Laws
Customs Framework (Duty Rates) of Tobacco and Tobacco Products
Uncertain
Law No. 10 on Anti-Smoking
17 Aug, 1994
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
Ministerial Resolution No. 2 of 2011
03 Aug, 2011
Ministerial Resolution No. 3 of 2011 on Controls on Advertising and Promotion of Tobacco Products
09 Aug, 2011
Ministerial 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.
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)
Ministerial Resolution No. 121 of 2021 on the Adoption of the Technical Regulation of Electronic Nicotine Products
11 Nov, 2021
To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of September 17, 2019 unless otherwise noted.
