Baku: Azerbaijan is set to enforce fines on individuals smoking electronic cigarettes in streets and other public areas. This move is part of a broader effort to regulate the use of electronic cigarettes within the country.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the proposed amendment to the Code of Administrative Offenses will be discussed at today’s meeting of the parliament’s Legal Policy and State Building Committee. The amendment outlines that, effective from April 1, a fine of 30 manats will be levied on those who use electronic cigarettes in areas designated as prohibited.
Furthermore, amendments to the law ‘On Tobacco and Tobacco Products’ will come into effect from April 1, prohibiting the import, export, production, storage, wholesale and retail sale, and use of electronic cigarettes and their components. This legislative change reflects the government’s aim to control the proliferation of electronic cigarette use in the country.