Mauritius

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products, which includes broadcasts on radio and other means of telecommunication and “commercial communication to any member of the public, through media or by any other means and in any medium and format.” Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion on domestic TV and radio and other domestic broadcast media is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion on domestic TV, radio, and other broadcast media (e.g., satellite, cable).

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “advertise” includes “any…commercial communication to any member of the public, through media or by any other means and in any medium and format.” Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion in domestic newspapers and magazines is prohibited.

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

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “advertise” includes “any…commercial communication through media or by any other means and in any medium and format.” Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion in domestic print media, such as pamphlets, leaflets, flyers, posters, and signs, is prohibited.

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

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “advertise” includes “any…commercial communication through media or any other means and in any medium and format.” However, the law makes no mention of a ban of advertising and promotion via international broadcast media. Therefore, the regulatory status code “Uncertain” is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should clearly prohibit tobacco advertising and promotion via international media, including TV, radio, and other means of broadcast such as satellite and cable.

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “advertise” includes “any…commercial communication through media or any other means and in any medium and format.” However, the law makes no mention of a ban of advertising and promotion by international newspapers and magazines. Therefore, the regulatory status code “Uncertain” is given.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should clearly prohibit tobacco advertising and promotion in international newspapers and magazines.

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “advertise” includes “any…commercial communication through media or any other means and in any medium and format.” Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion via internet communications is prohibited.

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

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “advertise” includes “any…commercial communication through media or by any other means and in any medium and format.” Therefore, outdoor tobacco advertising is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to outdoor tobacco advertising (e.g., billboards, posters).

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products at the point of sale or within any shop or retail setting.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to point of sale advertising and promotion.

The law prohibits the display of tobacco products at the point of sale of retail sellers “except in duty-free shops at the airports of Mauritius and Rodrigues.”

For the law to align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, all product displays should be banned, including at all duty-free shops.

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “advertise” includes “any…commercial communication through media or by any other means and in any medium and format.” Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion by conventional mail is prohibited.

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

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “advertise” includes “any…commercial communication through media or by any other means and in any medium and format” and “to publicise or broadcast … in printed, audible or other form.” Therefore, tobacco advertising and promotion by telephone and cellular phone is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco advertising and promotion by telephone or cellular phone.

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products through media or any other means. The law specifically prohibits the use of a brand name or brand element on: 1) a permanent facility, a vehicle, or an equipment, unless such facility is owned or leased and used by the manufacture; 2) an accessory; and 3) non-tobacco products. Therefore, advertising and promotion of tobacco products by brand marking is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to advertising and promotion of tobacco products by brand marking.

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “promote” includes “the offer or supply of a tobacco product free of charge.” Thus, free distribution of tobacco products is prohibited.

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

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “promote” includes “actions such as the offer or supply of a tobacco product…at a discounted price, pursuant to a lottery or otherwise, price promotions, provision of gifts or discounted products in connection with a purchase.” Thus, promotions with a tobacco product purchase are prohibited.

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

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “promote” means “any act intended to or likely to encourage, directly or indirectly, the purchase or use, or to create an awareness, of tobacco products” and includes “actions such as the offer or supply of a tobacco product… pursuant to a lottery or otherwise.” Thus, competitions associated with tobacco products are prohibited.

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

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “advertise” includes “any…commercial communication through media or by any other means and in any medium and format.” Therefore, direct person to person targeting of individuals is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to direct person to person targeting of individuals.

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products through media or any other means. The law specifically prohibits the use of a brand name or brand element on non-tobacco products. Therefore, advertising and promotion of tobacco products by brand stretching/trademark diversification is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to advertising and promotion of tobacco products by brand stretching/trademark diversification.

The law broadly prohibits advertising and promotion of anything associated with a tobacco product. The definition of “promote” means “any act intended to or likely to encourage, directly or indirectly, the purchase or use, or to create an awareness, of tobacco products.” The use of non-tobacco brand names on tobacco products falls within this definition. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting reverse brand stretching.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to reverse brand stretching.

The law prohibits the sale of toys that resemble a tobacco product.

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

The law prohibits the sale of confectionery or other food products that resemble a tobacco product.

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

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The definition of “promote” includes “payments or other contributions to retailers…including any incentive programmes.” Therefore, retailer incentive programs are prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines and meets FCTC Art. 16 with respect to retailer incentive programs.

The law prohibits advertising and promotion of tobacco products, including paid placement of a tobacco product or brand element in the context of any commercial communication including film, video, social media or other medium.

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 advertising and promotion of anything associated with a tobacco product. The definition of “promote” means “any act intended to or likely to encourage, directly or indirectly, the purchase or use, or to create an awareness, of tobacco products.” Unpaid depiction falls within this definition. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting unpaid depiction of tobacco use or tobacco products.

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 sponsorship in relation to a tobacco product, a trademark, manufacturer’s name, logo, brand name or other brand element associated with a tobacco product, or any other such thing associated with a tobacco product. “Sponsorship” is defined as “any form of contribution to any event, activity or individual, or publication of such contribution, with the aim, effect, or likely effect of promoting a tobacco product or tobacco use directly or indirectly.” Therefore, tobacco industry sponsorship of events, activities, individuals, organizations, or governments is prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to tobacco industry sponsorship of events, activities, individuals, organizations, or governments.

The law prohibits offering any sponsorship in relation to a tobacco product, a trademark, manufacturer’s name, logo, or brand name associated with a tobacco product, or any other such thing associated with a tobacco product. “Sponsorship” is defined as “any form of contribution to any event, activity or individual, or publication of such contribution, with the aim, effect, or likely effect of promoting a tobacco product or tobacco use directly or indirectly.” Therefore, because tobacco sponsorship is banned, there can be no publicity of sponsorship.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to publicity of financial or other sponsorship or support by the tobacco industry.

The law prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. The law also prohibits tobacco packaging and labeling that is false, misleading, or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression about its characteristics, health effects, hazard, or emissions. Therefore, all forms of false, misleading, and deceptive promotion are prohibited.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to promotion of tobacco products by means that are false, misleading or deceptive, or that are likely to create an erroneous impression.