25 February 2008, 12:37
The Bill (Reg. No. 0938) imposes a ban on advertising tobacco goods, alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages not only in the form of indoor advertisement or a streamer, at the first and last pages of covers of magazines and editions, in radio and television, except of scheduled time and special exhibitions, but also in the form of outdoor advertising.
The Bill introduces amendments to the Laws "On Advertisement", "On Television and Radio Broadcasting", and to the Decree of The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Local Taxes and Dues". Therefore, the People´s Deputies recommend that the Parliament upholds the change of the title of the Bill "On Amendments to several Legislative Acts of Ukraine regarding Advertisement".
The regulations of the Bill impose new restrictions on advertisement of tobacco goods, alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages; supplements terminology base of the Law "On Advertisement"; eliminates editorial defects; regulates the issue concerning sponsorship and distribution of social advertisement; defines several types of advertisement.