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| Party | Region | 2023 | 2020 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | لايوجد |
| Suriname | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Sweden | EUR | Regarding C425. Sweden does not have special provisions that provide for compensation for adverse health effects and/or for reimbursement of medical, social or other relevant costs. However, general provisions may be applicable. | Regarding C425. Sweden do not have special provisions that provide for compensation for adverse health effects and/or for reimbursement of medical, social or other relevant costs. However, general provisions may be applicable. | Regarding C425. Sweden do not have special provisions that provide for compensation for adverse health effects and/or for reimbursement of medical, social or other relevant costs. However, general provisions may be applicable. |
| Syrian Arab Republic | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Tajikistan | EUR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Thailand | SEA | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Timor-Leste | SEA | Report not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Tonga | WPR | n/a | n/a | Answer not provided |
| Trinidad and Tobago | AMR | - | - | Answer not provided |
| Tunisia | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Turkmenistan | EUR | Внутренний документ Министерства внутренних дел Туркменистана | Внутренний документ Министерства внутренних дел Туркменистана | Answer not provided |
| Tuvalu | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Uganda | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Ukraine | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| United Arab Emirates | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| United Republic of Tanzania | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Uzbekistan | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Vanuatu | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Venezuela | AMR | Report not provided | Se han aperturado procedimientos administrativos que conllevan a sanciones tributarias a la industria tabacalera. | Report not provided |
| Viet Nam | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Zambia | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Russian Federation | EUR | Верховный суд Российской Федерации вынес определение, в соответствии с которым взыскана компенсация морального вреда за нарушение прав гражданина в сфере охраны здоровья от воздействия окружающего табачного дыма и последствий потребления табака (а именно за курение на балконе в многоквартирном доме). | Верховный суд Российской Федерации вынес определение, в соответствии с которым взыскана компенсация морального вреда за нарушение прав гражданина в сфере охраны здоровья от воздействия окружающего табачного дыма и последствий потребления табака (а именно за курение на балконе в многоквартирном доме). | Report not provided |
| Rwanda | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | AMR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Saint Lucia | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Samoa | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Sao Tome and Principe | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Saudi Arabia | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Serbia | EUR | - Question C421: Tobacco control legislation contains measures regarding misdemeanor liability. - Question C422: Basic provisions of the criminal liability are provided in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 85/2005, 88/2005 - correction, 107/05 - correction, 72/09, 111/09, 121/12, 104/13, 108/14, 94/16 and 35/19). This Law defines several offences in relation to tobacco control - Unlawful Manufacture (Article 234), Unlawful Commerce (Article 235), Smuggling (Article 236). - Questions C424 and C425: Basic provisions dealing with the civil liability are stipulated by the Law on Contracts and Torts (“Official Journal of SRJ", No. 31/93 and "Official Journal of SCG", No. 1/03 – Constitutional Charter). Chapter 2, Section 2 of this Law thoroughly defines civil wrongs (torts) as the origin of obligations. | - Question C421: Tobacco control legislation contains measures regarding misdemeanor liability. - Question C422: Basic provisions of the criminal liability are provided in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 85/2005, 88/2005 - correction, 107/05 - correction, 72/09, 111/09, 121/12, 104/13, 108/14, 94/16 and 35/19). This Law defines several offences in relation to tobacco control - Unlawful Manufacture (Article 234), Unlawful Commerce (Article 235), Smuggling (Article 236). - Questions C424 and C425: Basic provisions dealing with the civil liability are stipulated by the Law on Contracts and Torts (“Official Journal of SRJ", No. 31/93 and "Official Journal of SCG", No. 1/03 – Constitutional Charter). Chapter 2, Section 2 of this Law thoroughly defines civil wrongs (torts) as the origin of obligations. | - Question C421: Tobacco control legislation contains measures regarding misdemeanor liability. - Question C422: Basic provisions of the criminal liability are provided in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 85/2005, 88/2005 - correction, 107/05 - correction, 72/09, 111/09, 121/12, 104/13, 108/14 and 94/16). This Law defines several offences in relation to tobacco control - Unlawful Manufacture (Article 242), Unlawful Commerce (Article 243), Deceiving Byers (Article 244). - Questions C424 and C425: Basic provisions dealing with the civil liability are stipulated by the Law on Contracts and Torts (“Official Journal of SFRJ", No. 29/78, 39/85, 45/89 – decision of the Constitutional Court of YU and 57/89, "Official Journal of SRJ", No. 31/93 and "Official Journal of SCG", No. 1/03 – Constitutional Charter). Chapter 2, Section 2 of this Law thoroughly defines civil wrongs (torts) as the origin of obligations. |
| Seychelles | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Sierra Leone | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Singapore | WPR | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. |
