Last updated: July 29, 2022
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
Both Law No. 19.419 and Resolution No. 904 require manufacturers or importers of tobacco products to annually report constituents and additives, including quality and quantity, and substances used for processing tobacco.
Additionally, Decree No. 18 states that any health services that are located in the same territory as tobacco manufacturers or importers should request information on the substances and additives of their tobacco products at least once a year and whenever they deem necessary.
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
Law No. 19.419 does not require manufacturers or importers of cigarettes to disclose to government authorities information on the emissions of their cigarettes. However, Resolution No. 904 requires that when manufacturers include contents and/or emissions information on tobacco product labeling, the manufacturer must submit to government authorities information regarding contents and emissions information along with a certificate issued by the entity that performed the measurement should be presented. Since this requirement does not apply to all manufacturers and importers of tobacco products, the regulatory status code “Not Required” is given.
To align with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines the law should require disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
The law does not require that disclosed information 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 on contents and emissions be made readily available to the public.
