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Tobacco Control Act No. 17 of 2018.

País/Territorio
Antigua y Barbuda
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2018
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Official Gazette Vol. XXXVIII No. 69, 27th September, 2018.
Título completo
An Act to fulfill the government’s international legal obligations under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and to protect present and future generations from the devastating health, social, economic, and environmental consequences of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke.
Materia
Cultivos
Palabra clave
Fortalecimiento de la capacidad Certificación Plagas/enfermedades Institución Comercio interior Comercio internacional Envasado/etiquetado Responsabilidad/indemnización Infracciones/sanciones Producción vegetal Protección del medio ambiente Salud pública Tabaco Protección vegetal
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Entry into force notes
This Act shall come into effect on a date designated by the Minister by a Notice published in the Gazette.
Resumen

This Act lays down rules for the establishment of a multi-sectoral body in the Ministry; designation, functions and authorities of authorized officers; licensing obligation for manufacturing, import, distribute at wholesale, sell at retail, or transport bulk quantities of tobacco or tobacco products; prohibitions regarding smoking and tobacco products; conformity with packaging and labelling requirements; protection of tobacco control policy development and implementation; prevention and control of illicit trade of tobacco products; penalties and liabilities; and the establishment of a fund for tobacco control and for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. Public awareness will be raised by the Antigua and Barbuda Tobacco Free Initiative on the dangers and addictiveness of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke; the health, economic, environmental, and other effects of tobacco production and use; and the tobacco-related health, social, environmental, and other harms and costs. In addition to the authority granted to the Minister under specific sections of this Act, the Minister may make regulations generally for effectively carrying out this Act or for otherwise fulfilling the objectives of the Act and the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its Protocols.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.laws.gov.ag