Last updated: September 17, 2019

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

Required
Regulatory Authority

Ministers of Public Health, Commerce and Industry

Analysis

The law requires that manufacturers and importers of tobacco report all information relating to the composition and emissions of tobacco products. The law also requires that this information be disclosed to the public.

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

Required
Regulatory Authority

Ministers of Public Health, Commerce and Industry

Analysis

The law requires that manufacturers and importers of tobacco report all information relating to the composition and emissions of tobacco products. The law also requires that this information be disclosed to the public.

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

Required
Regulatory Authority

Ministers of Public Health, Commerce and Industry

Analysis

The law requires that manufacturers and importers of tobacco report all information relating to the composition and emissions of tobacco products. The law also requires that this information be disclosed to the public.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires that disclosed information be made readily available to the public.