| Slovakia | EUR | We have approved general liability person, legal persons and self-employed in special areas of law since 1997. For instance by law of non-smokers there are getting the sanctions for incompliance of concrete articles. | We have approved general liability person, legal persons and self-employed in special areas of law since 1997. For instance by law of non-smokers there are getting the sanctions for incompliance of concrete articles. | We have approved general liability person, legal persons and self-employed in special areas of law since 1997. For instance by law of non-smokers there are getting the sanctions for incompliance of concrete articles. |
| Slovenia | EUR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Restriction on the Use of Tobacco and Related Products Act determines penalty provisions for violations of the act. In Slovenia there are no specific rules regarding criminal and civil liability for acts committed in relation to tobacco products. |
| Solomon Islands | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Sri Lanka | SEA | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Nigeria | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Norway | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Oman | EMR | لا يوجد لدينا | لا يوجد لدينا | لا يوجد لدينا |
| Pakistan | EMR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Paraguay | AMR | Answer not provided | Ninguno | Ninguno |
| Peru | AMR | Proyecto de Ley 3437/2022-CR Ley de control del tabaco y nicotina para la protección de la vida y la salud https://www.congreso.gob.pe/Docs/comisiones2022/Salud/files/proyectos_de_ley/proyecto_de_ley_3437.pdf | No. | No. |
| Poland | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Portugal | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Qatar | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Republic of Korea | WPR | *In regard to C421 answer, it is addressed in Penal Provisions, Chapter 5, Tobacco Business Act. *In regard to C424 answer, it is addressed generally in Product Liability Act and Torts in Article 750 of Civil Act. *In regard to C425 answers, it is addressed in Right of Indemnity, Article 58 of National Health Insurance Act. It stated that Article 58(1), When the Corporation (it means National Health Insurance Service) has provided an insurance benefit to a policyholder or dependent because the grounds for the insurance benefit have arisen due to the act of a third party, the Corporation shall have the right to claim compensation from the third party up to the amount of the expenses incurred for the benefit concerned. | *In regard to C421 answer, it is addressed in Penal Provisions, Chapter 5, Tobacco Business Act. *In regard to C424 answer, it is addressed generally in Product Liability Act and Torts in Article 750 of Civil Act. *In regard to C425 answers, it is addressed in Right of Indemnity, Article 58 of National Health Insurance Act. It stated that Article 58(1), When the Corporation (it means National Health Insurance Service) has provided an insurance benefit to a policyholder or dependent because the grounds for the insurance benefit have arisen due to the act of a third party, the Corporation shall have the right to claim compensation from the third party up to the amount of the expenses incurred for the benefit concerned. | *In regard to C421 answer, it is addressed in Penal Provisions, Chapter 5, Tobacco Business Act. *In regard to C424 answer, it is addressed generally in Product Liability Act and Torts in Article 750 of Civil Act. *In regard to C425 answers, it is addressed in Right of Indemnity, Article 58 of National Health Insurance Act. It stated that Article 58(1), When the Corporation (it means National Health Insurance Service) has provided an insurance benefit to a policyholder or dependent because the grounds for the insurance benefit have arisen due to the act of a third party, the Corporation shall have the right to claim compensation from the third party up to the amount of the expenses incurred for the benefit concerned. |
| New Zealand | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Nicaragua | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Niger | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Netherlands | EUR | After introducing a smoking ban in the hospitality business (since 2008) there have been several liability procedures from entrepreneurs, smoking interest groups and smokers against the government. Last year there came an end in the procedure against the government about smoking rooms. Smoking rooms have to close in the hospitality business this year and in public places in 2021 and in the working places in 2022. | After introducing a smoking ban in the hospitality business (since 2008) there have been several liability procedures from entrepreneurs, smoking interest groups and smokers against the government. Last year there came an end in the procedure against the government about smoking rooms. Smoking rooms have to close in the hospitality business this year and in public places in 2021 and in the working places in 2022. | After introducing a smoking ban in public places there have been several liability procedures from entrepreneurs, smoking interest groups and smokers against the government. |
| Madagascar | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Malaysia | WPR | NA | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Maldives | SEA | Penalties for non-compliance with the provisions of the Tobacco Control Act is included in the DRAFT General Regulations for Tobacco Control. However, this piece of legislation remains to be enacted, awaiting clearance from the government | Penalties for non-compliance with the provisions of the Tobacco Control Act is included in the DRAFT General Regulations for Tobacco Control. However, this piece of legislation remains to be enacted, awaiting clearance from the government | Penalties for non-compliance with the provisions of the Tobacco Control Act is included in the DRAFT General Regulations for Tobacco Control. However, this piece of legislation remains to be enacted, awaiting clearance from the government |
| Mali | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Marshall Islands | WPR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Mauritania | AFR | Report not provided | - | - |
