Last updated: August 10, 2022
Duties / Penalties
Post signs
Managers of all enterprises, institutions, and organizations are required to post no smoking signs or marks that are readily visible. Violations are punishable by a fine of 400 manats on individuals and 1,000 manats on legal entities.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to imposing a duty to post ‘no smoking’ signs.
Remove ashtrays
The law imposes no specific duty upon business owners, employers, or supervisors to remove ashtrays from the premises.
To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should impose a duty upon the owner, manager, or other person in charge of the premises to remove ashtrays from the premises.
Steps to require a person to stop smoking (e.g., warn, discontinue service, call authorities)
The law imposes no specific duty upon business owners, employers, or supervisors of smoke-free premises to take steps to require a person stop smoking.
To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should impose this duty and include penalties for violations of the duty.
Not to smoke where prohibited
Individuals who smoke in restricted areas are subject to fines of: 100 manats (aircraft); 40 manats (trains); 50 manats (metro stations, platforms and metro cars); 40 manats (sea and river ports); 40 to 50 manats (buses and other passenger transport); and 30 manats (all other places).
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to the duty to not smoke where prohibited. To more fully align, the law should provide for increasing fines for repeated violations.
