Last updated: February 6, 2024
Key Terms
Tobacco Sponsorship
Sponsorship or underwriting of tobacco: any form of contribution to any event, activity or individual with the aim, effect or likely effect of promoting a tobacco product or tobacco use either directly or indirectly.
The definition of “sponsorship or underwriting of tobacco” in the law aligns with the definition of “tobacco sponsorship” provided in FCTC Art. 1(g).
Any form of contribution to any event, activity, or individual with the aim, effect or likely effect of promoting a tobacco product or tobacco use directly or indirectly. (FCTC Art. 1(g))
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion
Tobacco advertising and tobacco promotion: 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.
The definition of “tobacco advertising and tobacco promotion” in the law aligns with the definition of “tobacco advertising and promotion” provided in FCTC Art. 1(c).
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. (FCTC Art. 1(c))
Tobacco Product
Tobacco products: products made entirely or partially of tobacco as a raw material, and intended to be smoked, sucked, sniffed, chewed or consumed in any other manner whatsoever.
The definition of “tobacco products” in the law aligns with definition of “tobacco products” provided in FCTC Art. 1(f).
Any product entirely or partly made of the leaf tobacco as a raw material which is manufactured to be used for smoking, sucking, chewing, or snuffing. (FCTC Art. 1(f))
Advertising Activity
Advertising activity:
- any text, form, image or sound intended to inform the public or draw its attention to a brand, a product or a service;
- any arrangements whose primary purpose is to receive such texts, forms, images or sound;
- any public statement with an advertising purpose.
