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Chapter 3.

CHANGE OF INDOOR NON-SMOKING LOCATIONS WITH PLACES RESERVED FOR SMOKERS TO THE INDOOR COMPLETE NON-SMOKING LOCATIONS AND INCREASE OF THE PRINTING AREA OF HEALTH WARNINGS ON TOBACCO PACKAGE

Article 10. Change of indoor non-smoking locations with places reserved for smokers to the indoor complete non-smoking locations

1. The Ministry of Health shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with relevant Ministries, sectors and localities in monitoring execution and assessing implementation of provisions on indoor non-smoking locations with places reserved for smokers and proposing to the Government for regulation which changes such locations to the indoor complete non-smoking locations when meet requirements at Clause 2 of this Article.

2. Change of indoor non-smoking locations with places reserved for smokers to the indoor complete non-smoking locations in conformity with each period must ensure the following requirements:

a) To be suitable with orientations, policies of State on tobacco harm prevention; requirements on preventing and reducing tobacco harm for health;

b) People’s awareness level of tobacco harm for health;

c) Quantity of smoking persons at reserved places is not many;

d) Having a suitable roadmap to ensure feasibility;

e) Conformity with conditions and tendency of countries in region and on the world.

3. Content of proposal about change of indoor non-smoking locations with places reserved for smokers to the indoor complete non-smoking locations must include:

a) Assessment report about implementation of provision on non-smoking places;

b) List and roadmap of places which need turn into the indoor complete non-smoking places under the following priority level:

- Public means of transport such as ships, trains;

- Isolation areas of airport;

- Hotels, tourism accommodation establishments, bars, karaoke rooms, discotheque.

c) Tentative effects of changing the indoor non-smoking locations with spaces reserved for smokers into the indoor complete non-smoking locations.

Article 11. Increase of the printing area for healthy warning on tobacco package

1. The Ministry of Health shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and other relevant Ministries, sectors and localities in monitoring execution and assessing implementation of provisions on printing healthy warnings on tobacco package and proposing the Government for regulation on increasing the area of healthy warning on tobacco package when meet requirements at Clause 2 of this Article.

2. The increase of the printing area for healthy warning on tobacco package in conformity with each period must ensure the following requirements:

a) To be suitable with orientations, policies of State on tobacco harm prevention; requirements on preventing and reducing tobacco harm for health; requirements on controlling the tobacco production and trading activities;

b) To increase effectiveness of the printing healthy warning on tobacco package;

c) Conformity with conditions and tendency about printing the healthy warnings on tobacco package of countries in region and on the world.

3. Content of proposal on increase of the printing area for healthy warning on tobacco package includes:

a) Assessment report about implementation of provision on printing healthy warnings on tobacco package;

b) The increasing level of the printing area for healthy warning on tobacco package;

c) Forecast on influence of increasing the printing area of health warnings on tobacco package;

d) Documents summing up comments of organizations, individuals subject to impact of proposal on increase of the printing area for healthy warning on tobacco package