Fines to increase for sale of tobacco products at educational institutions
A bill on the sale of tobacco products will be presented in parliament in the near future. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Fines will be increased for the sale of cigarette and other tobacco products within a 50-meter radius of Georgian educational institutions, a bill drafted by the Georgian government says.
The sale of tobacco products near secondary, high or vocational schools will be fined 500 GEL instead of 200 GEL.
Repeat offenses will be fined 2,000 GEL.
Renting (or giving) a space for an event to popularize the consumption of tobacco products will be fined 1,000 GEL, while repeat offenses will be fined 2,000 GEL.
Popularization of tobacco products in printed or other media to boost consumption will be fined 5,000 GEL, while repeat offenses will be fined 10,000 GEL.
The bill will be presented in parliament for approval in the near future.
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Starting today, smoking is prohibited inside all areas of all stadiums in Georgia which have administration.
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Georgian authorities arrested an individual for illegal storage and transportation of a “large amount” of excise-free tobacco products, the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia said on Wednesday.
The Investigation Service of the Georgian Finance Ministry arrested 21 individuals for illegal transportation and sale of excise-free tobacco throughout February.