Timor-Leste

The law does not require disclosure to the government by the tobacco industry of information on advertising, promotion, and sponsorship activities and expenditures. The law allows for some forms of tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should require disclosure to the government by the tobacco industry of information on advertising, promotion, and sponsorship activities and expenditures. The disclosure should be made at regular intervals prescribed by law and in response to specific requests.

The law does not require health warnings on permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. The law allows for some forms of tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. (It is possible that the law intends to require a health warning covering 20% of price lists that are displayed at points of retail sale. Article 19(4)(c) requires price lists to “contain a notice as per a template to be approved by Ministerial Order by the Ministry of Health, and it must cover at least 20% of the surface of the table.” However, no other details about the “notice” are provided.)

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should require health warnings on permitted forms of tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. The health warnings should be given equal prominence to the advertising.

The law does not require disclosure to the government by the tobacco industry of information on advertising, promotion, and sponsorship activities and expenditures. Therefore, such information is not readily available to the public.

To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should require such disclosure and require disclosed information be readily available to the public.