Niger

The law does not require industry disclosure to the government of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship activities and expenditures because the intent of the law is to impose a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. However, some forms of promotion and sponsorship may escape the ban. FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines para. 43 provides 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.

The law does not require health warnings on permitted forms of advertising, promotion and sponsorship because the intent of the law is to impose a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. However, some forms of promotion and sponsorship may escape the ban. Therefore, the law should require health warnings on permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.

The law does not require industry disclosure to the government of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship activities and expenditures because the intent of the law is to impose a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. However, some forms of promotion and sponsorship may escape the ban. Therefore, in accordance with FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines paras. 42 and 43, the law should impose a disclosure requirement notwithstanding the ban and make information from the report readily publicly available.