Last updated: March 7, 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
Ethiopian Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Authority
The law requires manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to disclose to government authorities the contents and ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes.
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
Ethiopian Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Authority
The law requires manufacturers and importers to disclose information on the emissions of their cigarettes if requested or required by the Authority.
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. To more fully align, the law should require that manufacturers and importers submit this information to government authorities at regular intervals, and not simply upon request.
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.
