Azerbaijan Applies Penalty for Smoking

Source from:  News.Az 12/15/2015

From 1 January 2016, those smoking in prohibited areas will be fined with AZN 30.

Oxu.Az reports referring to Trend that it was stated in the draft of the new edition of the Code of Administrative Offences.

The project will be discussed at the next session of parliament.

At present, Azerbaijan does not apply penalty for smoking in prohibited places.

The project also provides for penalties for lack of a pointer, which prohibits smoking in institutions, offices and organizations. The fine for officials for such violations will be AZN 400, legal entities - AZN 1000.

Smoking is prohibited in Azerbaijan in training, educational, recreational facilities, health care facilities and culture halls where sports competitions and public events are being held; at the workplaces in office buildings, with the exception of personal offices; in the objects of trade, public catering and everyday life, residential buildings and other indoor public places, except in the highest category of restaurants, cafes and bars; on all forms of public transport, except for designated places at long distance public transport.

Earlier Azerbaijan applied penalty for the violation of the ban on smoking in public transport in the amount of AZN 50. Enditem