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The law and decree allow a person in control of any workplace to create designated smoking rooms, except in educational institutions and health facilities. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require all parts of all indoor workplaces to be 100% smoke free.

The law and decree allow a person in control of any public place to create designated smoking rooms, except in educational institutions and health facilities. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require all parts of all indoor public places to be 100% smoke free.

The law and decree prohibit smoking on all public transportation.

The law and decree align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to all public transport.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which by definition includes government offices, to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking is not prohibited in government facilities.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including government facilities.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which includes private offices, to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking in private offices may be permitted in designated smoking rooms.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including private offices.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace to create designated smoking rooms, except in educational institutions and health facilities, which include hospitals.

The law and decree align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with regard to hospitals.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace to create designated smoking rooms, except in educational institutions and health facilities, which we interpret to include public areas of residential healthcare facilities.

The law and decree align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with regard to public areas of residential healthcare facilities.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace to create designated smoking rooms, except in educational institutions and health facilities, which we interpret to include non-residential healthcare facilities.

The law and decree align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with regard to non-residential healthcare facilities.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace to create designated smoking rooms, except in health facilities, education establishments, and establishments intended for the hosting, education or lodging of minors, which we interpret to include childcare facilities and preschools.

The law and decree align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with regard to preschools and childcare facilities.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace to create designated smoking rooms, except in health facilities, education establishments, and establishments intended for the hosting, education or lodging of minors, which include primary and secondary schools.

The law and decree align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with regard to primary and secondary schools.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace to create designated smoking rooms, except in health facilities and education establishments, which include primary and secondary schools.

The law and decree align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with regard to university and vocational facilities.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which includes any “closed and covered places which are open to the public,” to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking in shops is not prohibited.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including shops.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which includes any “closed and covered places which are open to the public,” theatres, cinemas, libraries and museums and concert halls, to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking in cultural facilities is not prohibited.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including cultural facilities.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which includes any “closed and covered places which are open to the public” to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking in indoor stadiums and arenas is not prohibited.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including indoor stadiums and arenas.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which includes restaurants, to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking in restaurants is not prohibited.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including restaurants.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which includes a bar, to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking in bars is not prohibited.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including bars.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which includes casinos and gaming rooms, to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking in casinos and gaming rooms is not prohibited.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including casinos and gaming rooms.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which includes hotels, to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking in public areas of hotels is not prohibited.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including public areas of hotels.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which includes hotels, to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. However, guest rooms in hotels are not specifically addressed in the law or decree. Therefore, the regulatory status of smoking in hotel guest rooms is “Uncertain.”

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should specifically prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces, including guest rooms of hotels.

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace to create designated smoking rooms, which we interpret to include public areas prisons as places that are “closed and covered places which are open to the public or constitute work places.” Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking in public areas of prisons is not prohibited.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including public areas of prisons.

The law prohibits smoking in “all public transport” including, but not limited to taxis, buses, elevators, and trains. Therefore, smoking is prohibited on buses, trains and other shared ground transportation.

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

The law prohibits smoking in “all public transport” including, but not limited to taxis. Therefore, smoking is prohibited on taxis.

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

The law prohibits smoking in “all public transport” including, but not limited to airplanes. Therefore, smoking is prohibited on commercial aircraft.

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

The law prohibits smoking in “all public transport” without exceptions. Therefore, smoking is prohibited on commercial watercraft.

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

The law and decree allow a person in control of a public place or workplace, which includes any “closed and covered places which are open to the public” and “taxi stations” to create designated smoking rooms. Designated smoking rooms are subject to design restrictions provided in the decree. Therefore, smoking in public transport facilities is not prohibited.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law and decree should prohibit smoking in all parts of all indoor workplaces and public places, including public transport facilities.