Last updated: January 23, 2024

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

Required
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Regulatory Authority

Central Executive Health Care Agency

Analysis

The law requires manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to report annually on ingredients and emissions of tobacco products.

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

Required
Regulatory Authority

Central Executive Health Care Agency

Analysis

The law requires manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to report annually to the central executive body on ingredients and emissions of tobacco products.

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

Required
Regulatory Authority

Central Executive Health Care Agency

Analysis

The law requires the Central Executive Health Care Agency to publish annually, and to inform the public via the media, lists of ingredients and substances contained in tobacco products and substances released in tobacco product smoke.

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 10 and the Partial Guidelines for Implementation of Articles 9 and 10 in that it requires disclosed information to be made readily available to the public. To more fully align, the law should ensure that this disclosed information is made available in a meaningful format.