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LVA-1996-L-88310
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Title_of_text
Law No. LV, 3/4 (718/719) on Restrictions Regarding Sale, Advertising and Use of Tobacco Products.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Latvia
Subjects (Classification)
Protection against particular hazards
Adopted on (Date of text)
1996-12-18
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
likums "Par tabakas izstrādājumu ra'o'anas, realizācijas, reklāmas un smēķēsanas ierobe'oanu" (LV, 3/4 (718/719)
Abstract/Citation
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.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1997-01-21
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Electronic region
Electronic source title
Laws On-line in English
Publisher
Valsts Valodas Centrs
URL
http://www.vvc.gov.lv/
File
LVA88310_english.pdf (PDF in English (consolidation, 2010))
Electronic source title
Laws On-line in Latvian
Publisher
Latvijas Vestnesis
URL
http://www.likumi.lv/
File
LVA88310 LVA.pdf (PDF of Law as amended to 1/1/2011)