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Yanukovych signs law to ban tobacco advertising

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March 13, 2012, 6:02 p.m. | Ukraine — by Brian Bonner

Despite a ban on TV, radio, billboard and most print advertising, Ukrainians are still bombarded with cigarette promotions. But soon those advertisements will disappear also, after President Viktor Yanukovych on March 13 signed into law a strict tobacco ad ban.
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Brian Bonner

Kyiv Post, Chief Editor

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In what public health activists are hailing as a big victory for the nation, President Viktor Yanukovych on March 13 signed into law a national ban on all forms of advertising, sponsorship and promotion by the tobacco industry.
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