Introducing No Smoking Areas and More Severe Punishments

By , 11 Dec 2018, 04:09 AM Lifestyle
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09 December 2018 - The application of the law on the control of the use of tobacco products in the workspace will show whether it will still be possible to smoke in the workplace and even in some health institutions or not. The same law suggests no smoking areas and more severe punishments for those that break this law.

The Ministry of Health said that they would do everything to ensure that the new law is applied to the end. This could also be affected by penalties that would amount to up to 1.000 EUR for natural persons, and legal entities up to 20.000 EUR.

The legal ban on the use of cigarettes in public and working spaces is approaching the standards of the European Union, but its application is why the previous law from 2004 was controversial.

In the Ministry of Health, which is the proposer of this law, they expect consistency and perseverance. The employer will be obliged to determine the place for smokers, with proper ventilation, not to endanger people in circulation, while the rest of the working space will be no smoking areas.

"When we say a ban in the workplace, it implies that every employer must control whether or not to take into account that tobacco products are used, and to determine if the persons in every workplace are using a tobacco product. Also, employers are obliged to draw attention to their workers on this law, which means that it is a violation of the employee's work obligation," said Slavojka Šuković from the Ministry of Health.

The goal of the new law is, therefore, the health of the nation, because everyone has the right to a healthy environment without tobacco smoke.

 

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