Laws

Law No. 28405, Law for Labeling of Manufactured Industrial Products

19 Nov, 2004

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Supreme Decree No. 020-2005, Approves Regulation of Law No. 28405

26 May, 2005

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Supreme Decree No. 29-94-EF, Regulation of the Law of General Sales Tax and Selective Consumption Tax (as amended)

07 Oct, 2005

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Law No. 28705, General Law for the Prevention and Control of Tobacco Use Risks

COMMENTS: Comments: Law No. 28705, General Law for the Prevention and Control of Tobacco Use Risks, is the primary law on tobacco control and governs, among other things, smoke free environments; tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; and tobacco packaging and labeling. 

Law No. 28705 was repealed by Law No. 32159.  An updated analysis is forthcoming.  

Consolidated Text of Law on Income Tax, General Sales Tax, and Selective Consumption Tax

13 Jul, 2006

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Supreme Decree No. 015-2008-SA, Regulations of Law No. 28705

COMMENTS: Supreme Decree No. 015-2008-SA, Regulations of Law No. 28705, was issued under and implements Law No. 28705. It regulates smoke free environments; tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; and tobacco packaging and labeling.

Supreme Decree No. 001-2010-SA, Amending Regulation of Law No. 28705

14 Jan, 2010

COMMENTS: Supreme Decree No. 001-2010-SA, Amending Regulation of Law No. 28705 approved by Supreme Decree No. 015-2008-SA, amends the Regulations to Law No. 28705. Certain provisions of this Decree, such as the provision allowing designated smoking areas, were repealed by Supreme Decree No. 001-2011-SA.

Law No. 29517, Law Which Amends Law No. 28705, General Law for the Prevention and Control of the Risks of Tobacco Use in Order to Adapt to the WHO Framework Convention On Tobacco Control

COMMENTS: Law NO. 29517, Law Which Amends Law No. 28705, General Law for the Prevention and Control of the Risks of Tobacco Use in Order to Adapt to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, amends the main tobacco control law. Law No. 29517 requires, for the first time, that all indoor workplaces, public transportation, and indoor public places be 100% smoke free. The law also requires health warnings on both principal display areas of tobacco product packaging, rather than one principal display area. 

Law No. 29517 was repealed by Law No. 32159. An updated analysis is forthcoming.

Supreme Decree No. 001-2011-SA, Amending Regulation of Law No. 28705

COMMENTS: Supreme Decree No. 001-2011-SA, Amending Regulation of Law No. 28705 approved by Supreme Decree No. 015-2008-SA and amended by Supreme Decree No. 001-2010-SA, amends the Regulations in light of the amendments to Law No. 28704 by Law No. 29517. These amendments introduce 100% smoke free environments and require health warnings on both principal display areas of tobacco product packaging, among other things.

Ministerial Resolution No. 469-2011

17 Dec, 2011

COMMENTS: Ministerial Resolution No. 469-2011 provides the 12 authorized health warnings and graphics as well as the establishing the two health warnings and graphics for that rotation period.

Ministerial Resolution No. 748-2012

16 Mar, 2013

COMMENTS: Ministerial Resolution No. 748-2012 establishes the two health warnings and graphics in rotation beginning six months after the date of publication. The date of publication was September 16, 2012.

Ministerial Resolution No. 607-2013

30 Mar, 2014

COMMENTS: Ministerial Resolution No. 607-2013 establishes the two health warnings and graphics in rotation beginning six months after the date of publication. The date of publication was September 30, 2013.

Ministerial Resolution No. 684-2014

30 Mar, 2015

COMMENTS: Ministerial Resolution No. 684-2014 establishes the two health warnings and graphics in rotation beginning six months after the date of publication. The date of publication was September 15, 2014.

Supreme Decree No. 092-2018-EF Modifying Section B of Appendix IV of the Consolidated Law General Sales Tax and Selective Consumption Tax

09 May, 2018

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Law No. 32159, Law on the Consumption Control of Tobacco and Nicotine Products, or their Substitutes, for the Protection of Life and Health

12 Nov, 2024

COMMENTS: Law 32159 regulates, among other things, smoking in public places, tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and tobacco packaging and labeling.  It also introduces regulations on heated tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, electronic non-nicotine delivery systems, and nicotine pouches.  

This law has not yet been reviewed by our legal staff and has not been relied on for the purposes of our analysis.  We are providing it here for informational purposes only.  

To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of September 27, 2021 unless otherwise noted.