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Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Ratifying the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the World Health Organization.

Country/Territory
China
Document type
Regulation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Pollution control Tobacco Internal trade Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

The 17th session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress decides to ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and simultaneously declares that according to Article 16 of Paragraph 5 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the World Health Organization, any automatic cigarette vending machine is prohibited from being used within the territory of the People's Republic of China.

Full text
Chinese
Website
www.tobaccocontrollaws.org