Last updated: December 15, 2021
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 provide for disclosure to the government by the industry of information on advertising, promotion and sponsorship (APS) activities and expenditures, as required by FCTC Art. 13(4)(d). Because the law permits some forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, information regarding tobacco industry activities and expenditures on tobacco APS activities is particularly important for the government to receive in order to monitor such activities.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should require disclosure of specified information on tobacco APS and on APS expenditures in accordance with FCTC Art. 13(4)(d) and FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines para. 41.
Health warning messages required on permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
The law requires that all point-of-sale “materials and displays” carry a health warning. However, there law does not require health warnings on other permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should require health warnings on all permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
The law does not require disclosure by the tobacco industry of information on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship expenditures and activities and therefore does not provide for public availability of information disclosed by the tobacco industry.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should impose a mandatory disclosure requirement on the tobacco industry and require that such disclosures be made available to the public in accordance with FCTC Art. 13.4 and FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines paras. 41 and 42.
