COMMENTS: On August 6, 2018, the President of Uruguay issued a decree requiring plain packaging. This decree was the subject of a legal challenge. While that challenge was pending, Law No. 19.723 was passed to amend Law No. 18.256 to require plain packaging of tobacco products. Decree No. 235/018 was repealed by Decree No. 120/019.
To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of May 13, 2026 unless otherwise noted.
