Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan
ブータン喫煙規制法



Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan 2010



The Original Text:
This Act shall be called the Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan, 2010;
extend to the whole of Bhutan.

Non-smoking areas


No-smoking sign at a cafeteria and restaurant

3. No person shall smoke in the following public places, but not limited to:
(a) Commercial centers: all shops, shopping complexes, supermarkets, showrooms,
exhibition halls, lobbies and places to which public have access in hotels, motels,
guest houses, inns and lodging, bars and restaurants, clubs, internet cafes;


No-smoking sign at movie theater in Thimphu

(b) Recreation centers : discotheques, snooker rooms, health clubs, sports and
game centers, playing fields and related offices, cinema, theatre, video halls and
other buildings of entertainment;


iNo-smoking sign at the mountain trail to Taktsang Palphug Monastery


(c) Institutions : all offices, including those in the private sector, dzongs, monasteries,
museums, health, educational, religious and training centers and their vicinity;


No-smoking sign at the vegetable market at Thimphu

(d) Public gatherings/spaces : public meetings, Tschechu, festivals and traditional celebrations,
vegetable markets, bus and taxi stands, airports;


No-smoking sign at taxi

(e) Public transportation :all buses and taxis, all forms of motor vehicles and aircrafts
for passenger transport; and
(f) Any other public places or areas as may be declared by the Tobacco Control Board.

9. The person-in-charge of the hotels, motels, guesthouses, inns and lodgings shall arrange
smoking floors or smoking rooms/spaces as appropriate.
No person shall advertise tobacco and tobacco products through any medium;

19. Scenes depicting tobacco use, including smoking should be strictly prohibited from
domestic production of videos, movies and cultural shows except in educational clips
produced for the purpose of health promotion.

48. A person smoking in any non-smoking area designated under section 3 shall be fined
with an amount specified by Tobacco Control Board.


No-smoking signs at Paro International Airport and in a restaurant


No-smoking laws
Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan was enacted by parliament in June 2010:

The consumption of tobacco is not altogether prohibited in Bhutan, though it is banned
in places of public accommodation. The Act largely targets smoking, in particular,
though any form of tobacco is subject to the Act.

The Tobacco Control Act establishes non-smoking areas: commercial centers, including
markets, hotel lobbies, restaurants, and bars; recreation centers such as discotheques,
cinemas, and playing fields; institutions and offices, both public and private; public
gatherings, such as festivals, taxi stands, the airport and all public transportation, and
any other places declared by the Tobacco Control Board.

The Board also has the authority to designate smoking areas in public otherwise.
Smoking areas are permitted in non-public areas of hotels (i.e., smoking floors or
smoking rooms) at the discretion of the patron. The Act imposes a duty on persons in
command of these areas of public accommodation to display signs prohibiting smoking.
Demand smokers to cease, report offenders who refuse to the police, and comply with
inspections.



The consumption of tobacco is not altogether prohibited in Bhutan, though it is strictly
banned in places of public accommodation. The Act largely targets smoking, in particular,
though any form of tobacco is subject to the Act. The Tobacco Control Act establishes
non-smoking areas: commercial centers, which include markets, hotel lobbies, restaurants,
and bars; recreation centers such as discotheques, cinemas, and playing fields; institutions
and offices, both public and private. It also includes festivals, taxi stands, and the airport;
all public transportation; and any other places declared by the Tobacco Control Board.

Smoking areas are permitted in non-public areas of hotels, i.e., smoking floors or smoking
rooms, at the discretion of the patron. The Act imposes a duty on persons in command of
these areas of public accommodation to display signs prohibiting smoking, to demand
smokers to cease, to report offenders who refuse to the police, and comply with inspections.

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Cigarettes become daily necessities that can be purchased even during the new
antivirus lock-down.

Bhutan, known for its Gross National Happiness (GNH), which emphasizes national well-
being over economic interests, has been banned for many years tobacco sales have been
temporarily lifted as a measure against the epidemic of the new coronavirus, and have
become a daily necessity that can be purchased even during the lock-down of the antivirus.


(L) Bhutan women are waiting in front of tobacco outlet. ( Picture source: AFP)
(R) The country border gate at Phuentsholing, Bhutan and India, seen from Bhutan side
( Picture source: Wikipedia)


A Bhutanese peddler traveling to and from India received a new positive virus test at
Phuentsholing near the border.The administration led by Prime Minister Rote Zellin, who
continues to work as a doctor on weekends, was forced to reconsider,
to reduce a cross-border
-infection risk by importing tobacco by smugglers, and wise to sell the products in the country

of Buhtan, as a background to such a decision.
( AFP:2020.8.29 )



