About 100,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke that smokers total more than 300 million | | second-hand smoke tobacco _ news

Beijing, December 11 (health channel Yuan Ye) National Guard Planning Commission held 10th on the legal construction of tobacco control Conference, Wei JI Wei, Deputy Director of the publicity department Yao Hongwen said more than 300 million smokers in China. At present, the smoking rate of people over the age of 15 is 28.1%, 740 million non-smokers subjected to passive smoking hazards. 1.366 million in number of people who died of smoking-related diseases every year, about 100,000 people die from second-hand smoke "expose" cause related diseases. Health Planning Commission will cooperate with relevant departments, study and formulate relevant measures, in an effort to promote higher taxes on tobacco products and prices, and better protect public health.

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Yao Hongwen at the press conference, said that China is the world's largest tobacco producer and consumer, is also one of the countries worst affected by the dangers of tobacco.

Facing tough tobacco control situation, State Department heavy-handed. The State Council recently on smoking control in public places Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the regulations) to openly seek the views of the community, in accordance with the provisions for individual violations of the Ordinance 50-500 yuan in fines, venue managers is offence to a fine of up to 30,000 yuan in fines.

"We believe that the fines and other countries and regions, including Hong Kong S.A.R. compared to we are not high at all. "Yao Hongwen said fines are not objective, the key is to pass in the form of fines for violators to propaganda and education and deterrent effects, thus changing the uncivilized behavior of smoking.

It is understood that since 2008, Harbin, Tianjin, Qingdao, Changchun, Shenzhen, 15 cities have enacted or amending local smoking regulations.

Recently much concern to the Beijing Municipal tobacco control Ordinance passed by the vote on November 28, implemented on June 1 next year. Beijing Interior would then complete ban on smoking in no smoking areas do not scatter carries a maximum penalty of 200 Yuan. Penalties for operators ranges from 2000 to 10,000 depending on the violations committed. For violations of the sale of tobacco products is depending on their circumstances penalties ranging from 10,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan.

Worth noting is that the Beijing Municipal tobacco control regulations for sellers of tobacco products are also clearly defined. For example, the regulations require sellers of tobacco products should be sold in a prominent position set "smoking is hazardous to health", and "do not sell tobacco products to minors," the obvious identity. While sales of tobacco products are required to prohibit the following acts, such as the sale of tobacco products to minors, in kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, the children's Palace and its surrounding to ban sales of tobacco products within 100 meters. While banning through vending machines or in a mobile communications network such as the Internet illegal sales of tobacco products.

In addition, the Ordinance also specifies the minor main groups a place and also to ban smoking in outdoor areas of maternity and child care institutions, teachers may not smoke in front of schoolchildren, not selling tobacco products to minors, and so on.

Regulations of the Shenzhen Special economic zone on tobacco control in effect on March 1 of this year. According to Shenzhen City health and family planning Committee Deputy Director, and Shenzhen City controlled smoke Office Director Meihua Sun introduced, as November 30, Shenzhen City total out law enforcement personnel 155115 passengers; persuasion smoking personnel 90417 passengers, punishment 8277 passengers, amounted to personal fine 415725 Yuan; check various places 94374 at, issued supervision submissions 6,059 copies, gives warned administrative punishment places 2031 at, on illegal places fine punishment 2 cases, amounted to places fine 40,000 yuan.

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According to introduce Yao Hongwen, the National Commission on health and family planning is commissioned a third party to make unannounced visits to assess the national smoke-free health family planning agencies, site surveys have been completed, "we're related case summaries, probably early next year when it will be announced to the public. ”

"We note that it is a public place smoking control regulations, which means that growing tobacco, cigarette prices, taxes, and so on, in public places, tobacco control parts are not included in it, is to intercept some of them. "China University Professor Liu Xin believes the introduction of tobacco control regulations of the State Council are actually cut out the smoking section. Thus, enforcement of tobacco control object is restricted to public places, without involving the cultivation of tobacco, cigarette prices, taxes, and so on. In addition, smoking this behavior is actually a very short, very personal act, enforcement must be a very timely and the workings of the site will be able to control. "This is our design departments to carry out enforcement of a key. ”

Liu Xin believes that in view of the total number of smokers is very large, single sector enforcement is not enough, must have more law enforcement.

Yao Hongwen said China is deepening fiscal and taxation system, for the implementation of tax measures for tobacco control provides a rare historical opportunity. Health Planning Commission will cooperate with relevant departments, study and formulate relevant measures, in an effort to promote higher taxes on tobacco products and prices, and better protect public health. The world recognized as the most cost-effective approach is to raise the tobacco tax and price, which is recommended by the World Health Organization's single most effective tobacco control policies. World Health Organization Framework Convention on tobacco control, article sixth, all levels of tax and price measures are reducing crowds, particularly effective and important means of underage tobacco consumption, can serve as a win-win result. That is, you can reduce smoking rates, while increasing fiscal revenue.

As recommended by the World Health Organization, tobacco products to raise the consumption tax rate accounted for more than 70% of the retail price, and only in this way can play an effective role in tobacco control. Currently many countries in the world in raising tobacco taxes and prices for a lot of exploration, has accumulated successful experiences. From 1993-2009, South Africa total cigarette tax increased to 52% from 32% in retail prices, cigarette sales in the same period decreased by 30%, and in turn reduced cigarette sales at the same time, Government tobacco tax has increased by 8 times, adult smoking rate fell from 32% to 20.5%. (Beijing, health)

(Original title: China's 740 million people are affected by second-hand smoke harms Health Planning Commission to promote raising taxes)

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