SS 13.30-15.00 Special sessions
The Tobacco Control Act, passed by the Sejm in 1995, obliged the Council of Ministers to create a programme outlining health, social, and economic policy aimed at decreasing use of tobacco products.
The main goal of the programme, designed by the Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention for 1996-2000, is decreasing exposure of the Polish population to tobacco smoke, and in consequence, decreasing premature mortality among the middle-aged population, principally men. Premature mortality in Poland since the 1960s is constantly increasing, especially among men, which is one of today's major civilisational challenges. Special attention was paid to the legal right of non-smokers to live in a smoke-free environment pregnant women, children, and youth in particular, creating economic and legal conditions encouraging limitation of tobacco use (free counselling services and treatment for people who want to quit), warning of the harmful effects of tobacco use and toxic content on cigarette packaging and advertising, and decreasing acceptable levels of harmful substances in tobacco products.
In the near future, principles of antipromotional price and tax policy for producers and importers of tobacco will be introduced.
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