Last updated: September 17, 2019
Laws
Customs Framework (Duty Rates) of Tobacco and Tobacco Products
Uncertain
Municipal Affairs Decree No. 83 on Smoke-Free
2006
Law No. 26 of 2006 on Approval to Join the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
11 Jul, 2006
Law No. 8 on the Matter of Controlling Smoking and All Forms of Tobacco
Resolution No. 68 of 2009 on the Formation of the National Committee to Control Smoking and All Types of Tobacco and Tobacco Products
Ministerial Resolution No. 1 of 2010 on the Rules of Procedure for the National Committee to Combat Smoking
28 Mar, 2010
Ministry of Health Decision No. 2 of 2011 Promulgating Requirements to be Respected in Restaurants, Coffee Shops, and other Stores Serving Tobacco and its Derivatives for Smoking Purposes
Ministry of Health Decision No. 3 of 2011 Regarding Control of Advertising and Promotion of Tobacco and Tobacco Products
Ministry of Industry and Commerce Decision No. 16 of 2012 Adopting the Standardized Gulf Technical Regulation Regarding Labeling of Tobacco Product Packs as a National Technical Regulation
Note: Ministerial Decision No. 16 includes Standardized Gulf Technical Regulation No. 246/2011 issued by the GCC Standardization Organization.
Ministry of Industry and Commerce Decision No. 38 of 2013 Concerning Banning of Importation, Distribution, or Selling of Electronic Cigarettes
National Technical Regulation No. BH 2:2021 Concerning Electronic Nicotine Products (Equivalents of Traditional Tobacco Products)
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Decision No. 121 of 2021 Regarding the Approval of the Specific Technical Regulation for Electronic Nicotine Products
National Bureau for Revenue Decision No. 8 of 2022 Regarding the Implementation Phases of the Distinctive Mark System on Excise Products Shisha Tobacco (Moassel)
28 Sep, 2022
Ministry of Industry and Commerce Decision No. 2 of 2023 Regarding the Conditions and Regulations for Practising the Activities of Manufacturing and Packaging of Various Types of Cigarettes, as well as Shisha Tobacco and Hookah, Mainly Intended for Export
09 Jan, 2023
National Bureau for Revenue Decision No. 3 of 2023 Regarding the Implementation Phases of the Distinctive Mark System on Some Excise Products of Tobacco Products
31 Jan, 2023
