Last updated: August 10, 2022

Key Terms

Tobacco Product

Term Defined
Definition

“Tobacco products” means product considered for smoking (smoking product), chewing, sniffing or sucking (non-smoking product) packaged in consumer container, wholly or partially made of tobacco and/or makhorka by adding or not adding sauces and flavours.

Analysis

The definition of "tobacco products" contained in the law aligns with the definition provided in FCTC Art. 1(f).

FCTC-Based Definition

Any product entirely or partly made of the leaf tobacco as a raw material which is manufactured to be used for smoking, sucking, chewing, or snuffing. (FCTC Art. 1(f))

Outside Packaging and Labeling

Term Defined
Definition

“Consumer container” means individual consumer container and/or group of consumer containers.

Analysis

The definition of “consumer container” contained in the law aligns with the definition of “outside packaging and labeling” contained in FCTC Art. 11(4) in that it encompasses any packaging used in retail sale.

FCTC-Based Definition

Any packaging and labeling used in the retail sale of the product. (FCTC Art. 11(4))