| Mauritius | AFR | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | WPR | NA | NA | NA |
| Mongolia | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Mozambique | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Myanmar | SEA | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Namibia | AFR | Report not provided | Victims of tobacco smoke may launch a complaint to the relevant authorities if they feel offended by any one smoking in their presence. | Report not provided |
| Nauru | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Jamaica | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Jordan | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Kazakhstan | EUR | нет | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Kiribati | WPR | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Kuwait | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Lebanon | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Lesotho | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Liberia | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Libya | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Lithuania | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Luxembourg | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Eswatini | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Ethiopia | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| European Union | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Fiji | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Finland | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Gambia | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Ghana | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Greece | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Grenada | AMR | Report not provided | N/A | N/A |
| Guatemala | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Guinea-Bissau | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Guyana | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Honduras | AMR | Report not provided | En la actualidad el IHADFA continuará vigilante del cumplimiento a la disposición del Artículo 19 del CMCT de la OMS referente a la responsabilidad de la industria tabacalera en relación a demanda civil y/o penal que pueda incoar persona natural o jurídica referente a daños y perjuicios en relación con cualquier efecto adverso para salud causado por el consumo de tabaco. | En la actualidad el IHADFA continuará vigilante del cumplimiento a la disposición del Artículo 19 del CMCT de la OMS referente a la responsabilidad de la industria tabacalera en relación a demanda civil y/o penal que pueda incoar persona natural o jurídica referente a daños y perjuicios en relación con cualquier efecto adverso para salud causado por el consumo de tabaco. |
| Hungary | EUR | Our Criminal Code does not provide for any specific regulation on the eventual criminal liability of the tobacco industry. | Our Criminal Code does not provide for any specific regulation on the eventual criminal liability of the tobacco industry. | Our Penal Code does not provide for any specific regulation on the eventual penal liability of the tobacco industry. |
| Costa Rica | AMR | - | Nota: C421 Art. 188 Bis, incisos 3 y 4 Código Penal. | En relación a la pregunta C426, en el año 2003 un ciudadano presentó un recurso de amparo contra el Estado y las empresas Tabacalera Costarricense S.A y British American Tobacco S.A por permitir la promoción y comercialización de un producto dañino para la salud pública. Sin embargo, la Sala Constitucional lo declaró sin lugar por el fondo del recurso. |
| Côte d'Ivoire | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Croatia | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Cyprus | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | SEA | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Denmark | EUR | [C427] for instance are tobacco control financed by fees which is charged on the tobacco industry | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Djibouti | EMR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Dominica | AMR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Egypt | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| El Salvador | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Equatorial Guinea | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | NO HAY |
| Estonia | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Brunei Darussalam | WPR | For 3.4.2.1, offences and penalties under the Tobacco Order 2005 can be accessed at this URL: http://www.agc.gov.bn/agc1/images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/2005/EN/S049.pdf Excise Order can be accessed through this URL: http://www.agc.gov.bn/agc1/images/LOB/Order/DEF/E/Excise%20Order,%202006.pdf | For 3.4.2.1, offences and penalties under the Tobacco Order 2005 can be accessed at this URL: http://www.agc.gov.bn/agc1/images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/2005/EN/S049.pdf Excise Order can be accessed through this URL: http://www.agc.gov.bn/agc1/images/LOB/Order/DEF/E/Excise%20Order,%202006.pdf | For 3.4.2.1, offences and penalties under the Tobacco Order 2005 can be accessed at this URL: http://www.agc.gov.bn/agc1/images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/2005/EN/S049.pdf Excise Order can be accessed through this URL: http://www.agc.gov.bn/agc1/images/LOB/Order/DEF/E/Excise%20Order,%202006.pdf |
| Bulgaria | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Burkina Faso | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Burundi | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Cabo Verde | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Cambodia | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Canada | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Chad | AFR | La loi a pris en compte la question de mesures en matières de responsabilité pénale et civile, y compris les indemnisations mais aucun cas de progrés na été enregistré encore au Tchad. | La loi a pris en compte la question de mesures en matières de responsabilité pénale et civile, y compris les indemnisations mais aucun cas de progrés na été enregistré encore au Tchad. | La loi a pris en compte la question de mesures en matières de responsabilité pénale et civile, y compris les indemnisations mais aucun cas de progrés na été enregistré encore au Tchad. |
