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The Regulation on Legal Warnings Regarding the Use and
Sale of Tobacco Products Was Published
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The Regulation on Legal Warnings with regard to the Use and Sale of
Tobacco Products (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulation”) prepared by
the Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority, was published in
the Official Gazette dated 17 April 2010 and numbered 27555 and entered
into force.
The aim of the regulation is to determine the procedures and principles
with regard to legal warning signs used to provide for the breathing of clean
air, protecting people from the hazards associated with tobacco products,
and explaining the risks of such products.
The regulation’s scope is to determine the form and contents of legal
warning signs to be displayed at places where the use and sale of tobacco
products is prohibited or where they are sold and the health warning signs
to be displayed at places where the use of tobacco products is allowed.
The Regulation is based on Article 4/5 of the Code relating to the
Protection and Control of Tobacco Products’ Hazards dated 7 November
1996 and numbered 4207 (hereinafter referred to as the “Code dated
4207”).
The form and content of the legal warning signs to be displayed at
places where the use and sale of tobacco products is prohibited or where
they are sold; and health warning signs to be displayed at places where
the use of tobacco products is allowed, are determined by the regulation.
The warning signs which are not in compliance with the form and content
stipulated in the regulation or which include additional expressions will
not be deemed as valid.
Those who do not fulfill the obligation to display legal warning signs
and those who do not display the legal warning signs in compliance with
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Article of April 2010