Parliament, Tuesday, 18 March 2025 –The Portfolio Committee on Health will tomorrow conduct public hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill to afford an opportunity to organisations and individuals who indicated their desire to make presentations before the committee.
The committee concluded public hearings on the Bill last month in the Western Cape in George where it received mixed views on the Bill. The Bill aims to strengthen public health protection measures, align South African tobacco control law with the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and repeal the Tobacco Control Act of 1993 and its amendments.
Key provisions in the Bill include the introduction of 100 percent smoke-free indoor public places and certain outdoor areas; a ban on the sale of cigarettes through vending machines; the implementation of plain packaging with graphic health warnings; a ban on the display of products at points of sale; and the regulation and control of electronic nicotine delivery systems and non-nicotine delivery systems.
Details of the public hearings are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Time: 09:30
Venue: Virtual Platform
Meanwhile, the Select Committee on Social Services will be briefed by the Central Drug Authority on the 2023/24 annual report and an update on the National Drug Master Plan.
Details of the meeting are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Time: 09:30
Venue: Virtual Platform
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES.
For media inquiries or interviews with the Chairperson, please contact the committee’s Media Officer:
Name: Yoliswa Landu (Ms)
Cell: 081 4974694
E-mail: ylandu@parliament.gov.za
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