Democratic Republic of the Congo

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision prohibits smoking in public places, defined as “any opened or closed, publicly owned or publicly used places accessible and usable by all.” Although this does not address “workplaces” specifically, the order includes a non-exhaustive list of public places, many of which are workplaces, such as public and private offices; healthcare establishments; educational facilities; restaurants; and bars. As a result, the regulatory status code “100% Smoke Free” is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should prohibit smoking in all indoor workplaces and define "workplace" in accordance with the definition provided in the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision prohibits smoking in public places, defined as “any opened or closed, publicly owned or publicly used places accessible and usable by all.” The order specifically prohibits smoking in public and private offices; healthcare establishments; educational facilities; restaurants; and bars. Therefore, smoking is prohibited in all indoor public places.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in indoor public places.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all public transportation. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision prohibits smoking in public places, specifically including planes, airports, boats, trains, buses, and taxis. Therefore, smoking is prohibited in all public transport.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in public transport.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision prohibits smoking in public places, including public offices. This is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in all offices owned or operated by the government. The list of places also includes facilities such as exhibition rooms and educational and health facilities, which may be government operated. Together, these provisions are interpreted as banning smoking in all government facilities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to government facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in private offices.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to private offices.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, including healthcare facilities. This is interpreted as including hospitals.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to hospitals.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, including healthcare facilities. This is interpreted as including the public areas of residential healthcare facilities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to public areas of residential healthcare facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, including healthcare facilities. This is interpreted as including non-residential healthcare facilities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to non-residential healthcare facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, including public and private offices; schools; and classrooms. This is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in childcare facilities and preschools.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to childcare facilities and preschools.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, including schools, boarding schools, and classrooms.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to schools.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, including schools, higher education institutions, classrooms, and universities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to universities and vocational facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, defined as “any opened or closed, publicly owned or publicly used places accessible and usable by all.” The order specifically prohibits smoking in markets. These provisions are interpreted to include all shops.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to shops.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, defined as “any opened or closed, publicly owned or publicly used places accessible and usable by all.” The order specifically prohibits smoking in exhibition rooms. These provisions are interpreted to include all cultural facilities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to cultural facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, including stadiums and gyms. This provision is interpreted to include all stadiums and arenas.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to stadiums.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, including cafeterias, restaurants and cybercafes.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to restaurants.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, including bars, gathering places, drinking establishments, discotheques, and night clubs. This provision is interpreted to include all bars, pubs, and nightclubs.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to bars, pubs, and nightclubs.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, including casinos and gambling clubs.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to casinos.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, defined as “any opened or closed, publicly owned or publicly used places accessible and usable by all.” The order specifically prohibits smoking in hotel lobbies.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to public areas of hotels and lodging.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, defined as “any opened or closed, publicly owned or publicly used places accessible and usable by all.” While the order prohibits smoking in hotel lobbies, guest rooms in hotels are not specifically addressed. Therefore, the regulatory status code "Uncertain" is assigned.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should clearly require all workplaces, specifically including guest rooms in hotels and other lodging, to be 100% smoke free.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places and workplaces. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in public places, defined as “any opened or closed, publicly owned or publicly used places accessible and usable by all.” This is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in public areas of prisons and detention facilities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to smoking in public areas of prisons/detention facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places, workplaces and public transportation. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in trains and buses.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to trains, buses, and other shared ground transportation.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places, workplaces and public transportation. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in taxis.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to taxis.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places, workplaces and public transportation. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in airplanes.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to commercial aircraft.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places, workplaces and public transportation. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in boats.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to commercial watercraft.

The law prohibits smoking in “smoke-free spaces,” which is defined to include all indoor public places, workplaces and public transportation. Further, the ministerial order implementing this provision specifically prohibits smoking in airports, train stations, and gathering places.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to public transport facilities.

The law prohibits smoking in family residences in the presence of children, pregnant women, or any other person.

The law prohibits smoking in orphanages.

The law prohibits smoking in retirement homes.