Laws

Decree-Law No. 15629 - Public Health Code

18 Jul, 1978

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Law No. 843 on Tax Reform, Value-Added Tax

20 May, 1986

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Law No. 1333 on the Environment

27 Apr, 1992

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Supreme Decree No. 27053

26 May, 2003

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Law No. 3029 of April 22, 2005 on Approval of Ratification of the FCTC

22 Apr, 2005

COMMENTS: Law No. 3029 approves the ratification of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Supreme Decree No. 29376, Regulations to Law No. 3029 on the FCTC

12 Dec, 2007

COMMENTS: Supreme Decree No. 29376 contains the Regulation to Law No. 3029 on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The Regulation addresses smoke free areas; restrictions on advertising, promotion and sponsorship; health warnings and other packaging and labeling requirements; sales restrictions; and related sanctions. These provisions remain in effect to the extent that they do not conflict with Law No. 1280.

Circular No. 174 Announcing Specific Regulations for the Administration of Law No. 3029

03 Oct, 2009

COMMENTS: Circular No. 174 Announcing Specific Regulations for the Administration of Law No. 3029 provides additional regulations to implement Law No. 2039 and Supreme Decree No. 29376. The Regulations entered into force on October 3, 2009, 60 days after the date of publication. These provisions remain in effect to the extent that they do not conflict with Law No. 1280.

Ministry of Health and Sports Ministerial Resolution No. 0576 on Graphic Health Warnings

25 May, 2011

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Ministry of Health and Sports Ministerial Resolution No. 0051/2012 Extending the Validity of Health Warnings

18 Jan, 2012

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Ministerial Resolution No. 0508 on Graphic Health Warnings

01 Jun, 2015

COMMENTS: Ministerial Resolution No. 0508 on Graphic Health Warnings contains an annex listing approved warnings for rotation on packages of cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco.

Decree No. 3442/2017 Amending the Bolivian Tax Code

27 Dec, 2017

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Law No. 1280 on Prevention and Control of the Consumption of Tobacco Products

15 Aug, 2020

COMMENTS: Law No. 1280 prohibits smoking in indoor areas; bans nearly all forms of direct or indirect tobacco advertising and promotion; and will increase the size of health warnings required on packaging and labeling once new health warnings have been issued. The law took effect on August 15, 2020, 180 days after the date of publication.

Supreme Decree No. 4972

28 Jun, 2023

COMMENTS: Supreme Decree No. 4972 partially regulates Law No. 1280 on Prevention and Control of the Consumption of Tobacco Products in the areas of public use and advertising and promotion, including specifying penalties for different levels of infractions.

Ministerial Resolution No. 89 on Regulations of the Technical Secretariat of the Inter-Institutional Technical Commission for Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

26 Mar, 2024

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To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of September 14, 2022 unless otherwise noted.