Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia has promulgated regulations for cigarette packet under plane photography warning, long-delayed measure, is in the world one of the highest smoking rates.
The provisions of desalination, tobacco grower and tobacco company's opposition, these in many western countries and other Asian markets far away from each other. Billboards and television advertising is still very common, is sports and pop music activities sponsorship.
Law promulgated in 2009, tobacco, but supporting regulations, enrich it is not signed by the President, until late December. They are all in the government was posted on the website on Wednesday night. Tobacco companies will have eighteen months to achieve them.
The law prohibits the enterprise use the term, such as "moderate" and "light" and their tobacco products, said such a clause is a misleading. But this said, those who have registered trademark brand will not be affected, which means the top company huge sales line will be able to continue to sell.
"There are many from the company's intervention," Tulus BAGUS, from Indonesia consumers foundation says, Thursday. "They are very strong."
Indonesian man ranked as the world's top smokers, there are two light up their three people. In the national 3% of women smoking. Indonesia has a population of 240 million, is the world's fourth most populous country in the world and the fifth largest cigarette production market, and industry, using a.
In 2005, Philip morris bought a big, local cigarette company three treasures of our equity, in order to enlarge its business in the country.
According to the new law, photographs depict the smoking's effects on health, must consider the front of the packet and back 40% of the area, less than many countries. According to the United States food and drug administration (fda) more than 30 countries need such a warning and scientific evidence that they encourage people to give up smoking.
The law of tobacco products are organized activities, he says, they will lead to a large number of employment opportunity loss.
"This rule doesn't take into account the social interests harm tobacco farmers, Agustiono, welfare officials say:" Emile. "The most important thing is, it will not weaken the economy."
The world health organization and the United States centers for disease control and prevention released last year a survey found that 67% of Indonesian men more than 15 years of smoke. Large islands ranked second, second only to Russia YongLv overall 35% compared to 39%, respectively. According to the world health organization smoking each year from diseases linked to kill at least 200000 in Indonesia, having an affair quarter of 13 to 15 year old boy for $1 a pack of cigarettes sell.



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