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The Control of Smoking and Consumption of Tobacco Product Law 

Jump to full article: Myanmar Times & Business Reviews (mm), 2006-05-05

Intro:

3. The objectives of this Law are as follows;

(a) to convince the public that health can be adversely affected due to smoking and consumption of tobacco product and to cause refraining from the use of the same;

(b) to protect from the danger which affects public health adversely by creating tobacco smoke-free environment;

(c) to obtain a healthy living style of the public including child and youth by preventing the habit of smoking and consumption of tobacco product;

(d) to uplift the health, economy and social standard of the public through control of smoking and consumption of tobacco product;

(e) to implement measures in conformity with the international convention ratified by Myanmar to control smoking and consumption of tobacco product;

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