Last updated: December 5, 2023
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 requires manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and importers of tobacco products to provide information to the Public Health Agency on their cost of advertising, other marketing, and sponsorship of their products.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to disclosure of information on advertising, promotion, and sponsorship activities and expenditures.
Health warning messages required on permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
The law does not require health warning messages on permitted forms of advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should require health warnings on any permitted forms of sponsorship.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
Although the law requires disclosure of information on advertising, promotion, and sponsorship expenditures, it does not expressly require that the disclosed information be readily available to the public.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines paras. 42 and 43, the law should require that disclosed information be readily available to the public.
