Armenia

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion on domestic TV and radio is banned.

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 of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion in domestic newspapers and magazines is banned.

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 of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion through other domestic print media, such as pamphlets, leaflets, flyers, posters, and signs, is banned.

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.

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion on domestic TV and radio is banned. However, because the law does not explicitly address international TV and radio, the regulatory status code “Uncertain” is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should make clear that tobacco advertising and promotion is prohibited on international TV and radio, both originating in Armenia for broadcast out of Armenia and originating out of Armenia for broadcast in Armenia.

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion in domestic newspapers and magazines is banned. However, because the law does not explicitly address international newspapers and magazines, the regulatory status code “Uncertain” is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should make clear that tobacco advertising and promotion is prohibited in international newspapers and magazines.

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion through internet communications is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to internet advertising.

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion through outdoor advertising is banned.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to outdoor tobacco advertising.

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, point of sale tobacco advertising and promotion is banned.

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

The law prohibits the public display and visibility of tobacco products in shops and catering establishments, except for airport duty-free shops. In duty-free shops, display is prohibited in a way that allows direct consumer access.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should prohibit all point of sale product display.

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion by conventional mail is banned.

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 of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion by telephone and cellular (mobile) phone is banned.

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 of tobacco advertising and promotion. Therefore, brand marking on physical structures is banned.

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

The law prohibits the distribution of tobacco products free of charge.

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 of tobacco promotion. Given that the definition of “tobacco promotion” is broad (encompassing anything that may directly or indirectly promote increased consumption of tobacco products), all promotions with a tobacco product purchase are prohibited. In addition, the law also specifically prohibits discounts of tobacco products and selling tobacco products as a package with non-tobacco products.

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 of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. The definitions of “advertising,” “tobacco promotion,” and “tobacco sponsorship” are broad and encompass any actions that directly or indirectly promote tobacco use. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting competitions associated with tobacco products.

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 of tobacco advertising and promotion. The definitions of “advertising” and “tobacco promotion” are broad encompass any actions that directly or indirectly promote tobacco use. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting direct person to person targeting of individuals.

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.

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. The definitions of “advertising” and “tobacco promotion” are broad and encompass any actions that directly or indirectly promote tobacco use. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting brand stretching.

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

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. The definitions of “advertising” and “tobacco promotion” are broad and encompass any actions that directly or indirectly promote tobacco use. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting reverse brand stretching.

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

The law prohibits manufacturing, importing, and selling food or 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 manufacturing, importing, and selling food or toys that resemble 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 tobacco promotion, which is defined as “any action . . . that impacts or may indirectly impact the increase of consumption of tobacco products . . . or indirectly raises the interest toward tobacco products . . .” This definition is interpreted to encompass retailer incentive programs. Therefore, the regulatory status code “Banned” is given.

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

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. The definitions of “advertising” and “tobacco promotion” are broad and encompass any actions that directly or indirectly promote tobacco use. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting paid placement of tobacco products.

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

The law prohibits the depiction of tobacco products or their use in audiovisual works produced in Armenia for children, including in TV movies, video-films, theatrical performances, broadcast via television, radio, or the Internet. If tobacco products are displayed in other audio or video productions aimed at adults (including TV movies, video-films, broadcast via television, radio, or the internet), the production must contain a warning (visual or audio) on the adverse effects of tobacco use.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should prohibit unpaid depiction of tobacco use or tobacco products in TV, film, and other entertainment media that does not serve a legitimate purpose.

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco sponsorship, which is defined in accordance with the FCTC definition of “tobacco sponsorship.”

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

The law prohibits all tobacco industry sponsorship. Therefore, there can be no publicity of tobacco industry sponsorship.

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

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. In addition, the law prohibits the use of descriptors such as “low nicotine (tar),” “light,” “very light” (“super light”), “soft,” “unique filter,” and other misleading terms on tobacco product packaging. Therefore, all promotion by any means that are false, misleading, or deceptive are prohibited.

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.