Last updated: May 15, 2020

Duties / Penalties

Duty Imposed Upon Business Owners / Employers / Supervisors
Duty Imposed
Sanction(s)

Post signs

Yes
Fine
Analysis

Signs must be posted in all indoor workplaces and public places to indicate that they smoke free. Any person found guilty of failing to enforce the smoke-free policy applicable to the facility under his or her responsibility, including the posting of prescribed signs, is subject to a fine not exceeding Nakfa 2000 (two thousand Nakfa).

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to the duty to post signs. To more fully align, the law should provide for increasing fines for repeated violations.

Remove ashtrays

No
None
Analysis

The law does not impose a duty upon business owners, employers, or supervisors to remove ashtrays from the premises.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should impose a duty upon the owner, manager, or other person in charge of the premises to remove ashtrays from the premises.

Steps to require a person to stop smoking (e.g., warn, discontinue service, call authorities)

Yes
Fine
Analysis

Any person found guilty of failing to enforce the smoke-free policy applicable to the facility under his or her responsibility, including the posting of prescribed signs, is subject to a fine not exceeding Nakfa 2000(two thousand Nakfa).

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to imposing a duty to take steps to require a person to stop smoking. To more fully align, the law should provide for increasing fines for repeated violations.

Duty Imposed Upon Smokers
Duty Imposed
Sanction(s)

Not to smoke where prohibited

Yes
Fine
Analysis

Any person found guilty of smoking in a place where smoking is prohibited is subject to a fine not exceeding 100 Nakfa (one hundred Nakfa).

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to the duty to not smoke where prohibited. To more fully align, the law should provide for increasing fines for repeated violations.