The application of the Criminal Provisions of the Law on Control and Limited Use of Tobacco, tobacco and other smoking products in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina began on 28. May 2024. Years and for all provisions that do not require additional by-laws.
But for those associated with the Rules, the sentences will be applied from the next week, more precisely since Friday, 13. June 2025. year, which is stated in the official website of the FBiH Government.
Fines
Fines for non-compliance law are high and for legal entities range from 2,000 to 5,000 KM.
And the responsible person in the legal person may be penalized by 300 to 1,000 KM (eg a person owned by the catering facility for the responsible person for monitoring smoking.
Penalty, in a height of 500 to 2,500 marks, will also pay the owner / user of the space that does not ensure prohibition (do not set signs, do not remove ashtrays).
Supervision over the application of the Law is performed by sanitary and health inspectors from the cantonal administrations for inspection affairs.
Given that the application of criminal provisions begins in a few days, we asked the representatives of the caterer in Sarajevo Canton, are they ready for law enforcement?
Amar Trbović, Vice President of the Association of Hospitors KS, says that at the moment more than 80 percent of the caterers are not ready, but that the mitigating circumstance is that the application of the law begins in the summer months.
– The mitigating circumstance is that the summer period is and which most guests stay outside in the Garden. The problem will be when October comes – Trbović points out.
Supervision over the application of the Law is performed by sanitary and health inspectors from the cantonal administrations for inspection affairs.
Given that the application of criminal provisions begins in a few days, we asked the representatives of the caterer in Sarajevo Canton, are they ready for law enforcement?
Amar Trbović, Vice President of the Association of Hospitors KS, says that at the moment more than 80 percent of the caterers are not ready, but that the mitigating circumstance is that the application of the law begins in the summer months.
– The mitigating circumstance is that the summer period is and which most guests stay outside in the Garden. The problem will be when October comes – Trbović points out.
– Politicians could not arrange even about the health of their citizens. They brought the law in the Federation which is difficult to carry out, and in the entity of the RS and the Brcko District is gone. And this unfortunately is not the only example. All laws in BiH are adopted only in Sarajevo are applied and what the guilds are paid. So what did we get, so we got that many from Sarajevo will go for coffee in East Sarajevo, because there are no smoking ban there – allegations Hadžić.
Large catering facilities, such as the hotel, is not a problem to separate one smoking room. The problem is small catering facilities, which, as Hadzic says, will suffer.
– There will be cafes and Bosnian taverns up to 20 square meters, because the investment you would meet the conditions in the smoking premises for them, it is too expensive for them. I will list the example of Baščari, where there are more Bosnian cafes. Weren’t they unplugged because the Generations of our people separate half an hour for coffee next to the cigar or roll tobacco. You can’t delete it overnight and that these traditions, customs of our people no longer have – emphasizes Hadžić.
Where for a forbidden smoking
According to the new law, smoking is prohibited in all closed public areas, the place of work, in public transport, as well as in private transports in which there are juvenile persons; Unless it is especially arranged smoking areas, which must be separated from non-smoking zones, have a separate ventilation system, and in them is not allowed to serve or consume food, while consuming drinks are allowed.
The owners can opt for whether their catering facility will be completely “smoking” or “non-smoking” in a way that objects up to 50 square meters are exclusively served, may completely determine as smoking spaces, with the fulfillment of technical conditions and clearly marking space.
In every building that wants to enable smoking, the owners are obliged to bring and prominent decision on smoking permits and the decision to ban smoking, including smoking warnings and the ban on minors.
The law also envisages special exceptions for institutions such as mental health services, homes for older and prisons, palliative care, which can be allowed to smoke in special premises if the conditions for that are met.
As for the airport, the decision on smoking permits brings the director, and smoking space must be between 10 and 50 square meters and must not occupy more than 20 percent of the total area, writes Factor.
