{"id":4523,"date":"2023-07-18T08:29:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=4523"},"modified":"2023-08-14T09:14:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:14:20","slug":"govt-looks-to-ban-e-cigarettes-to-prevent-catastrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/nl_be\/govt-looks-to-ban-e-cigarettes-to-prevent-catastrophe\/","title":{"rendered":"De overheid wil e-sigaretten verbieden om een ramp te voorkomen."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Het kabinet zal naar verwachting deze maand de Smoking and Using of Tobacco Products (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2013 goedkeuren. Deze wet stelt een volledig verbod voor op de productie, import en verkoop van e-sigaretten, met een mogelijke gevangenisstraf van maximaal zes maanden, een boete of beide.<\/p>\n<p>Later zal het aan het parlement worden voorgelegd ter goedkeuring en inwerkingtreding als wet.<\/p>\n<p>De premier heeft het ministerie van Volksgezondheid al opdracht gegeven de wet aan te passen, zodat deze beter aansluit bij het WHO-Raamverdrag inzake tabaksbestrijding en past binnen de visie om tegen 2040 een tabaksvrij land te cre\u00ebren.<\/p>\n<p>Wat betreft de huidige stand van zaken in het wetswijzigingsproces, zei Hossain Ali Khondakar, co\u00f6rdinator van de Nationale Tabaksbestrijdingscel (NTCC) onder het Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, dat het voorstel naar verwachting deze maand in het kabinet zal worden besproken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&quot;Het ministerie is van mening dat e-sigaretten en vapen net zo schadelijk voor de gezondheid zijn als gewone sigaretten,&quot; voegde hij eraan toe.<\/p>\n<p>Het gebruik van e-sigaretten neemt in het land alarmerend toe en vormt een grote bedreiging voor de volksgezondheid, met name voor tieners en jongeren, waarschuwen gezondheidsdeskundigen.<\/p>\n<p>Zij stellen dat het roken van e-sigaretten of vapen net zo schadelijk is voor de gezondheid als het roken van gewone sigaretten, en dat het daarom via een snelle wetswijziging verboden zou moeten worden.<\/p>\n<p>Om de volksgezondheid te beschermen, hebben in totaal 32 landen, waaronder India, Sri Lanka, Thailand en Singapore, e-sigaretten al verboden.<\/p>\n<p>Lees de volledige tekst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhakatribune.com\/bangladesh\/320563\/govt-looks-to-ban-e-cigarettes-to-prevent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hier<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cabinet is likely to approve the Smoking and Using of Tobacco Products (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2013 this month, which proposes a complete ban on the manufacturing, import and sale of e-cigarettes, with a provision of imprisonment of a maximum of six months, a fine or both. 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