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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRICTER REGULATION IN THE PACKAGING, USE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISEMENT OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9211, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "TOBACCO REGULATION ACT OF 2003"
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July 1, 2019
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00108 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRICTER REGULATION IN THE PACKAGING, USE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISEMENT OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9211, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "TOBACCO REGULATION ACT OF 2003" | |
| ABSTRACT : Regulates the use, sale and advertisements of tobacco products. Promotes a healthful environment and protect the citizens from the hazards of tobacco smoke in accordance with the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). Amends certain provisions of Republic Act No. 9211 to make the law attunes to current demands and genuinely responsive to urgent requirement for the protection of public health against the life-threatening hazard of smokes. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003" | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : FORTUN, LAWRENCE "LAW" H. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Pacquiao (R.) (000 2019-09-17) | 2. Alonte (000 2021-02-02) |
| 3. Acosta-Alba (000 2021-07-22) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2019-07-23 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY |
Abstract
Regulates the use, sale and advertisements of tobacco products. Promotes a healthful environment and protect the citizens from the hazards of tobacco smoke in accordance with the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). Amends certain provisions of Republic Act No. 9211 to make the law attunes to current demands and genuinely responsive to urgent requirement for the protection of public health against the life-threatening hazard of smokes.
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