Antigua and Barbuda

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including that conducted through domestic TV and radio, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion on domestic TV and radio.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including that conducted through domestic newspapers and magazines, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion in domestic newspapers and magazines.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including that conducted through other domestic print media, such as pamphlets, leaflets, flyers, posters, and signs, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion in other domestic print media, such as pamphlets, leaflets, flyers, posters, and signs.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of domestic and cross-border tobacco advertising and promotion including that conducted through internet communications, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion through internet communications.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including that conducted through international TV, radio, and other broadcast media such as satellite, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion through international TV, radio, and other broadcast media such as satellite.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including that conducted through international newspapers and magazines, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion in international newspapers and magazines.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including outdoor advertising such as billboards and posters, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion on outdoor advertising such as billboards and posters.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things. This is interpreted to include point of sale advertising and promotion.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion at the point of sale.

The law does not prohibit point of sale product displays but there are restrictions on such displays. The law requires that displays be limited to one area that does not exceed one square meter of the business premises. Also, only one packet (20 cigarettes) of each brand may be displayed in the display area, and the display of cartons is prohibited. If the product displays are in venues that are enclosed areas, they cannot be visible from outside unless the displays are in respect of non-tobacco branded elements. Finally, products must be kept in a manner so that retail consumers cannot handle the product without the assistance of a sales clerk prior to purchase.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should prohibit all display and visibility of tobacco products at point of sale.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including that conducted through conventional mail, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion through conventional mail.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including that conducted through telephones and cellular phones, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion through telephone and cellular phone.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including brand marking, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to brand marking.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including the free distribution of tobacco products, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines and meets FCTC Art. 16 with respect to the free distribution of tobacco products.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including promotions with a tobacco product purchase, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to promotions with a tobacco product purchase.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including competitions associated with tobacco products, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to competitions associated with tobacco products.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including that conducted through direct person to person targeting of individuals, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion through direct person to person targeting of individuals.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including brand stretching/trademark diversification, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to brand stretching/trademark diversification.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things. This is interpreted to include reverse brand stretching or brand sharing.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to reverse brand stretching or brand sharing.

The law prohibits the manufacture, import, distribution, sale, display for sale, and advertisement or promotion of toys that resemble tobacco products.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to toys that resemble tobacco products.

The law prohibits the manufacture, import, distribution, sale, display for sale, and advertisement or promotion of candy that resembles tobacco products.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to candy that resembles tobacco products.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion including retailer incentive programs, but excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to retailer incentive programs.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion, which is defined as any form of commercial communication, recommendation or action with the aim, effect, or likely effect of promoting a tobacco product or tobacco use either directly or indirectly. Paid placement is specifically listed in the Third Schedule as an example of tobacco advertising and promotion. The law also excludes legitimate forms of expression recognized by the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines that could be construed as advertising such as trade newsletters and legitimate journalist or artistic expression, among other things.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to paid placement of tobacco products in TV, film, or other media.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco advertising and promotion. An exception is made for unpaid depictions of tobacco or tobacco products used in media where the depiction is purely incidental, justified for historical accuracy, or service a legitimate journalistic or artistic purpose. This is interpreted as banning all forms of unpaid depiction of tobacco use or tobacco products in media that do not meet these requirements.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to unpaid depiction of tobacco use or tobacco products in media that does not serve a legitimate purpose.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco sponsorship including tobacco industry sponsorship of events, activities, individuals, organizations, or governments, and so-called “corporate social responsibility” activities.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco industry sponsorship of events, activities, individuals, organizations, or governments.

The law prohibits all forms, methods, and means of tobacco sponsorship including “corporate social responsibility” activities. Therefore, there can be no publicity of sponsorship.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to publicity of financial or other sponsorship.

The law prohibits tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and tobacco packaging and labeling that is false, misleading, or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression about its characteristics, health effects, hazard, or emissions.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to the promotion of tobacco products by false, misleading, or deceptive means.