Last updated: November 11, 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
Cabinet Secretary
The law requires manufacturers and importers, at the end of each calendar year, to "provide the Cabinet Secretary, for each type of tobacco product and for each brand manufactured or imported . . . a list of all the ingredients that the tobacco product contains including the quantities of those ingredients per unit of tobacco product and ingredients present in tobacco product components such as filters, glue and papers for each brand."
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
N/A
The law does not require manufacturers or importers of cigarettes to disclose to government authorities information on the emissions of their products.
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
Cabinet Secretary
The law mandates that the Cabinet Secretary "ensure that all information, reports and documents related to the implementation of the Act are accessible to the public." Therefore, disclosure of contents and ingredients of tobacco products must be made available to the public.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires that disclosed information on cigarette contents be made readily available to the public.
