Mali

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, and explicitly prohibits radio and television broadcasts. Therefore, tobacco advertising on domestic TV and radio is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising on domestic TV and radio.

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, and explicitly prohibits advertising in the press promoting tobacco products. Therefore, tobacco advertising in newspapers and magazines is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising in newspapers and magazines.

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, and explicitly prohibits advertising in posters and brochures. Therefore, tobacco advertising on other domestic print media is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising other domestic print media.

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, and explicitly prohibits radio and television broadcasts. However, the law does not state whether the ban extends to international TV, radio and other broadcast media. Therefore, the regulatory status "Uncertain" is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should make clear that all international and cross-border tobacco advertising and promotion, including via international TV and radio, is prohibited.

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, and explicitly prohibits radio and television broadcasts. However, the law does not state whether the ban extends to international newspapers and magazines. Therefore, the regulatory status "Uncertain" is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should make clear that all international and cross-border tobacco advertising and promotion, including via international newspapers and magazines, is prohibited.

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, and explicitly prohibits advertising on the internet. Therefore, tobacco advertising via the internet is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising over the internet.

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, and explicitly prohibits advertising in posters and billboards, or any other medium that will be seen by more than one person at a time. Therefore, outdoor tobacco advertising is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to outdoor advertising.

The provisions of the law which address advertising do not apply to communication between professionals in the industry, or to points of sale for tobacco and tobacco products in Mali.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should prohibit point of sale advertising and promotion.

The provisions of the law which address advertising do not apply to points of sale for tobacco and tobacco products in Mali.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should prohibit point of sale product display.

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, or advertising through any other medium that will be seen by more than one person at a time. Therefore, advertising by mail is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to advertising by conventional mail.

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, or advertising through any other medium that will be seen or heard by more than one person at a time, or individually. Therefore, advertising by telephone and cellular phone is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to advertising by phone.

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, or advertising through any other medium that will be seen or heard by more than one person at a time. The law also prohibits any advertising for tobacco that “through its vocabulary, graphic elements, form, combination of colors” constitutes indirect or disguised advertising. Therefore, tobacco advertising through brand marking other than on tobacco product packaging and labeling is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to brand marking other than on tobacco product packaging and labeling.

The law explicitly prohibits the free distribution of tobacco products.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines and meets FCTC Art. 16 (sales to and by minors) with respect to free distribution of tobacco products.

The law prohibits all forms of advertising of tobacco products in Mali, specifically prohibiting any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco. Therefore, promotions with a tobacco product are prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to promotions with a tobacco product.

The law prohibits all forms of advertising of tobacco products in Mali, specifically prohibiting any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco. Therefore, competitions associated with tobacco products are prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect t competitions associated with tobacco products.

The law prohibits any kind of advertising of tobacco and any activity for the promotion of tobacco, or advertising through any other medium that will be seen or heard by more than one person at a time, or individually. Therefore, direct person-to-person targeting of individual is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to competitions associated with direct person-to-person targeting of individual.

The law prohibits all forms of advertising of tobacco products in Mali and specifically prohibits any advertising for tobacco and tobacco products, that, through its vocabulary, graphic elements, form, combination of colors, or logos at points of sale constitutes indirect or disguised advertising addressed to the public. Therefore, brand stretching / trademark diversification is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to brand stretching/trademark diversification.

The law prohibits all forms of advertising of tobacco products in Mali and specifically prohibits any advertising for tobacco and tobacco products, that, through its vocabulary, graphic elements, form, combination of colors, or logos at points of sale constitutes indirect or disguised advertising addressed to the public. Therefore, reverse brand stretching or brand sharing is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to reverse brand stretching or brand sharing.

The law explicitly prohibits toys that resemble tobacco products.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to toys that resemble tobacco products.

The law explicitly prohibits candy that resembles tobacco products.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to candy that resembles tobacco products.

Despite prohibiting most forms of advertising, the law contains an exception with respect to advertising among industry professionals and at points of sale. Therefore, retailer incentive programs or other payments to encourage them to sell tobacco products are allowed.

To align with FCTC and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, retailer incentive programs should be prohibited.

The law prohibits all forms of advertising of tobacco products in Mali, and specifically prohibits any kind of communication on tobacco and tobacco products intended to seen, read, seen or heard by more than one person at a time as well as individual communications. Therefore, paid placement of tobacco products in TV, film, or other media are prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to paid placement of tobacco products in TV, film, or other media.

The law prohibits all forms of advertising of tobacco products in Mali, and specifically prohibits any kind of communication on tobacco and tobacco products intended to seen, read, seen or heard by more than one person at a time as well as individual communications. Therefore, unpaid depiction of tobacco use or tobacco products in media that does not serve a legitimate purpose is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to unpaid depiction of tobacco use or tobacco products in media that does not serve a legitimate purpose.

The law prohibits any activity that promotes a tobacco product. Additionally, any sponsorship of tobacco products is specifically prohibited. “Tobacco sponsorship” is defined as “any kind of contribution to any event, activity or person having as its goal, effect or likely effect the direct or indirect promotion of a tobacco product or the use of tobacco.”

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to financial contributions that promote tobacco products or tobacco use.

All contributions by the tobacco industry are prohibited. Therefore, there can be no publicity of such sponsorship.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to publicity of tobacco sponsorship.

The law prohibits all forms of advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products in Mali. Therefore, there can be no misleading promotions.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to misleading or false promotions.