Last updated: August 2, 2022
Disclosure Requirements
Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes
Ministry of Health
The Law on Tobacco Control requires manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to provide to the Ministry of Health information on the ingredients and emissions of tobacco products. The law authorizes the Ministry of Health to issue regulations on the details of the information to be provided. The Ministry of Health has not yet issued regulations.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes.
Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes
Ministry of Health
The Law on Tobacco Control requires manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to provide to the Ministry of Health information on the ingredients and emissions of tobacco products. The law authorizes the Ministry of Health to issue regulations on the details of the information to be provided. The Ministry of Health has not yet issued regulations.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
The law does not require that disclosed information be made readily available to the public.
To align with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines, the law should require that disclosed information on contents and emissions be made readily available to the public.
