Ministry of Municipalities and Housing Approves Regulatory Requirements for Tobacco Products Sales Outlets

البلديات والإسكان" تعتمد اشتراطات تنظيمية لمحلات بيع منتجات التبغ

The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing approved regulatory requirements for tobacco product sales outlets (cigarettes, shisha, e-cigarettes), requiring a valid commercial registration, Civil Defense approval, and compliance with the Municipal Licensing Procedures Law and its implementing regulation. Outlets must be within a commercial building in the urban zone, at least 500 meters from mosques and schools, with a minimum area of 36 square meters, and must meet technical requirements including facade design per the urban code, disability ramps, fire alarm/extinguishing systems, and Saudi Building Code provisions for ventilation, cooling, lighting and fire prevention. Requirements also ban selling tobacco to those under 18, mixing or repackaging products, selling single cigarettes or products not meeting standards approved by the Food and Drug Authority, and require internal/external surveillance cameras, warning signage about smoking harms, and a QR code linked to licensing data; municipal bodies enforce these requirements with a penalties schedule for violating establishments.

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