Laws

Ministry of Health Order No. 018 Concerning the Prohibition of Smoking in All Means of Public Transport, as well as Advertising for Tobacco

24 May, 2010

COMMENTS: The Ministry of Health Order No. 018 Concerning the Prohibition of Smoking in All Means of Public Transport, As Well As Advertising for Tobacco imposes a prohibition on smoking on all means of public transportation and prohibits all tobacco advertising and promotion.

Law No. 11-002/AU of 27 March 2011 on Tobacco Control (as promulgated by Decree No. 11-140/PR)

14 Jul, 2011

COMMENTS: Law No. 11-002 is a comprehensive act imposing tobacco control regulations in the areas of smoke free places, tobacco packaging and labeling regulations and tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.

Ministry of Health Order No. 13-012 on Provisions for the Implementation of the Law of March 27, 2011 on Tobacco Control

10 Apr, 2013

COMMENTS: The Ministry of Health Order No. 13-012 is relevant because it imposes regulations regarding the packaging and labeling of smoked and smokeless tobacco products and regulates the creation of smoking areas in places where smoking areas may be created.

Ministry of Health Order No. 13-013 on the Establishment, Composition, and Functions of the National Committee and Regional Committees for Tobacco Control

10 Apr, 2013

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.

Interministerial Administrative Order No. 13-019 on Provisions on Points of Sale for Tobacco Products

27 Apr, 2013

COMMENTS: Inter-Ministerial Administrative Order No. 13-019 is relevant because it imposes regulations regarding permissible points of sale for tobacco products and the warnings required at those points of sale.

To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of January 23, 2020 unless otherwise noted.