Last updated: April 22, 2024
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 to the government by the tobacco industry of information on advertising, promotion and sponsorship activities and expenditures. While there is a ban on most forms of advertising and promotion and on some forms of sponsorship, some activities may escape the ban.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should require disclosure of information on advertising, promotion and sponsorship activities and expenditures
Disclosed information readily available to the public
The law broadly bans tobacco advertising on broadcast and print media and via the internet. Some forms of tobacco advertising may escape the ban, such as tobacco display at point of sale and depiction of tobacco or tobacco use in media. However, health warnings are required at point of sale and before and/or during broadcast programs and films.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to health warnings on permitted forms of advertising.
Health warning messages required on permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
The law does not require disclosure of information on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship by the tobacco industry; therefore, the law does not require that such information be made readily available to the public.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should require disclosure by the tobacco industry to government of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship activities and expenditures, and require the government to make this information readily available to the public.
