At a Glance:
Tobacco Control in Korea
History of tobacco control policy
- BEFORE ENACTMENT OF NAT'L HEALTH PROMOTION LAW 1980s
- 1986 Mandated warning on tobacco packet and restricted tobacco advertising (Government Monopoly in Tobacco Act, Article 29)
- ENACTMENT OF NATIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION LAW 1990s
- 1995 Enacted National Health Promotion Law
1997 Imposed cigarette taxes (KRW 2) under National Health Promotion Law
- BEFORE & AFTER RATIFICATION OF FCTC 2000- 2010s
- 2002 Raised tobacco prices by KRW 200
2003 Signed WHO FCTC
2005 Ratified WHO FCTC Raised tobacco prices by KRW 500 Opened smoking cessation clinics at health centers nationwide
2007 Displayed warning on carcinogens
2009 Abolished duty-free tobacco in military
2011 Imposed taxed on E-cigarette liquid
- DEVELOPMENT OF TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY After 2011
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2012 Held WHO FCTC COP5 Banned smoking within public facilities Prohibited indication of aromatic compounds on tobacco packaging and advertising
2013 Signed protocol for stopping illicit trade of tobacco products
2014 Banned smoking in restaurants Imposed taxes on novel tobacco products
2015 Rasied tobacco prices 80% (KRW 2500- KRW 4500) Established National Tobacco Control Center Provided support for smoking cessation service
2016 Decided to mandate pictorial warnings on tobacco package
2017 Banned smoking in billiard rooms,screen golf rooms
2019 Enforced smoke-free area fine mitigation system Announced the Safety Management Policy for liquid e-cigarettes
2021 E-liquid using nicotine extracted from tobacco stem or roots was defined as "tobacco"
