smoking. Its main provisions are to reduce the content of nicotine and tar in the production of tobacco products. And each package of cigarettes should contain a warning inscription about the dangers of smoking and information about the exact content of harmful substances in cigarettes. It is forbidden to sell cigarettes individually and less than 20 pieces, and also with the help of automatic devices. In the organizations of culture, education, public health services, public authorities it is forbidden to conduct retail trade in tobacco products. You can not sell them to under-age children. Sale of cigarettes can be carried out at a distance of not less than 100 meters from the organizations. The federal bodies of executive power are obliged to propagate through the mass media the harm of smoking, including passive. It is forbidden to use on the billboards photos of girls with cigarettes. Gradually, it is planned to completely abandon smoking advertising in general. Training programs in general and professional institutions should contain sections against smoking in which students and students will study the harmful effect of smoking on the human body. Demonstration of the process of smoking cigarettes in new films, performances is not allowed, unless it really can not be done to match the artistic plan. Since 2008, smoking in public places is prohibited. Not allowed to smoke in the premises of institutions, as well as in suburban and urban transport. In airplanes, the ban on smoking is valid if the flight duration is less than three hours. This is considered an administrative violation, for which penalties are provided. Each office should have a special place for smoking.
Tip 4: What is done against smoking?
As the statistics say, today in Russia smoke 62%men and 23% of women. Despite these bleak figures, the cost of cigarettes in the country remains one of the lowest in the world. The Ministry of Health of Russia bears alarm, taking measures to restrict tobacco consumption. At the end of May 2012, an anti-tobacco bill was submitted to the government for consideration, which, however, was sent for revision. It is expected that after the introduction of technical amendments the law will be adopted.
In May 2012, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federationprovided the government with a draft law that fundamentally limits smoking in public places. It is assumed that the proposed measures will reduce the consumption of tobacco products by 40% and significantly reduce the death rate in the country. The ministry plans include a phased ban on smoking in workplaces located in closed premises, as well as in most public places. The law allows smoking only in specially designated premises and in open territories. This applies to long-distance trains, long-distance vessels, hotel complexes, cafes and restaurants. With the aim of restricting smoking and reducing consumer demand for cigarettes, it is expected to establish minimum retail prices for tobacco products. It follows from the draft law that such prices will be revised annually by the government to increase. Over time, tobacco prices in Russia will be brought to the level of European countries, which will, among other things, replenish the budget by 600 billion rubles within the next five years. It is also proposed to ban the demonstration of the process of smoking and tobacco products in audiovisual works, if this is not part of the meaning of such a product. The bill will ban the sale of tobacco in pussies and trade chests in the city, leaving this right only for stores that are allowed to trade strong liquor am. If there are doubts that the buyer is 18 years of age, the seller has the right to demand from the buyer a document proving his identity and containing data about the age. These are just the basic requirements that the Ministry of Health reflected in the draft anti-tobacco law. After amending and coordinating with the agencies concerned, the law will be reintroduced to the government and legislators. It is planned that this will happen before November 2012. The State Duma considered the measures proposed by the Ministry of Health to be too lenient and is preparing its own version of the anti-smoking law.
