State Duma deputies are discussing new measures to regulate the sale of tobacco in Russia, including the introduction of impersonal packs of cigarettes. It has been reported DEA News By citing a source in the State Duma.
Currently, lawmakers are discussing the ban on electronic cigarettes, we are talking about the introduction of the correct expression for electronic systems. “There are ENDINGS, millions of abbreviations of all kinds. The task is to make all this legally easy in terms of abbreviations that must be introduced,” he said.
According to him, after solving this problem, the second phase of “improving anti-tobacco legislation” in Russia could be tobacco-related legal initiatives.
State Duma deputy Sultan Khamzaev, one of the participants in the discussion, told the agency that deputies are discussing the introduction of impersonal packs of cigarettes, which are of a single standard, but nominally green, as in some countries of the world. a few months now.
Such a single pack of cigarettes will not need to contain corporate logos and colors, trademarks, cigarettes will have a stencil color, will contain the brand name in the “mandatory size and font”, as well as information about the dangers of tobacco, the deputy explained.
According to him, these measures will limit the advertising and promotion of tobacco sales, reduce the attractiveness of cigarettes and increase the negative perception of cigarettes.
Some lawmakers added that they believed that by restricting smoking, the ban on e-cigarettes would not appear to be lobbying in the interests of individual tobacco companies.
Earlier, it was reported to be in Russia from March 1, 2023. price increase various types of cigarettes and tobacco, as well as vape liquids.