Singapore has made smoking prohibition a national law since 1986 12 1. Smoking is strictly prohibited in public places. Violators will be severely punished up to S $2,000 (about 1 1522 RMB). Smokers will not be allowed to enter the school if the car driver revokes his license. Due to the ban on smoking, the number of smokers has dropped to 15% of the total population, making it the country with the lowest smoking rate in the world, and they are striving to become the first smoke-free country in the world. Since March this year, the Malaysian government has implemented new regulations, completely prohibiting 18-year-olds from smoking and buying cigarettes. Teenagers under 18 who smoke and own cigarettes can be fined up to 1000 yuan.
The Saudi Arabian government has set up an anti-smoking committee, stipulating that all cigarettes with nicotine content exceeding 1mg are not allowed to be imported. The President of Pakistan has banned smoking in hospital wards, clinics, educational institutions, theaters and libraries, and smoking in cars, ships and planes. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan has decided to launch a campaign to ban smoking among primary and secondary school students. There are "no smoking" signs and "no smoking" areas everywhere in Japan. The Kuwaiti government stipulates that it is not allowed to sell cigarettes to teenagers under the age of 18; Smoking is forbidden in TV or movies. In June 1995+065438+ 10, Poland passed the Law on Prevention of Smoking Hazards and Protection of Health, which is the first such law in Polish history. Regulations: Smoking is prohibited in public places, medical institutions and cultural, educational and sports departments; Do not sell cigarettes to teenagers under the age of 18, and do not use TV, radio, newspapers and other media to advertise cigarettes. Italy promulgated the smoking ban law in 1989, which is the first smoking ban law in the world. It is stipulated that hospitals, schools, nursing homes, sports centers, theaters, radio stations and television stations are completely prohibited from smoking. Children under 16 are prohibited from smoking, and offenders will be fined more than 20 Wan Li (140 USD); Those who sell cigarettes to children will be fined 100 Wan Li. Managers who fail to enforce this ban will be fined more than 500 lira.
In Britain, in the early 1960s, 70% of adult men smoked. Since 1965, Britain has publicized the ban on smoking on TV for the first time and achieved great success. Only 30% of men smoke now. France has set up "smoke-free rooms" in various places, stipulating that sealed smoke-proof equipment must be installed indoors, and those who violate the regulations will be fined 40 ~ 80 francs. Hungary prohibits teachers from smoking in front of students, in meetings and in hospitals. Smokers must pay a "smoking tax", all of which are used for fire fighting. Smoking is prohibited in workshops, offices and other public places in Sweden. Offenders range from fines to dismissal from public office. Norway started the national smoking cessation plan from 1962, and completely banned smoking in public places from 1965. The Danish government has raised the consumption price of cigarettes. Ordinary cigarettes cost 23.30 kronor per pack, and the cigarette tax is 87%. Medical staff are advised not to smoke. Smoking is prohibited in all public places in Finland. Individual hotels and bars must set up no-smoking areas, otherwise they are not allowed to operate.
Brazil1July, 996 15 President Cardoso approved the law on banning smoking in public places and strengthening the management of cigarette advertisements passed by the Parliament at the end of last month. Regulations: government agencies, bars, restaurants, hospitals, schools, libraries, theaters, buses, etc. Become a smoke-free place. The United States is the birthplace of the campaign to quit smoking. As early as 1924, the American reader's digest magazine published the world's first article pointing out that cigarettes are toxic: "Is smoking harmful to human health?" 1977, Congress passed the bill proposed by the National Cancer Society of the United States to designate 1012 as the "National Quit Smoking Day", which was the first country in the world to establish the "National Quit Smoking Day". Now, the number of smokers in the United States is decreasing by 2% every year. Canada also started a law, 65438+2000, as early as February 23, 2000, which stipulated that tobacco companies should print icons on cigarette cases that smoking is harmful to health in order to persuade people to ban smoking. 10 years ago, a "quit smoking police force" was set up to patrol public places and punish smokers who violate the rules in time, but few people violate the rules. In July last year, the German Federal Parliament also passed a bill to ban smoking in public places all over the country, and those who violate this law will be fined 5- 1000 euros. Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an appeal in his congratulatory message to the All-Russian Association for Tobacco or Health Research, saying that the harm caused by smoking is well known, and its victims are not only smokers themselves, but also people around smokers, especially the growing younger generation.