Last updated: July 20, 2021
Disclosure Requirements
Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes
Ministry of Health
The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act requires "manufacturers" to submit information about tobacco products and their emissions to the Minister of Health, as prescribed by regulation. Under the Tobacco Reporting Regulations, the definition of "manufacturer" includes importers, and therefore importers are also subject to disclosure requirements.
The Tobacco Reporting Regulations require manufacturers and importers to report quarterly on ingredients and components of ingredients, and annually on constituents listed in Column 1 of Schedule 1, used in consumer tobacco products. Reporting must be by brand and type of tobacco. For bidis, cigarettes, cigars, tobacco sticks or kreteks, information on ingredients and constituents must be provided in milligrams per unit of the product (i.e., single stick). For other tobacco products, information on ingredients must be provided in milligrams per gram of product; and information on constituents must be provided in milligrams, micrograms or nanograms per gram of product.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes.
Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes
Ministry of Health
The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act requires manufacturers to submit information about tobacco products and their emissions to the Minister of Health, as prescribed by regulation. Under the Tobacco Reporting Regulations, the definition of "manufacturer" includes importers, and therefore importers are also subject to disclosure requirements.
The Tobacco Reporting Regulations require manufacturers and importers to report, by brand and designated type of tobacco product, on emissions contained in mainstream and sidestream smoke, expressed in milligrams, micrograms or nanograms per unit or equivalent unit. Reports on emissions of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide must be submitted twice per year. For all other emissions, a report must be submitted annually.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
Ministry of Health
The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act requires manufacturers and the Minister of Health to make disclosed information available to the public, as prescribed by regulation. However, such regulations have not yet been adopted. Therefore, disclosed information currently is not required to be made readily available to the public.
To align with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines, the law should require that disclosed information be made readily available to the public.
