Lebanon news - Administration and Justice Commission approves banning ads promoting tobacco products

NOW’s correspondent reported on Wednesday that the Administration and Justice Commission approved a draft law banning all advertisements that promote tobacco products.

The commission also approved banning smoking in public places, especially in-door spaces, said the correspondent, adding it also approved placing a label, which covers almost half of any cigarette pack, to warn against smoking

The commission meeting was chaired by MP Robert Ghanem, and Health Minister Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh attended the sit-down.

-NOW Lebanon

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