According to 24.KG report on August 23, the President of Kyrgyzstan has returned to parliament the amendments to the "Law on Protecting the Health of Kyrgyz Citizens from Tobacco Consumption, Nicotine, and Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Aerosol Impact," amendments to the "Code of Administrative Offenses," and amendments to the "Criminal Code" that were previously passed by parliament.
According to the official website of the parliament, the document was rejected due to objections from the head of state.
President Sadyr Japarov pointed out that some opinions from his cabinet were not taken into consideration when the bill was passed.
For example, the initiator of the amendment, Shaiyrbek Tashiev, proposed to increase the penalties for illegally importing e-cigarettes, with administrative fines ranging from 1,500 to 2,000 calculation rates, or imprisonment for one to two years.
The president noted that the criminal code does not specify a threshold for the amount of damage required for penalties to be imposed in descriptions of offenses, meaning that regardless of the quantity of imported goods (small, large, massive, or extremely large), all responsible parties must face criminal liability.
The document has been sent back to Parliament to draft a unified version.
Before the summer recess, lawmakers passed amendments to the "Law on Protecting the Health of Kyrgyzstan Citizens from Tobacco Consumption, Nicotine, and Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Aerosol Impact," as well as amendments to the "Criminal Code" and the "Code of Administrative Offenses" in their second and third readings.
The sponsor of the bill, lawmaker Shaiyrbek Tashiev, responded by saying that after discussions, the fine for personal use of e-cigarettes has been reduced from 40,000 soms (about $470) to 10,000 soms (about $120).
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