Last updated: June 1, 2020

Disclosure Requirements

Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes

Not Required
Regulatory Authority

Tobacco Control Commission

Analysis

The Ministerial Agreement No. 731-2002 authorizes the Tobacco Control Commission to regulate the disclosure of information on tobacco products. However, such regulations have not yet been issued.

To align with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines, the law should require disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the contents and/or ingredients used in the manufacture of their cigarettes.

Disclosure by manufacturers and importers of cigarettes to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes

Not Required
Regulatory Authority

Tobacco Control Commission

Analysis

The Ministerial Agreement No. 731-2002 authorizes the Tobacco Control Commission to regulate the disclosure of information on tobacco products. However, such regulations have not yet been issued.

To align with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines, the law should require disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes.

Disclosed information readily available to the public

Not Required
Analysis

The Ministerial Agreement No. 731-2002 authorizes the Tobacco Control Commission to regulate the disclosure of information on tobacco products. However, such regulations have not yet been issued.

To align with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines, the law should require that disclosed information on contents and emissions be made readily available to the public.