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Regional Law No. 1753-OD “On propaganda and support of breastfeeding”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Volgograd
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Breastfeeding/infant food Access-to-information Nutrition
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law is aimed at safeguarding one of the fundamental rights of infants – the right to breastfeeding. It shall be applicable to propaganda of breastfeeding, including correct use of artificial infant food. Propaganda of breastfeeding shall be intended a complex of arrangements for dissemination of information related to advantages of breastfeeding, including consultation of pregnant women and young mothers, prevention of advertising of artificial infant food, including distribution free of charge of samples of infant food free of charge. Support of breastfeeding shall be granted in the form of regional state order of social advertising of breastfeeding. Information of infant feeding with artificial infant food shall include correct use of infant food.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su