Turkmenistan

The law prohibits smoking in all indoor enterprises, organizations, and institutions. This is interpreted to include all indoor workplaces. The law also mentions several types of workplaces, such as “educational institutions” or “health and spa resorts,” where smoking is prohibited. For better clarity, the law should define the scope of indoor places and workplaces to remove any ambiguity.

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

The law prohibits smoking in many public places, including indoor enterprises, organizations, and institutions. This is interpreted to include all indoor public places. The law also mentions several types of public places, such as “educational institutions” or “health and spa resorts,” where smoking is prohibited. For better clarity, the law should define the scope of indoor places and public places to remove any ambiguity.

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

The law prohibits smoking in all public transport.

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

The law prohibits smoking in the premises of state government, state administrative agencies, and local self-government agencies. This is interpreted to include 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 enterprises, organizations and institutions, regardless of the form of ownership. This is interpreted to include private offices.

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

The law prohibits smoking on the territories and in the premises of health and spa resorts. This is interpreted to include all hospitals.

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

The law prohibits smoking on the territories and in the premises of health and spa resorts. This is interpreted to include all 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 on the territories and in the premises of health and spa resorts. This is interpreted to include all 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 on the territories and in the premises of educational institutions. This is interpreted to include childcare and preschool facilities.

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

The law prohibits smoking on the territories and in the premises of educational institutions. This is interpreted to include 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 smoking on the territories and in the premises of educational institutions. This is interpreted to include 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 smoking in the premises of shopping sites.

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

The law prohibits smoking in the premises and territories of cultural institutions.

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

The law prohibits smoking in the premises and territories of physical education and sports sites. This is interpreted to include indoor stadiums and arenas.

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

The law prohibits smoking in the premises of public dining enterprises. This is interpreted to include all restaurants.

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

The law prohibits smoking in the premises of all enterprises, organizations, and institutions regardless of form of ownership. This is interpreted to include 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 the premises of all enterprises, organizations, and institutions regardless of form of ownership. This is interpreted to include casinos.

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

The law prohibits smoking in the premises of hotels.

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

The law prohibits smoking in the premises of hotels. However, the law does not specifically address the smoke free status of hotel guest rooms. Therefore, the regulatory status code “Uncertain” is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should expressly prohibit smoking in all hotel guest rooms.

The law prohibits smoking in the premises of state government and administrative agencies. This is interpreted to include public areas of prisons and detention facilities.

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

The law prohibits smoking in on trains, on ships, on aircraft, and all forms of public transportation. For better clarity, the law should define “public 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 forms of public transportation. The law is interpreted to include taxis. For better clarity, the law should define “public transportation” or list taxis among the places where smoking is prohibited.

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

The law prohibits smoking on airplanes.

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

The law prohibits smoking on ships.

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

The law prohibits smoking in the premises of train stations, airports, sea and river ports, and on passenger platforms.

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

The law prohibits smoking in the premises of military units and formations.

The law prohibits smoking in consumer service organizations.

The law prohibits smoking in elevators.

The law prohibits smoking in common areas of apartment buildings.

The law prohibits smoking in underground passages.