Albania cracks down on smoking
Albania decided to send to Parliament a draft law that brings some changes to the law passed in 2006 to protect the health of tobacco products. Albania decided to make a strong promotional campaign to bring awareness of damages that smoking brings.
Another important measure introduced was the measure of the respect of the premises where smoking and classification of these facilities, which are public areas where smoking is not allowed and where control should develop Inspectorate. Inspectorate that runs throughout this process is that of health inspection, but he also collaborates with Customs Inspectorate and the Tax Inspectorate.
A third change, the bill will go to Parliament soon, had to do with administrative measures for administrative offenses belonging to different individuals. Draft brings with it some administrative measures that would penalize public environment as owner, as administrator of public environment, and the smoker.