Laws

Code of Administrative Offenses of Georgia (as amended)

15 Dec, 1984

COMMENTS: The Administrative Offenses Code (as amended) contains penalties for a wide variety of offenses, including, but not limited to, violations of tobacco control provisions.

Law No. 1228 on Advertising (as amended)

18 Feb, 1998

COMMENTS: Law No. 1228 on Advertising (as amended) was amended in 2017 to further regulate the advertising of e-cigarettes and tobacco products, including heated tobacco products.  

Tobacco Control Law (2003)

Note: This law has not been reviewed by our legal staff and was not relied upon for purposes of our analysis. We are providing it here for informational purposes only.

Law of Georgia on Broadcasting (as amended)

23 Dec, 2004

COMMENTS: The Law on Broadcasting was amended in 2017 to further regulate the advertising of e-cigarettes and tobacco products, including heated tobacco products.  

Amendments to the Law on Tobacco Control

30 Dec, 2008

Note: This law has not been reviewed by our legal staff and was not relied upon for purposes of our analysis. We are providing it here for informational purposes only.

Order No. 122

27 Mar, 2009

Note: This law has not been reviewed by our legal staff and was not relied upon for purposes of our analysis. We are providing it here for informational purposes only.

Law No. 4059-RS on Tobacco Control (2010) (as amended)

COMMENTS: Law No. 4059-RS on Tobacco Control (as amended) is the primary law in Georgia regulating e-cigarettes and the production, distribution, and consumption of tobacco products, including heated tobacco products. The law regulates smoking and e-cigarette use in public places, requires health warnings on tobacco product packaging, and restricts some forms of tobacco product and e-cigarette advertising, promotion and sponsorship. The law has been amended several times, most recently by Law No. 2127 of November 29, 2022.

Decree No. 538 of September 5, 2014

05 Sep, 2014

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Law No. 862-IIS on Changes to the Law on Lotteries, Gambling and Betting Games

17 May, 2017

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Law No. 863-IIS on Changes to the Law on Broadcasting

17 May, 2017

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Law No. 861-IIS on Changes to the Code of Administrative Offenses of Georgia

17 May, 2017

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Law No. 860-IIS on Changes to the Law on Advertising

17 May, 2017

COMMENTS Law No. 860-IIS on Changes to the Law on Advertising further regulates the advertising of e-cigarettes and tobacco products, including heated tobacco products.

Decree No. 14 of January 15, 2018

15 Jan, 2018

COMMENTS: Decree No. 14 of January 15, 2018 contains detailed requirements about the health warnings to appear on different types of tobacco products and e-cigarettes. Decree No. 14 also establishes maximum limits for cigarette emissions.

Decree No. 01-20/N of May 1, 2018

01 May, 2018

COMMENTS: Decree No. 01-20/N of May 1, 2018 regulates the disclosure to the government and public about content and emission levels.

Law No. 150 About Approving the Rules Governing the Threshold Limits and Placement of Medical Warnings

06 Mar, 2020

COMMENTS: Law 150 provides information about approving the rules governing the threshold limits, measurement and regulation of emitted substances (nicotine, tar, choking gas) from filtered or unfiltered cigarettes (except for heated tobacco) sold in Georgia, as well as the approval of electronic cigarettes or other devices containing nicotine material/cartridge/capsule/container volume sold in Georgia and threshold nicotine levels in them and the availability and placement of medical warnings at tobacco sales points, on the boxes/blocks and packaging.

Resolution No. 257 Regarding Approval of Technical Regulations of a Tobacco Product, its Packaging and Standardization Intended for Sale in Georgia

31 Dec, 2022

COMMENTS: Resolution No. 257 provides the approved technical regulations for plain packaging for tobacco products intended for sale in Georgia.

To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of January 9, 2023 unless otherwise noted.