ブータン喫煙規制法

カフェテリア及びレストランでの全面喫煙禁止




映画館での喫煙禁止



寺院登山道での喫煙禁止



食品市場での喫煙禁止



タクシー車内での喫煙禁止



パロ国際空港内及びレストラン内での喫煙禁止



2010年にブータンにおける受動喫煙防止法が成立した。法律でレストラン、タクシー内は完全禁煙との規制を
受けている。ホテルのロビー、通路などを除く、客室のみが例外とされ、ホテル経営者の裁量に任せられている。
その詳細については「ホテル喫煙対応調査(ティンプー)(パロ)」の頁をご参照ください。
「地球の歩き方12-13版」に私的空間であるタクシーでは喫煙できるとか、レストランでの全面禁煙は形骸化
しているとの記述があるが、これは明らかに間違いである。もし、タクシー内で乗客が喫煙すれば、それは
ブータン人運転手に肺がんの病原物質を植え付けることに他ならない。ブータン旅行中は現地の人々の
ひんしゅくを買わないように、ホテル喫煙客室以外での喫煙行為は控えた方がよい。



たばこが新型ウイルス対策のロックダウン(都市封鎖)中も購入可能な生活必需品に


(L) Bhutan women are waiting in front of tobacco outlet. ( Picture source: AFP)
(R) The country border gate at Phuentsholing, Bhutan and India, seen from Bhutan side
( Picture source: Wikipedia)


ヒマラヤの王国ブータンで、長年禁止されていたたばこの販売が、新型コロナウイルスの流行対策として、異例にも
解禁された。  経済的利益よりも国民の幸福を重視する国民総幸福量(GNH)で知られるブータンは、1729年に
たばこを取り締まる法を施行。葉タバコは、女悪魔の血液で育つと考えられており、仏教徒が大半を占める同国では、
今も喫煙は罪とされている。1999年までテレビが違法とされていた人口約75万人のブータン国は、たばこの製造と
販売、流通を2010年に禁止した。だが政府が重い関税ろ税金を課した上で一定量のたばこ製品の輸入を認めていた
ため、隣国インドから密輸された闇市場が繁盛している。しかし、新型ウイルスのパンデミック(世界的な大流行)
を受けて、ブータンは今年に入ってインドとの国境を封鎖した。たばこの取引業者のインドへの入国が困難になった
ため、たばこの闇価格は4倍にまで跳ね上がった。

 Lotay Tshering, Bhutanese politician and doctor, and current Prime Minister of Bhutan since May 2018

インドとの間を往来していたブータン人の行商人が8月12日、国境に近いプンツォリン(Phuentsholing)で新型
ウイルス検査を受け、陽性反応を示した。これを受け、週末に医師の仕事を続けているロテ・ツェリン首相率いる
政権は再考を迫られ、密輸入品への需要を減らすことで、理論上は国境をまたぐ感染リスクが抑えられるとして、
長年禁止していたたばこの販売を解禁した。首相は一時的な措置だと強調している。この決定により、喫煙者は
国営の免税店でたばこ製品を購入できるようになり、たばこが新型ウイルス対策のロックダウン(都市封鎖)中も
購入可能な生活必需品に加えられた。政府はさらに、自宅待機中のヘビースモーカーからたばこを取り上げると、
家庭内の緊張が高まる可能性があると主張、ツェリン首相は、「治療したり習慣を変えさせたりするには悪い
タイミングだ」と、地元紙に語った。一方、首都ティンプーの免税店の店長は、1日に約1000本の電話が入ると
話し、注文に応えるため朝8時から深夜まで働きづめだと説明している。「必死に問い合わせる電話があまりに
多くかかってくる。食事をする時間もない」と話している。新型コロナをめぐっては、インドでは300万人超の
感染者が確認された一方、ブータンでは200人未満にとどまっている。
記事引用:AFP=時事

コメント
 タバコが中毒性の薬物で肺がんをはじめ多くの疾病を引き起こすことを無視している。あまりにも
非常識な政府の決定である。コロナ感染の拡大を防止出来ても、今後タバコ中毒とタバコによって引き起こされる
重篤な疾病へとブータンの国民を陥れることとなり、国民の幸福度は著しく低下することになる。一時的な措置に
留まらず今後、長く問題を抱え込むことになる。非常に残念な、そして馬鹿げた政策転換である。




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A spectacular landing on Paro International Airport, Bhutan, with explanation of images in English
30万回以上アクセスされた人気のビデオを英文解説を加えて再編集 (14分) 2024
A direct freight from Bangkok made a spectacular landing on the Paro International Airport, Bhutan.
雨の降りしきる暗い早朝のバンコクの空港出発後に撮影したビデオ (上記ビデオと重複する部分あり) (17分)
Drive from Paro to Thimphu, Bhutan 2012, with explanation of images in English (15分)
4万回以上アクセスされた人気のビデオを英文解説を加えて再編集 2024
 An air trip from Paro in Bhutan to Siliguri in India (Departure from Bhutan ) 2012 (11分)
ブータンのパロからタイのバンコクへ向かう途中、雨の降るインドのシリグリに着陸



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ブータン喫煙規制法
2012年9月写真撮影, 2012年10月執筆 2020年9月加筆
執筆 医学博士 宮本順伯

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