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Law No. LV, 3/4 (718/719) on Restrictions Regarding Sale, Advertising and Use of Tobacco Products.

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First Region

Latvia
Protection against particular hazards
1996-12-18
National
Law, Act

Second Region

likums "Par tabakas izstrādājumu ra'o'anas, realizācijas, reklāmas un smēķēsanas ierobe'oanu" (LV, 3/4 (718/719)
Aims at protecting population's health and the right to pure environment, free of smoke from tobacco and herbal smoking products, to specify the design of packaging units of tobacco products and herbal smoking products, restrictions on the distribution of tobacco products and herbal smoking products.
Article 3 specifically regulates issues related to workplace unpolluted by tobacco smoke. It namely provides that an employee who does not smoke has the right to refuse to work in a workspace where other employees smoke. Such a refusal may not be regarded as violation of employment discipline or civil service regulations.
Para 2 of article 3 also provides that an employer has a duty to provide non-smoking employees with a workspace unpolluted by tobacco and herbal smoke.

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    Date of entry into force
    1997-01-21
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