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Beware if you are a cigarette smoker, e-cig user or vaper. The proposed Bill, the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, has been on the table since 2018, giving smokers some "freedom", although it is now closer to being finalised than ever before. Health Department officials have announced that even stricter anti-tobacco laws are close to being approved and implemented. The 'blanket ban' will affect tobacco product advertisements and influence sales and public smoking.
Tobacco industry pushes back against new smoking and vaping laws for South Africa
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Representatives from the tobacco and vaping industry held consultations with the government this week on the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Bill, which will introduce new smoking laws for South Africa.
Approved by president Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet in 2018, the bill aims to comprehensively prohibit smoking in public places.
This includes public conveyances and workplaces, enclosed spaces where children are present, private dwellings used for certain commercial activities and such outdoor public spaces.
The bill also aims to further regulate the use, marketing and sales of e-cigarettes or vapes in South Africa, with these products currently operating in something of a legislative vacuum.
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SA Tabacco Transformation Alliance says enforced plain packaging of cigarettes with no branding on them will impact the market.
The new Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Bill approved by Cabinet in 2018 aims to stop smoking in public spaces, regulating the sale and use of vapes and e-cigarettes, and how all the products can be marketed.
This week tobacco and vaping industry role players met with government as part of the socio-economic impact assessment process.
Mandy Wiener speaks to SATTA spokesperson Zacharia Motsumi.