Last updated: August 17, 2021
Penalties
Sales Restrictions
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Violations of the sales restrictions are punishable by seizure and a fine in the amount of five times the value of the confiscated products. In the event of a repeat offense, violators are subject to license suspension or revocation. To this end, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare will create a “Registry of Offenders” to record offenders and the penalties applied.
The enforcement agency is the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Location-based Sales Restrictions
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Violations of location-based sales restrictions are punishable by seizure and a fine in the amount of ten times the value of the confiscated products. In the event of a repeat offense, violators are subject to license suspension or revocation. To this end, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare will create a “Registry of Offenders” to record offenders and the penalties applied.
The enforcement agency is the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Minimum Retail Package Size
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Violations of the minimum retail package size are subject to seizure and a fine in the amount of five times the value of the confiscated products. In the event of a repeat offense, violators of the sales restrictions are subject to license suspension or revocation. To this end, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare will create a "Registry of Offenders" to record offenders and the penalties applied.
The enforcement agency is the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Minimum Legal Sales Age
Violations of the ban on sales to persons below the age of 18 are punishable by a fine in an amount equivalent to 25 minimum daily wages. In the event of a repeat offense, violators are subject to license suspension or revocation. To this end, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare will create a "Registry of Offenders" to record offenders and the penalties applied.
The enforcement agency is the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
