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Tobacco Act Amendment Act

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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19 December 2016

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13 December 2017

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Summary

By amending the law, its scope of regulation is expanded in order to prevent and reduce the spread of addiction and health damage resulting from tobacco and related products in society. A ban on the display of tobacco products and products related to them and a ban on the presentation of these brands at retail outlets is added. Exceptions are for specialized retail outlets, ships sailing on international routes, and airports and ports to stores located in closed territory. In addition, the sales promotion provisions of the current Tobacco Act are extended to products related to tobacco products (e.g., raffle wins, prizes or other benefits may not be offered) and the prohibition to sell a product related to tobacco products in the same sales package as another product (e.g., mobile bag, ashtray). The bill restricts the availability and use of e-cigarettes. In the future, the use of e-cigarettes will be in addition to children's institutions prohibited in all other places where smoking is prohibited (e.g. catering establishments, shops). In addition to the current cross-border distance selling ban, a national distance selling ban for tobacco products and related products, including e-cigarettes, will be added. This means that in the future these products cannot be purchased through communication tools (e.g. e-commerce or catalog). The draft also establishes requirements for the nicotine-free liquid of the electronic cigarette composition and purity (e.g. the liquid must not contain vitamins, caffeine or other substances associated with strength and energy-giving effects) and flavors different from tobacco in e-cigarettes are prohibited. The bill makes it mandatory to ask for a document from a customer buying tobacco or a related product, unless it is obviously an adult or a person known to the seller. The Tax and Customs Board is granted the right of control purchase to determine the sale of clandestine tobacco and to police officers to determine the sale of tobacco products or related products to minors, with the right, if necessary, to involve persons at least 16 years old in making a control purchase. The law enters into force in a general manner. Prohibition of sales promotion, prohibition of display and presentation of brands, prohibition of domestic distance sales, prohibition of flavors and fragrances in e-cigarettes (only tobacco flavor and smell), the ban on selling a product related to a tobacco product in a single package with another product, and the extension of the labeling requirements for the current packages to the printed matter included in the packages is a transitional period until January 1, 2019.

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