Last updated: September 27, 2022
Penalties
Advertising and Promotion
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Ministry of Health
Fines range from 10 balboas to 100,000 balboas, depending upon “the risk to health, the offender’s economic capacity, the social repercussion of the offense, the benefit the sanctioned conduct may yield to the offender . . . and the offender’s recidivism.”
Other penalties include: (1) seizure of the product or articles affecting public health, (2) temporary suspension of activities, and (3) closure of establishment.
The penalty provisions align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines in that they provide for a range of penalties, graded penalties, cumulative application for repeat offenses, and corrective action (suspension of activity).
Sponsorship
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Ministry of Health
Fines range from 10 balboas to 100,000 balboas, depending upon “the risk to health, the offender’s economic capacity, the social repercussion of the offense, the benefit the sanctioned conduct may yield to the offender . . . and the offender’s recidivism.”
Other penalties include: (1) seizure of the product or articles affecting public health, (2) temporary suspension of activities, and (3) closure of establishment.
The penalty provisions align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines in that they provide for a range of penalties, graded penalties, cumulative application for repeat offenses, and corrective action (suspension of activity).
