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