Peru

“No smoking” signs must be placed in workplaces, public places and public transport. The sign must state: “SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES BECAUSE IT IS HARMFUL TO HEALTH. 100% TOBACCO FREE ENVIRONMENT.”

The fine for failing to post “no smoking” signs is 0.1 UIT for individuals and legal entities with business capital less than or equal to 10 UIT, and 0.5 UIT for legal entities with business capital greater than 10 UIT.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in that it imposes fines on business owners. To more fully align, the law should include higher fines for repeat offenses and a range of penalties including license suspension or revocation.

Although the law imposes fines on business owners that allow smoking in smoke free areas, the law does not expressly require business owners to remove ashtrays.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should require business owners to remove ashtrays.

The law does not explicitly state that business owners/employers/supervisors must take steps to require a person to stop smoking. However, the law imposes a fine on business owners for “allowing smoking in prohibited places.” This is interpreted as imposing a duty to take steps to stop a person from smoking. The fine for allowing smoking in prohibited places is 0.5 UIT for individuals and legal entities with business capital less than or equal to 10 UIT, and 1.0 UIT for legal entities with business capital greater than 10 UIT.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in that it imposes greater fines on business owners than smokers. To more fully align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should include higher fines for repeat offenses, and a range of penalties including license suspension or revocation.

The regulations impose a fine of 0.1 UIT on persons that smoke in smoke free areas.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines with respect to penalties for smokers.