Anti -tabaco legislation in Spain has been pending review years. Almost 15 years have passed since the last major reform and the government carries At least 2023 working in a parked measure “In a drawer“Until the end of that year. Now, the draft reform of the tobacco law has gone through the Council of Ministers.
What can we expect. The future norm, which You will still have to go through the legislative filterwould include the prohibition of smoking on terraces, as well as new measures to Regular vapers and electronic cigarettesand more restrictions to avoid the consumption of tobacco among minors.
The project modifies the 2005 Anti -Tabaco Law, a standard that has already suffered an important reform 15 years ago but that has not been adapted to the new trends and forms of consumption. The new standard is part of the Comprehensive Plan for the Prevention and Control of Smoking 2024-2027.
Tobacco in terraces. Throughout these last months, one of the aspects of the bill that more attention has generated It has been the prohibition of smoking on the terraces of the hospitality premises.
If the last great reform of the Anti -Tabaco Law prohibited tobacco in almost all of the closed public spaces, the new standard will go one step further by restricting consumption in open and semi -raised spaces such as bars and restaurant terraces.
This not only affects bars and restaurants terraces, but also including exteriors of health, educational, university and social centers, and children’s or cultural or sports areas.
Vapeo, electronic cigarettes, and more. One of the most anticipated aspects is the incorporation to the law of new ways of smoking and consuming tobacco that have rooted in society. According to the Ministry of Health In a press releasethe new regulation defines and regulates more specifically the so -called “tobacco -related products.”
The list of these products includes electronic cigarettes, with or without nicotine; Nicotine sachets for oral use; And devices for Consumption of heated products. They also include “herbal products, used to smoking, vaporizing or inhaling”, which includes for example Shishas and also the plantless plant mixtures.
In the press release, the Ministry Point out That these products “although they do not always contain tobacco or nicotine, are linked to the act of smoking or inhaling, in addition to increasing the risk of smoking conventional tobacco.” If the rule thrives, these products will be applied to the same “same legal restrictions as (al) conventional tobacco”.
Sale prohibited, prohibited consumption. Another important change is in the consumption of tobacco by minors. Until now the restrictions focused on avoiding the sale of tobacco. The new standard becomes consumption to minors, analogous to how it was proposed to do With alcohol.
Observatory for smoking prevention. The reform includes other relevant points, such as the creation of the Observatory for Smoking Prevention. The new standard also changes regulation around the or advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products (and related products), incorporating new restrictions.
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