Prohibition of Providing Tobacco Products to Individuals Under 18 Years of Age in Any Form

Nguyen Trinh

08:40, 11/07/2024

Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harm 2012 stipulates measures to reduce the demand for tobacco use, measures to control the supply of tobacco, and conditions to ensure the prevention and control of the harmful effects of tobacco. There are certain prohibited acts stipulated in this document.

To be specific, according to the provisions of Article 9 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms 2012, prohibited acts include:

First, manufacturing, trading, importing, storing, or transporting counterfeit tobacco, products designed to resemble tobacco packaging, or cigarettes; trading, storing, or transporting smuggled tobacco and tobacco materials.

Second, advertising and promoting tobacco; directly marketing tobacco to consumers in any form.

Third, sponsorship by organizations or individuals engaged in the tobacco business, except as stipulated in Article 16 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms 2012.

Fourth, persons under the age of 18 using, buying, or selling tobacco.

Fifth, employing persons under the age of 18 to buy or sell tobacco.

Sixth, selling or supplying tobacco to persons under the age of 18.

Seventh, selling tobacco through automated vending machines; smoking or selling tobacco at locations where it is prohibited.

Eighth, using tobacco images in press and publications exclusively for children.

Ninth, urging or forcing others to use tobacco.

The Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms 2012 was enacted on June 18, 2012, and officially came into effect on January 1, 2013.

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