Unofficial Translation (excerpts)
appeals of the interested party and his family against the decision of the
health authority or territorial authority.
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Section 6: Tobacco control
Article 102: The purpose of the provisions of this section is as follows:
1. To protect the health of the public against numerous debilitating or
mortal diseases due to tobacco;
2. To establish the primacy of public health over activities associated
with economic interests with tobacco.
3. To limit the public’s access to tobacco and shield it from
incitement to use tobacco and the tobacco addiction that can result
from this;
4. To raise public awareness regarding the dangers of using tobacco
and
exposure to tobacco smoke;
5. To protect new and future generations from the devastating health,
social, environmental and economic effects caused by tobacco
consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke;
1. Growing tobacco, manufacturing tobacco products and the
liability of the tobacco industry
Article 103: Industrial or framed crops of tobacco are prohibited in the
national territory.
For traditional growing of tobacco practiced by peasants, policies and
programs are to be developed by the Government with a view to replacing
them by other economically profitable crops.
A regulatory text shall determine the procedures for the execution of the
foregoing sub-paragraph.
Article 104: The manufacture of tobacco products for sale is subject to the
joint authorization of the Ministers of Commerce and Public Health.