Last updated: September 17, 2019
Action Required for Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship Not Banned
Disclosure to the government by the tobacco industry of information on advertising, promotion and sponsorship activities and expenditures
The law does not require tobacco industry disclosures to the government. The regulatory status code “Not Required” is given.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should require disclosure to the government by the tobacco industry of information on advertising, promotion, and sponsorship activities and expenditures.
Health warning messages required on permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
The law requires that any advertising form or item exhibited at a place or point of sale must contain warnings, pictograms and images occupying fifty percent of the item containing the advertising; may not make use of figurative signs or misleading terms such as "light, low in tar, mild”, or contain any direct or indirect incitation to consume tobacco products and derivatives evoking settings, characters and situations.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines in requiring health warning messages on permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship at points of sale. To more fully align, the law should require health warning messages on all permitted forms of tobacco advertising and promotion.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
The law does not require tobacco industry disclosures to the government. The regulatory status code “Not Required” is given.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines paras. 41 and 42,the law should require tobacco industry disclosures to the government (para. 41) and that disclosed information is readily available to the public (para. 42).
