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TEXT PROPOSED BY THE US DELEGATION IN REGARDS TO THE PROTECTION OF NON SMOKERS DURING INB3

Passive smoking

Text proposed by United States of America

(a) implementation of legislation and other effective measures at the appropriate governmental level:

(i) prohibiting smoking in places providing services to children, such as schools, libraries and day care, health care and early childhood development settings;
(ii) prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places, public transport, and the indoor premises of government agencies and authorities and comparable bodies intended for the public and clients;
(iii) promoting systematic protection form exposure to tobacco smoke in restaurants and indoor private workplaces;
(iv) promoting the implementation of effective educational campaigns informing the general public of the health risks associated with exposure to second-hand smoke, with special emphasis on the subject of smoke-free homes and protecting the most vulnerable groups, including children, pregnant women, persons with chronic lung diseases such as asthma, and persons with heart disease;
(v) States should be encouraged to promote voluntary smoke-free policies in indoor environments and enforce second-hand smoke restrictions through innovative actions.