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Public Health Act

i lugemine lopetatudEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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15 November 2021

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15 November 2021

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Summary

The bill introduces a new complete text of the Public Health Act, which replaces the text of the previously valid Public Health Act. The bill provides for a comprehensive system of public health measures. The tasks of the ministries, including the Ministry of Social Affairs, in the administration of public health are updated and supplemented. The tasks of local governments in the implementation of public health measures are stipulated more clearly than before. The bill strengthens the special the role of the parties to assess the impact of their actions and decisions on the health of the population. The bill also updates the health protection requirements, including catering, applicable to pre-school institutions, schools and social service providers. Among other things, the role of the school principal in creating an environment conducive to healthy eating is increased and it is stipulated that his task is to establish requirements and restrictions for the food offered for sale in the educational institution. Draft also amends the Social Welfare Act so that it is clearly understood which social services are subject to the health protection requirements established on the basis of the Public Health Act. The bill prohibits the provision of tanning and tattooing services to under 18s and updates the requirements for other beauty and personal services. The explanatory note states that, according to the WHO, the solarium belongs to the first group of carcinogens, which means that its association with cancer has been scientifically proven. There are also several health risks associated with tattooing, which result from the dyes used in the process. The bill also amends the Advertising Act and the Consumer Protection Act in order to expand the supervisory authority of the Health Board and to give the Board the right and obligation to supervise the trading method of a product or service, including the legality of advertising, for the protection of human health. The draft is still updating maximum fine and penalty rates to be sufficiently effective.

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