Last updated: September 27, 2022
Penalties
Manufacturer
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Available relevant penalties and corrective actions include the seizure of products. Fine amounts range from 10 balboas to 100,000 balboas. The law also provides for temporary and permanent cessation of operations and activities. The level of sanctions imposed depends on the “risk to health, the offender’s economic capacity, the social repercussions of the offense, the benefit the sanctioned conduct may yield to the offender . . . and the offender’s recidivism.”
The penalty provisions align with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines in that they provide for a range of penalties, graded penalties, and increased sanctions for repeat offenses.
Importer
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Available relevant penalties and corrective actions include the seizure of products. Fine amounts range from 10 balboas to 100,000 balboas. The law also provides for temporary and permanent cessation of operations and activities. The level of sanctions imposed depends on the “risk to health, the offender’s economic capacity, the social repercussions of the offense, the benefit the sanctioned conduct may yield to the offender . . . and the offender’s recidivism.”
The penalty provisions align with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines in that they provide for a range of penalties, graded penalties, and increased sanctions for repeat offenses.
Wholesaler
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Available relevant penalties and corrective actions include the seizure of products. Fine amounts range from 10 balboas to 100,000 balboas. The law also provides for temporary and permanent cessation of operations and activities. The level of sanctions imposed depends on the “risk to health, the offender’s economic capacity, the social repercussions of the offense, the benefit the sanctioned conduct may yield to the offender . . . and the offender’s recidivism.”
The penalty provisions align with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines in that they provide for a range of penalties, graded penalties, and increased sanctions for repeat offenses.
Retailer
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Available relevant penalties and corrective actions include the seizure of products. Fine amounts range from 10 balboas to 100,000 balboas. The law also provides for temporary and permanent cessation of operations and activities. The level of sanctions imposed depends on the “risk to health, the offender’s economic capacity, the social repercussions of the offense, the benefit the sanctioned conduct may yield to the offender . . . and the offender’s recidivism.”
The penalty provisions align with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines in that they provide for a range of penalties, graded penalties, and increased sanctions for repeat offenses.
