COMMENTS: The Law on Tobacco Control is the primary piece of legislation on tobacco control in Mongolia. The law’s provisions address: guiding principles for the legislation; basic duties of the state, citizen, and legal entity; the regulation of tobacco manufacturing, trade, use in public places, and advertising; financing of the legislation; and provisions on liability and enforcement. The law was most recently amended in December 2015.
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.
COMMENTS: Standard MNS 5024:2013 on General Technical Requirements for Cigarettes addresses production, packaging, labeling, quality control, storage, transportation, and sale of cigarettes.
COMMENTS: Standard MNS 6274:2013 on General Technical Requirements for Pipe Tobacco addresses production, packaging, labeling, quality control, storage, transportation, and sale of pipe tobacco.
COMMENTS: Ministry of Health Order No. A/09 contains an updated round of picture health warnings.