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TIME TO CHANGE: Some practices by stores that will soon be illegal include displaying any cigarette ads and placing cigarettes within easy reach of customers
Jump to full article: Taipei Times (tw), 2008-12-28
Author: Shelley Huang STAFF REPORTER
Intro: With only two weeks until the new Tobacco Hazard Prevention and Control Act (菸害防治法) takes effect, civic groups yesterday urged shop owners who sell cigarettes to make sure that their display areas comply with the new law.
The new regulations, effective on Jan. 11, not only prohibit smoking in public spaces, but also stipulate that owners of establishments that sell cigarettes, including convenience stores, supermarkets, restaurants and betel nut stands, may not actively market or display tobacco-related ads.
The regulations will also apply to airplanes and duty-free shops at airports.
“Under the new rules, any place that sells cigarettes is limited to ‘letting the customer know the cigarette brand and price.’ Any action beyond this limitation is considered a violation,” said Yau Sea-wain (姚思遠), president of the John Tung Foundation.
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