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Tobacco Act (2005)

Country
Estonia
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Act provides the requirements for tobacco products and their packaging, special requirements for the handling of tobacco products, restriction on sponsorship and ban on the promotion of tobacco products, prohibition of and restriction on the consumption of tobacco products, and supervision over compliance with this Act and liability for violation of this Act. The primary objective of this Act is to ensure the protection of human health. Tobacco products mean products for the purposes of smoking, chewing, sucking or sniffing, inasmuch as they are, even partly, made of tobacco. Tobacco products are classified as smoking and smokeless tobacco products. Retail trade in tobacco products is permitted to undertakings concerning which a registration has been made in the register of economic activities which also indicates the right to engage in retail trade in tobacco products.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/est98661ENG.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/est98661EST.pdf
Web site
http://www.riigiteataja.ee
Date of consolidation/reprint
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
RT I 2005, 29, 210
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Tubakaseadus (2005)
Implements
Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC.