Thailand

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, all workplaces are 100% smoke free. The law also prohibits smoking within five meters of entrances and exits for specified places.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in regard to indoor workplaces.

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, indoor public places are smoke free. The law also prohibits smoking within five meters of entrances and exits for specified places.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, all public transport is 100% smoke free. The law also prohibits smoking in transport terminals, train stations, and passenger boat piers. This includes the areas inside buildings and rooftops, areas underneath a roof, and platforms.

The law aligns FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in regard to public transport.

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke-free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, all government offices, state enterprises, or other government agencies are smoke free. Smoking areas can be arranged outside the buildings or structures.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in designated public places, including in private offices and within five meters of their doors, windows, entrances, exits, and air ducts.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, all public health service and health promotion facilities are smoke free in their entirety, including indoor and outdoor areas and within five meters of their entrances and exits. This specifically includes hospitals.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, all public health service and health promotion facilities are smoke free in their entirety, including indoor and outdoor areas and within five meters of their entrances and exits. This specifically includes clinics, multidisciplinary clinics, hospitals, health centers, health promotion hospitals, and all health facilities. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in residential healthcare facilities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in regard to residential healthcare facilities.

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, all public health service and health promotion facilities are smoke free in their entirety, including indoor and outdoor areas and within five meters of their entrances and exits. This specifically includes clinics, multidisciplinary clinics, hospitals, health centers, health promotion hospitals, and all health facilities. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting smoking in non-residential healthcare facilities.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, all educational institutions or places of learning and training are smoke free, including indoor and outdoor areas and within five meters of their entrances and exits. This specifically includes preschools and places that provide care or shelter to children or youth.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, all educational institutions or places of learning and training are smoke free, including indoor and outdoor areas and within five meters from their entrance and exits. This specifically includes primary and secondary schools ("educational institutions below tertiary levels").

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, all educational institutions or places of learning and training are smoke free. The law specifically prohibits smoking in vocational training facilities and post-secondary schools ("tertiary educational institutions"). However, for post-secondary schools, smoking is permitted in smoking areas outside of the school building.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in designated public places, including shopping malls and shopping centers and within five meters of their doors, air ducts, entrances, and exits. In addition, smoking is specifically prohibited in "shops that sell consumer goods and pharmacies."

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in regard to shops and stores.

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in designated public places, including art centers, museums, libraries, theaters, playhouses, cinemas, and temporary venues for hosting performances, among others.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in indoor sports fields, sports centers, grandstands, and other places for watching sports.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in both indoor and outdoor areas of air-conditioned places that sell food and/or beverages. In addition, smoking is prohibited in non-air-conditioned places that sell food and/or beverages and within five meters of their doors, windows, entrances, exits, and air ducts.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in both indoor and outdoor areas of air-conditioned places that sell food and/or beverages. In addition, smoking is prohibited in non-air-conditioned places that sell food and/or beverages and within five meters of their doors, windows, entrances, exits, and air ducts.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in a series of "other public places," which specifically includes entertainment venues. This is interpreted as including casinos; therefore, the regulatory status code "100% Smoke Free" is given.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in hotels, resorts, homestays, and vacation homes, and within five meters of their doors, windows, entrances, exits, and air ducts.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in hotels, resorts, homestays, and vacation homes, and within five meters of their doors, windows, entrances, exits, and air ducts. This is interpreted as including guest rooms.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, all government offices, state enterprises, or other government agencies are smoke free. This provision is interpreted as covering prisons.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in trains, buses, and other public vehicles.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in this regard to trains, buses, and other shared ground transportation other than taxis.

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in taxis.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in planes, aircraft, and zeppelins.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in passenger boats, cruise ships, passenger ferries, and car ferries.

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

The Tobacco Products Control Act (TPCA) of 2017 authorizes the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) to designate places as smoke free or smoking restricted. Under the 2018 MoPH Notification, smoking is prohibited in transport terminals, train stations, and passenger boat piers. This includes the areas inside buildings and rooftops, areas underneath a roof, and platforms. In addition, smoking is prohibited within five meters of their doors, windows, entrances, exits, and air ducts.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in regard to all public transport facilities.