Cambodia became a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on February 13, 2006.
Smoke Free Places: Smoking is prohibited in all indoor workplaces and indoor public places except for airports, which may have designated smoking rooms. All public transportation is smoke free. Several outdoor locations are smoke free, including anywhere on the grounds of health facilities, educational facilities, nurseries, public parks, religious facilities, museums, and historical and cultural facilities.
Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship: Most forms of tobacco advertising and promotion are prohibited. However, the display of tobacco products is allowed at point of sale with the restriction that only one pack of each brand may be displayed. In addition, some indirect forms of promotion, such as retailer incentive programs, may escape the ban. Although sponsorship by the tobacco industry is not completely prohibited, publicity of the sponsorship is prohibited.
Tobacco Packaging and Labeling: All tobacco product packaging must display a pictorial health warning covering 55 percent of the front and back panels of the package. There are two authorized warnings, which must be printed simultaneously in equal numbers and updated once per year. Misleading terms, such as "light," "mild," "vitamins," and "caffeine," are prohibited on tobacco packaging but other misleading packaging (e.g., colors, numbers, and symbols) is not prohibited.
Tobacco Taxation and Prices: The World Health Organization recommends raising tobacco excise taxes so that they account for at least 70 percent of retail prices. Tobacco excise taxes in Cambodia are well below these recommendations.
SMOKE FREE ENVIRONMENTS COMPLETE SMOKING BAN | |
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Health-care facilities
Yes
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Private offices
Yes
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Primary and secondary schools
Yes
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Public transport
Yes
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Universities
Yes
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Restaurants
Yes
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Governmental facilities
Yes
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Bars and Pubs
Yes
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Can subnational jurisdictions enact more stringent smoking restrictions?
No
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BANS ON TOBACCO ADVERTISING, PROMOTION, AND SPONSORSHIP | |
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Domestic TV and radio
Yes
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Promotional discounts
Yes
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Domestic magazines and newspapers
Yes
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Non-tobacco products or services with tobacco brand names
Yes
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Outdoor advertising
Yes
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Tobacco products with non-tobacco brand names
Yes
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Outdoor advertising (e.g., billboards, posters)
Yes
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Paid placement in media
Yes
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Retail product display
No
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Financial sponsorship, including corporate social responsibility
Yes
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Internet advertising
Yes
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Publicity of sponsorships
Yes
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Free distribution
Yes
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HEALTH WARNINGS ON SMOKED TOBACCO PRODUCTS | |
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Text warnings describe health impacts
Yes
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Number of published warnings at any given time
2
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Warnings include a picture or graphic
Yes
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Warnings required to rotate
Required
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% of principal display areas covered (front and back)
55%
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Warnings are written in the principal language(s)
Yes
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Front
55%
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Ban on misleading packaging and labeling
Yes
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Back
55%
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Health warnings on smokeless tobacco products
Yes
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TOBACCO TAXATION AND PRICE | |
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PRICE OF MOST SOLD BRAND, PACK OF 20 CIGARETTES | TAXES ON MOST SOLD BRAND (% OF RETAIL PRICE) |
In country currency
2100.00
KHR
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Total taxes
27%
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In US dollars
0.51
USD
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Total excise
15%
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Sources:
SF, APS, PL: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Legal Website. Available at: www.tobaccocontrollaws.org
Tax: WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2021. Available at: www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/
Last updated: August 2, 2022