Iraq

COMMENTS: This decision by the Food Safety Advisory Committee expands upon Decision No. 170 (2011) to also ban the manufacture and advertising (in addition to importation and trading) of e-cigarettes.

COMMENTS: This decision by the Ministry of Health and Environment clarifies that the ban on tobacco advertising and promotion under the Anti-Smoking Act (No. 19 of 2012) applies to all direct and indirect forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. 

COMMENTS: Standard Specification No. 546, Revision 2, Cigarettes (IQS 546/2018) was issued by the Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control - Iraq. The Standard contains packaging and labeling requirements, including health warnings, for cigarette packaging and regulates specified cigarette contents and emissions.

COMMENTS: Directive No. 1 of 2014 Facilitating Implementation of the Anti-Smoking Act (No. 19 of 2012) delegates to various ministries responsibilities with regard to tobacco control policy enforcement. The directive also includes additional details about designated smoking areas.

COMMENTS: The Anti-Smoking Act No. 19 of 2012 governs smoking in public places, tobacco advertising and promotion, tobacco packaging and labeling, tobacco product emissions and contents, and some sales restrictions.

COMMENTS: This decision by the Food Safety Advisory Committee bans the importation and trading of e-cigarettes.