Kazakhstan

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in most indoor workplaces. However, smoking is specifically permitted in designated areas of dining facilities and public transport facilities. Because these places are workplaces for some people, the regulatory status code "Smoking is Restricted" is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should prohibit smoking in all indoor workplaces.

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in most indoor public places. However, smoking is specifically permitted in designated areas of dining facilities and public transport facilities. Therefore, the regulatory status code "Smoking is Restricted" is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should prohibit smoking in all indoor public places.

The law prohibits tobacco consumption on all public transport, including in aircraft, on buses, taxis, subways, watercraft, and rail transport.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in government agencies and organizations.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in work sites and work zones. This is interpreted as prohibiting 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 tobacco consumption on the premises of healthcare institutions, which includes hospitals.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption on the premises of healthcare institutions, which includes 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 healthcare facilities.

The law prohibits tobacco consumption on the premises of healthcare institutions, which includes 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 tobacco consumption in the buildings and on the premises of institutions of education and at facilities for the recreation of minors, which is interpreted as including childcare facilities/preschools.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in the buildings and on the premises of institutions of education, which includes primary and secondary schools.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in the buildings and on the premises of institutions of education, which includes universities and vocational facilities.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption on premises that are work sites or work zones, which is interpreted as including shops.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption at cultural sites, museums, libraries and lecture halls, theaters, circuses, and concert, observation, and exhibition halls.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption at sports and athletic training facilities, sports arenas, and other facilities intended for public recreation.

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

The law restricts tobacco consumption at public dining venues to designated smoking areas.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should prohibit smoking in restaurants.

The law prohibits tobacco consumption at nightclubs and discotheques. However, the law restricts tobacco consumption in public dining venues, which is interpreted to include bars and pubs, to designated smoking areas. Therefore, the regulatory status code “Smoking is Restricted” is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should prohibit smoking in bars, pubs, and nightclubs.

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in other facilities intended for public recreation, which is interpreted as including casinos.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption on premises that are work sites or work zones, which is interpreted as including public areas of hotels.

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

The law does not specifically address smoking in hotels and other lodging. However, the law prohibits tobacco consumption, including smoking, in premises that work sites or work zones, which is interpreted as including hotels. However, it is unclear whether guest rooms in hotels were meant to be included in in “work sites” or “work zones,” and these terms are undefined. Therefore, the regulatory status code "Uncertain" is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should make clear that smoking is prohibited in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including hotel guest rooms.

The law prohibits tobacco consumption on premises that are work sites or work zones, which is interpreted as including public areas of prisons.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption on local and long-distance trains, in the passenger compartments of municipal, suburban, and inter-city vehicular public transportation, the subway system, and “public transport carrying out regular and non-routine conveyance of passengers and baggage.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in taxi cabs.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption on vessels of aerial transport.

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

The law prohibits tobacco consumption on vessels of sea and river transport.

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

The law restricts tobacco consumption in public transport facilities to designated smoking areas.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should prohibit smoking in public transport facilities.

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in the entryways of residential buildings.

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in the buildings of motor vehicle fueling stations.

The law prohibits tobacco consumption in motor vehicles while minors are present.