The “HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Regulations” announced by Xinhua Net on Feb. 12 defined that distribution of condoms or availability of condom vending machines are required for public spaces.

The regulation stipulates that operators of public spaces designated by governments at provincial, autonomous region and directly governed city region levels must distribute condoms or place condom vending machines at these public spaces. If this is accomplished, the regulation calls for various levels of penalty.

The regulation also clarifies that at and above the county level ministries of health, family planning services should organize condom promotion activities and establish and finalize a condom supply network.

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