#Smoking is prohibited in #public places and cars

FBiH Government yesterday finally adopt the draft law which prohibits smoking in all enclosed public places, on public gatherings, workplaces and public transport and in private means of transport in which there are minor osobe.U Association PROI, which was also launched this initiative, point out that according to a study that they did such a law and supports a lot of smokers, and that it is a myth that its entry into force hurt caterers.

"We came to the conclusion that smokers will still go out, but nonsmokers who did not start out to go out, so it will be with this law happen only positive change," said Ada Sahačić of PROI, and stressed that the current law even series gaps and ambiguities but not inspections are not sure how to act, what should be changed. "the law is not covered by the hookah is not electric cigarettes, and now will be included and that all herbal products for smoking.

The current law allows the existence of a smoking, but proved to be harmful and that room because the smoke finds a way to pass, and in some places there was no physical separation of a smoking from the rest. The new law does not provide for no smoking areas ", explained Sahačić, who pointed out that smokers are entitled to smoke, now only have a limited place.How was today announced by the Federal Government, the aim of the law on control and limited use of tobacco, tobacco and other smoking product, which should take up a public debate, is the protection and improvement of health stanovništva.Po Research Institute of Public Health, made in 2012 . was even close to 44 percent of BiH citizens are smokers, and nearly 13 percent of the school children.

The draft law also provides for penalties of 250 hp and even up to 15,000 KM.
"The implementation of the smoking ban are required to provide the owner and user space, as well as other places where smoking is prohibited. In the event that a person does not respect the ban on smoking, the owner or user of premises or places where smoking is prohibited, shall warn the person, deny her a favor or request to leave the room, "part of the draft zakona.Kao exception, smoking is allowed in patients services and departments for mental health and institutions dedicated to serve the sentence, if they can be established special rooms for smoking and if medical and psychological indications suggest the need for a patient to smoke.

The Act prohibits direct or indirect advertising, sponsorship and by any means of promotion of tobacco, tobacco and other products for smoking. Prohibited the manufacture and marketing of cigarettes with more than ten milligrams of tar, one milligram of nicotine and ten milligrams of carbon monoxide per cigarette, a prohibition applies to products containing additives and flavorings. It is forbidden to sell these products, among other things, through vending machines, with shelves of shops where customers are free to take the goods, with street vendors and via the Internet. It is forbidden to sell and give away tobacco products to those under 18 years. "All tobacco products for smoking that are manufactured or imported into the market of FBiH are required to be tested," according to a statement from the Federal Government.

It remains the same coefficient

FBiH Government adopted the final text of the Draft Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, which coefficient for calculating pensions remains 13.6, not 14.3, as suggested by the delegates from the Croatian people in the House of Peoples of the FBiH Parliament, which is in the House and accepted, or Act as a whole is not usvojen.Vlada is now more accurately determine the article of the law that would not be a dilemma on the definition of the annual coefficient. It was also decided that the law comes into force on July 1, to the competent authorities had sufficient time for its implementation, which was one of the amendments of the Club of delegates from the Croatian people. About this law again to express an opinion FBiH House of Representatives, which it had previously accepted, of course, and the House of Peoples.

• 19 Feb, 2017
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