COMMENTS: Law No. 1/012 of 2018 is the principal law governing tobacco control in Burundi. The law is comprehensive and provides for restrictions on smoking in public places; restrictions on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; and health warnings on packaging and labeling.
Note: The English translation contains relevant excerpts only.
To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of September 17th 2019, unless otherwise noted.
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.