The new law on e-cigarettes. The President signed into law – Virtual Poland

• President Andrzej Duda signed an amendment to the law concerning. E-cigarettes

 • No longer will they be used in areas where non-smoking

 • E-cigarettes will not be able to buy or minors
 

Minors will no longer be able to buy electronic cigarettes – predicts novel of the Act, which was signed President Andrzej Duda. E-cigarettes will also be used in areas where non-smoking, for example. At bus stops and schools.

These provisions will come into force 14 days after publication of the law.
 

The amendment to the law on protection of health against the consequences of tobacco use and tobacco products has implemented regulations adopted in 2014. Directive tobacco. Deadline for the implementation of these provisions by states passed May 20th.
 

 “The scope of the changes introduced by the Act is very wide – from the considerable expansion of a glossary of terms used in the Act, by regulating the hitherto not covered by the law (…), changes in the obligations on manufacturers and importers, and finally the introduction of new requirements for packaging tobacco “- outlined in the Communication Office of the President. The President signed into law on Thursday.
 

The new regulation limits the space using electronic cigarettes, describing them analogous to the current ban on smoking traditional tobacco products in public places, eg. At bus stops, hospitals, schools and sports and recreational facilities, places of work.
 

For a directory of places where the owner or manager may designate a smoking room (such as in hotels, factories or residential homes) were added in the novel all day psychiatric ward with the exception of troops centers offering conditions reinforced and maximum security.
 

 The premises catering and entertainment with at least two rooms will be possible exclusion from the smoking ban a closed room, if this room equipped with a ventilation system which ensures that the smoke will not pass into other places.
 

According to the novella would be prohibited sharing and sale of electronic cigarettes and liquid container persons under 18 years of age. And you will not have to buy e-cigarettes and containers up in the slot.
 

will also be prohibited sale of cigarettes with a distinctive aroma (with the exception of menthol cigarettes, which was established in the Directive for a transitional period until 2020.). It will be prohibited turnover, production and import of tobacco products containing eg. Caffeine and taurine supplements and having coloring.
 

The amendment also introduces changes to the traditional tobacco products. Their packaging will now have to find the health warnings – both text and graphics. They will include password: “Smoking damages your teeth and gums,” “smoking can kill your unborn child” and “smoking causes atherosclerosis.”
 

On the packaging of tobacco will disappear and information about the level of eg. Tar or carbon monoxide. In exchange for the boxes will be messages: “Smoking kills – Throw Now” and “tobacco smoke contains more than 70 substances that cause cancer.”
 

 Forbidden is also the advertising and promotion of e-cigarettes and containers up.
 

Introduced will also ban the sale of cross-border distance (eg. The Internet) tobacco and electronic cigarettes and containers of liquid containing nicotine for re-filling.
 

The new regulation introduces a labeling unit packaging of tobacco products in a way that will enable recording of their movements; this obligation is to enter into force on 20 May 2019.