Last updated: August 27, 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
Health Inspectorate
The law requires manufacturers and importers to submit to the Health Inspectorate information about ingredients and additives used in the manufacture of tobacco products. Information must be submitted for both tobacco products that have already been placed on the market and tobacco products planned to be placed on the market or whose composition is modified.
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
Health Inspectorate
The law requires manufacturers and importers to submit to the Health Inspectorate information about emissions of tobacco products that have already been placed on the market and about tobacco products planned to be placed on the market or whose composition is modified.
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.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
Health Inspectorate
The law requires the Health Inspectorate to publish on its website contents and emissions information submitted by manufacturers and importers, with the exception of trade secrets.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires that disclosed information be made readily available to the public.
