Last updated: May 20, 2025
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
Office for Chemical Substance Affairs
The law requires disclosure of the list of ingredients for tobacco products to the Office of Chemical Substance Affairs.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires 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
Office for Chemical Substance Affairs
The law requires disclosure of information on tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, and other emissions to the Office for Chemical Substance Affairs.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires disclosure by manufacturers and importers to government authorities of information on the emissions of their cigarettes.
Disclosed information readily available to the public
Office for Chemical Substance Affairs
The law requires the President of the Office for Chemical Substance Affairs to make disclosed information available in the Public Information Bulletin, taking into account trade secret protection (which is defined narrowly).
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the FCTC Arts. 9 & 10 Partial Guidelines in that it requires that disclosed information be made readily available to the public.
