COMMENTS: The Law on Advertising regulates advertising generally, and contains specific restrictions related to tobacco advertising on TV and radio, print media, and outdoor media. The English translation contains relevant excerpts only.
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COMMENTS: GOST 3935-2000 is an interstate standard adopted by all CIS member states. It contains specifications for cigarettes and regulates the packaging and labeling of cigarettes.
COMMENTS: The Law on Restrictions on the Sale, Consumption and Use of Tobacco regulates the sale of tobacco products, packaging and labeling of tobacco products, and smoking in public places. The law also addresses some advertising and promotion practices.
COMMENTS: Resolution No. 540-N of April 28, 2005 On Approving the Technical Regulation on Tobacco implements GOST 3935-2000 and regulates, among other things, cigarette health warning messages and misleading tobacco product packaging and labeling. The English translation contains relevant excerpts only.
COMMENTS: Ministry of Health Order No. 916-N on Approving the Warning Texts About Adverse Effects of Tobacco on Human Health was issued under the Law on Restrictions on the Sale, Consumption and Use of Tobacco and provides the four additional health warning messages for cigarettes packaging and labeling.
COMMENTS: Decision No. 843-N requires persons and legal entities to obtain a license for the retail sale of alcohol and tobacco products in stores and catering facilities.
COMMENTS: "Technical Regulations for Tobacco Products" 12 November 2014, No. 107 were issued by the European Economic Commission Council and regulate, among other things, tobacco product packaging and labeling. The Technical Regulations do not need to be adopted through implementing legislation, however the final date for compliance with most of the provisions is November 15, 2017.
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COMMENTS: Decision No. 53 provides transitional provisions for the implementation of the "Technical Regulations for Tobacco Products" of 12 November 2014, No. 107. The final date for implementation of most of the regulations is November 15, 2017. However, pursuant to Eurasian Economic Commission Council Decision No. 209 of December 18, 2018, the effective date of the requirements in Armenia has been delayed to January 1, 2024.
COMMENTS: Decision No. 18 of the Eurasian Economic Commission implements paragraph 27 of the Technical Regulations for Tobacco Products and regulates the format and position of picture and text warnings, as well as the images to be used, on tobacco product packaging. Originally, the required warnings and images were required to appear on all tobacco product packages for retail sale by November 15, 2017. However, pursuant to Eurasian Economic Commission Council Decision No. 209 of December 18, 2018, the effective date of the requirements in Armenia has been delayed to January 1, 2024.
COMMENTS: Eurasian Economic Commission Council Decision No. 115 of July 17, 2018 amends the effective date of Decision No. 53 of May 12, 2015 for Armenia. Pursuant to Decision No. 115, the effective date for pictorial health warnings on cigarette packages was delayed until January 15, 2019. However, it was later delayed further to January 1, 2024.
COMMENTS: Eurasian Economic Commission Council Decision No. 209 of December 18, 2018 further amends the effective date of Decision No. 53 of May 12, 2015 for Armenia. Pursuant to Decision No. 209, the effective date of the Technical Regulations for Tobacco Products was delayed until January 1, 2024.
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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. An updated analysis will be available soon.
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. An updated analysis will be available soon.
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. An updated analysis will be available soon.
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. An updated analysis will be available soon.
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. An updated analysis will be available soon.
COMMENTS: The Administrative Offenses Code of the Republic of Armenia contains, among other things, penalties for violations of smoke free and advertising provisions.