Laws

Law No. 69 Establishing a Sales Tax

26 Dec, 1968

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Law No. 836 - Sanitary Code

04 Dec, 1980

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Law No. 1.333 on Advertising and Promotion of Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages

10 Oct, 1998

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Law No. 1.334 on Consumer Protection

27 Oct, 1998

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Decree No. 5075 on Customs and Taxes on Imported Cigarettes

12 Apr, 2004

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Law No. 2421/04 on Administrative Reorganization and Fiscal Adjustment

05 Jun, 2004

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Resolution No. 391 on Tobacco Excise Tax Modification

07 Jun, 2005

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Law No. 2615 on Creating the Ministry of National Emergency (SEN) (funded in part by cigarette taxes)

10 Jun, 2005

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Law No. 2.874 on Sports

04 Apr, 2006

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Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare Resolution S.G. No. 180

07 Apr, 2009

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Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare Resolution S.G. No. 928

16 Nov, 2009

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Decree No. 4106

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Decree No. 4174

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Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare Resolution S.G. No. 237

11 May, 2010

COMMENTS: Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, Resolution S.G. No. 237 establishes mandatory registration for those involved in the manufacture, import, and export of tobacco products.

Decree No. 11.171

05 Jun, 2013

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Decree No. 4694

29 Dec, 2015

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Law No. 5538

31 Dec, 2015

COMMENTS: Law No. 5538 is the primary tobacco control law in Paraguay. It regulates smoke free environments; tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; packaging and labeling; and sales restrictions. It also grants authority to the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare to regulate the contents and emissions of cigarettes.

Decree No. 7605/2017 Regulating Certain Articles of Law No. 5538 of 2015

18 Aug, 2017

COMMENTS: Decree No. 7605/2017 addresses provisions under the authority of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, including packaging and labeling and smoke free environments. Article 3 was subsequently amended by Decree No. 4624/2020 to clarify that any permitted designated smoking areas must be located outside, meaning that all indoor workplaces, indoor public places, and public transport are smoke free. Article 8 was subsequently amended by Decree No. 9258/2023 to establish a new set of health warnings.

Decree No. 8780/2018 Regulating Certain Articles of Law No. 5538 of 2015

11 Apr, 2018

COMMENTS: Decree No. 8780/2018 addresses provisions under the authority of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, including sales restrictions.

Law No. 6.107 on Transparency of Tobacco Products Supply Chain

05 Jul, 2018

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Decree No. 9266/2018 Approving the Images and Messages in Group 2, to Be Used in Accordance with Article 8 of Decree No. 7605/2017

30 Jul, 2018

COMMENTS: Decree No. 9266/2018 contains images to be used in conjunction with the packaging and labeling requirements of Decree No. 7605/2017.

Decree No. 1711/2019 on the Creation of a National Executive Commission for the Implementation of the WHO FCTC

30 Apr, 2019

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Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare Resolution S.G. No. 233

31 May, 2019

COMMENTS: Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare Resolution S.G. No. 233 declares 100% smoke free both the indoor and outdoor areas occupied by the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare.

Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare Resolution S.G. No. 630

11 Jan, 2020

COMMENTS: Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare Resolution S.G. No. 630 regulates e-cigarettes, including measures on product registration, packaging and labeling, sales, and advertising.

Decree No. 4624/2020

29 Dec, 2020

COMMENTS: Decree No. 4624/2020 amends Decree No. 7605/2017 to clarify that any permitted designated smoking areas must be located outside, meaning that all indoor workplaces, indoor public places, and public transport are smoke free.

Decree No. 9258/2023

03 May, 2023

COMMENTS: Decree No. 9258/2023 amends Art. 8 of Decree No. 7605/2017 to establish a new set of health warnings for tobacco product packaging.

To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of July 19, 2024 unless otherwise noted.