It discusses the articles of the anti-tobacco regulation.

Headed by Dr Hadif bin Juaan Al Dhahiri, Minister of Justice, the committee has approved to amend federal law 13 for the year 2007, regarding the import and export regulations of commodities, federal law 40 for the year 2006 regarding banning the production, storage and usage of chemical weapons, and federal law 19 for the year 2006 regarding the rights of special needs individuals. The committee changed the latter law by replacing the phrase ‘special needs’ with ‘handicapped’.

The meeting was attended by Dr  Mohammed Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,  Mariyam Al Roumi, Minister of Social Affairs, Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Quttami, Minister of Health, and Ali Ibrahim Al Hosani, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice.

The committee  will refer the amendments to the cabinet in order to take the appropriate decision in issuing the laws, and will resume its discussion of the anti-tobacco regulations during its next meeting.