Laws of the People's Republic of China

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Ratifying the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the World Health Organization

Adopted on August 28, 2005

The 17th session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress decides to ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which was adopted at the 56th conference of the World Health Organization on May 21, 2003, and simultaneously declares that according to Article 16 of Paragraph 5 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the World Health Organization, any automatic cigarette vending machine is prohibited from being used within the territory of the People's Republic of China.