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Table II.

Smokefree Policies in Colombia, 2008–2009

Provisions	Resolución 1956 de 2008²⁸	Ley 1335 de 2009²⁰
Indoor smokefree	Indoor workplaces Indoor publicly accessible places	Enclosed areas of workplaces and public places (including bars, restaurants, pubs, casinos, nightclubs)
Entirety smokefree, including outdoors	Health establishments Preschool, primary, middle schools Places for people under 18 Public and school transport	Health establishments Education/museums/libraries Sports/cultural spaces Places for youth Places for industrial activity transportation for the public (including taxis)
Effective date	December 4, 2008	July 21, 2009
Signage	Required one of three positive messages, without cigarette brand names or figures alluding to cigarettes	Required, without specific message text
Fines	In accordance with existing laws	Starting at 1 monthly minimum wage (in 2009 was 496 900 Colombian pesos²⁹ or about 250 dollars) or suspension of health license
Implementing actors specified in law	Ministry of Health Local health authorities Governors and mayors	Ministry of Health, local health authorities in coordination with police and other authorities
Additional implementing actors	Nongovernmental health organizations Bar owners’ association	Nongovernmental health organizations, bar owners’ association, universities