Ukraine

The law does not require disclosure because the intent of the law is to impose a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. However, some forms of advertising, promotion and sponsorship may escape the ban. FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines para. 43 provides, however, 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 on Advertising, Art. 22.7, requires all permitted advertising to be accompanied by a health warning occupying at least 15% of the advertising area. The warning shall state: “Smoking may cause cancer.”

All tobacco sponsorship is prohibited; therefore, health warnings are not applicable to tobacco sponsorship.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to health warnings on permitted forms of advertising.

The law does not require disclosure because virtually all forms of advertising, promotion and sponsorship are prohibited. However, in accordance with FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines paras. 42 and 43, the law should impose a disclosure requirement notwithstanding the complete ban and make information from the report readily publicly available.