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Bill: Harmful Substances (Advertising Reform) Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alternativă
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 4121
Description[?]:
| The advertising of addictive and harmful substances such as alcohol and tobacco products should not be completed unregulated. The current policy is irresponsible and costs our health system millions of pounds. We should instead curb advertising of these dangerous products and force them to carry warning messages so that people who consume them are aware of the negative consequences of doing so. - Rodica Szarka-Albu, Minister for Health and Social Services |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of advertising of substances classified as addictive and harmful (if general advertising by companies is permitted and sale of the addictive/harmful products is allowed).
Old value:: Advertising is legal and unregulated.
Current: Advertising is legal and unregulated.
Proposed: Advertising is restricted and has to carry strong warning messages.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:56:44, November 16, 2016 CET | From | Uniunea Hosia Democrată | To | Debating the Harmful Substances (Advertising Reform) Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This is another excellent piece of legislation proposed by Alternativa, and we commend the Health Minister for bringing it forward. It is high time the advertising industry became more responsible. Tibor Lengyel Chairman of the Hosian Democratic Union |
| Date | 22:55:05, November 16, 2016 CET | From | Coaliție Unitate Centru | To | Debating the Harmful Substances (Advertising Reform) Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Thank you for allowing a representative of the CUC to speak on this issue. The CUC supports this legislation. Common sense dictates that the public should be adequately warned of the dangers of addictive, harmful substances. Therefore, restrictions on the advertising of such substances are justified. -Dr. Nicoleta Vladimirescu, CUC Spokesperson for Health and Social Services |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 368 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 151 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 82 |
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