Last updated: March 6, 2020
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 disclosure because all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship are prohibited. FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines para. 43 provides, however, that while the requirement for this kind of disclosure applies only to Parties that do not have a comprehensive ban, all Parties should implement the disclosure requirement in that it may help Parties that consider that they have a comprehensive ban to identify any advertising, promotion or sponsorship not covered by the ban or engaged in by the tobacco industry in contravention of the ban.
Health warning messages required on permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
The law bans all forms of advertising, promotion and sponsorship. However, price lists with the name and price of the product are allowed at retail establishments, and health warnings are required on these price lists.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to health warning messages.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
The law does not require disclosure and therefore such information is not publicly available. However, in accordance with FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines paras. 43 and 42, the law should impose a disclosure requirement notwithstanding the comprehensive ban and make information from the report readily publicly available.
