Last updated: May 20, 2020

Penalties

Violation
Enforcement Agency
Sanction(s)

Content regulation

Ministry of Health
Fine, Other

(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)

Entities that can be held responsible

Entities that place on the market

Analysis

A failure to comply with content regulations is subject to a fine from 50,000.00 lei to 100,000.00 lei, and the marketing of non-compliant products shall be prohibited or suspended until the product is brought into compliance.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 9 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it imposes sanctions for content regulation violations.

Disclosure requirement

Ministry of Health
Fine
Entities that can be held responsible

Manufacturers, importers

Analysis

Failure to comply with constituent disclosure requirements is subject to a fine from 50,000.00 lei to 100,000.00 lei.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that the law imposes sanctions for disclosure violations.