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COMMENTS: Law No. 124 for Amendment and Supplementation of Certain Legislative Acts amends several laws related to tobacco control, including Law No. 278-XVI on Tobacco and Tobacco Products, Law No. 1227-XIII on Advertising, and Law No. 218-XVI, the Contravention Code of Moldova. The comprehensive amendments involve several tobacco control issues, including smoke free places, tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and tobacco packaging and labeling. Please note that the effective date varies for different provisions.
COMMENTS: Law No. 22, 2012, contains several amendments to the tobacco control law, Law No. 278-XVI. The tobacco control amendments have been replaced by the 2015 amendments contained within Law No. 124.
COMMENTS: Law No. 218-XVI, Contravention Code of Moldova, contains the criminal code, a list of legal violations, and their respective penalties. The Code includes tobacco control-related penalties. The excerpts uploaded here contain relevant provisions as amended through August 15, 2019.
COMMENTS: Law No. 278-XVI of December 14, 2007 on Tobacco and Tobacco Products is the primary law governing tobacco control. It has been amended several times, most recently in July 2019. The amended law regulates exposure to smoke, tobacco marketing, packaging, ingredients, and disclosure of information, among other tobacco control issues.
COMMENTS: Resolution No. 886 on Approval of the National Policy on Health contains policy statements expressing Moldova's commitment to, among other policies, create a tobacco-free community.
COMMENTS: Law No. 386-XV Concerning Tobacco and Tobacco Products of 2001 was repealed by Law No. 278-XVI of 2007.
COMMENTS: Law No. 1227-XIII on Advertising prohibits tobacco advertising in nearly all forms. The law has been amended on multiple occasions, most notably through the May 29, 2015 amendments contained in Law No. 124.
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COMMENTS: Decision No. 613 approves regulations for the implementation of health warnings on packaging of tobacco products, roll-your-own tobacco, and related products. The regulations also include additional packaging and labeling requirements. An updated analysis will be added shortly.