Last updated: November 22, 2022
Penalties
Advertising and Promotion
Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors, Sellers/retailers, Initiators, Producers, Publishers, Disseminators
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Authorized Officers
The law’s tobacco advertising and promotion requirements apply to commercial acts and practices that are intended to promote tobacco manufacturers, importers, distributors, and sellers/retailers. Furthermore, the law prohibits the initiation, production, publishing, or dissemination of tobacco advertising and promotion. As such, this is interpreted as the parties who may be held responsible for violation of the ban on tobacco advertising and promotion.
The law authorizes fines, as prescribed in the regulations for violations, or in lieu of a fine, warnings for first offenses and license suspension, cancellation, revocation, or limitation. Also, the law allows for the confiscation, forfeiture, and destruction of any tobacco products and materials that contain tobacco advertising and promotion content, that do not comply with the packaging and labeling requirements of the Tobacco Control Act or regulations, and products that imitate or resemble tobacco products.
As of the date of this review, no regulations have yet been issued.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines in that it provides for a range of penalties and holds all applicable parties responsible for violations of tobacco advertising and promotion.
Sponsorship
Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors, Sellers/retailers, Initiators, Producers, Publishers, Disseminators
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Authorized Officers
The law’s tobacco sponsorship requirements apply to commercial acts and practices that are intended to promote tobacco manufacturers, importers, distributors, and sellers/retailers. Furthermore, the law prohibits the initiation, production, publishing, or dissemination of tobacco sponsorship. As such, this is interpreted as the parties who may be held responsible for violation of tobacco sponsorship.
The law authorizes fines, as prescribed in the regulations for violations, or in lieu of a fine, warnings for first offenses and license suspension, cancellation, revocation, or limitation. Also, the law allows for the confiscation, forfeiture, and destruction of any tobacco products and materials that contain tobacco sponsorship content.
As of the date of this review, no regulations have yet been issued.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines in that it provides for a range of penalties and holds all applicable parties responsible for violations of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