| Chile | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Colombia | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Comoros | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Congo | AFR | so | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Australia | WPR | More information can be found at https://www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/chapter-16-litigation/16-1-personal-injury-claims-against-the-tobacco- in#:~:text=Nixon%20v%20Philip%20Morris%2C | https://www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/chapter-16-litigation/16-1-personal-injury-claims-against-the-tobacco-in | Answer not provided |
| Austria | EUR | For questions regarding civil liability the general provisions and principles for compensation of damages established under Austrian law/jurisdiction apply; those provisions/principles, however, require the proof of an unlawful action committed by the defendant. Violations of the advertising/sponsoring ban, sale of tobacco products that do not comply with the requirements set in the Austrian Tobacco Act (concerning packaging and labelling, max. tar/nicotine/carbonmonoxide contents, etc.), violations of the smoking bans for public indoor places and hospitality venues and of the obligation to report tobacco products ingredients are fined in the course of administrative proceedings according to the provisions of article 14 of the Austrian Tobacco Act. Violations against the Unfair Competition Act (UWG) could lead to sanction up to EUR 100,000. Within the observation period there were various injunctions issued against restaurant owners violating the UWG. Compensation claims according to the “Produkthaftungsgesetz” (Products Liability Act, Federal Law Gazette 99/1988 in the current version) are conceivable; Product liability covers personal injury and property damage caused by defects in a product placed on the market. | For questions regarding civil liability the general provisions and principles for compensation of damages established under Austrian law/jurisdiction apply; those provisions/principles, however, require the proof of an unlawful action committed by the defendant. Violations of the advertising/sponsoring ban, sale of tobacco products that do not comply with the requirements set in the Austrian Tobacco Act (concerning packaging and labelling, max. tar/nicotine/carbonmonoxide contents, etc.), violations of the smoking bans for public indoor places and hospitality venues and of the obligation to report tobacco products ingredients are fined in the course of administrative proceedings according to the provisions of article 14 of the Austrian Tobacco Act. Violations against the Unfair Competition Act (UWG) could lead to sanction up to EUR 100,000. Within the observation period there were various injunctions issued against restaurant owners violating the UWG. | For questions regarding civil liability the general provisions and principles for compensation of damages established under Austrian law/jurisdiction apply; those provisions/principles, however, require the proof of an unlawful action committed by the defendant. Violations of the advertising/sponsoring ban, sale of tobacco products that do not comply with the requirements set in the Austrian Tobacco Act (concerning packaging and labelling, max. tar/nicotine/carbonmonoxide contents, etc.), violations of the smoking bans for public indoor places and hospitality venues and of the obligation to report tobacco products ingredients are fined in the course of administrative proceedings according to the provisions of article 14 of the Austrian Tobacco Act. Violations against the Unfair Competition Act (UWG) could lead to sanction up to EUR 100,000. Within the observation period there were various injunctions issued against restaurant owners violating the UWG. |
| Azerbaijan | EUR | The new Law "On restriction of tobacco use" (Article 6.1.6) - Physical and legal persons have the right to demand compensation for damages inflicted on their lives and health and property as a result of breach of law by other persons. | The new Law "On restriction of tobacco use" (Article 6.1.6) - Physical and legal persons have the right to demand compensation for damages inflicted on their lives and health and property as a result of breach of law by other persons. | The new Law "On restriction of tobacco use" (Article 6.1.6) - Physical and legal persons have the right to demand compensation for damages inflicted on their lives and health and property as a result of breach of law by other persons. |
| Bangladesh | SEA | N/A | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Barbados | AMR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Belize | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Benin | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Bhutan | SEA | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | EUR | Answers provided to questions C421, C422, C423, C424, C425, C426 and C427 were provided by and refers to the Federation of BIH only. | No data available. | Answer not provided |
| Botswana | AFR | None | None | None |
| Brazil | AMR | xxx | xxx | xxx |
| Algeria | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Andorra | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Angola | AFR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Antigua and Barbuda | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| France | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Ecuador | AMR | La “Ley Orgánica para la Regulación y Control del Tabaco”, publicada en el Registro Oficial Nro. 497 de fecha 22 de julio de 2011, en el Título V, referente al “régimen administrativo y sancionador”, se recogen las acciones referentes a la “responsabilidad”, misma que insta a que las autoridades responsables de la aplicación de la Ley, que no cumplieren con su obligación, estarán sujetas a las acciones administrativas, civiles y/o penales a que hubiere lugar. En lo que respecta a las acciones vinculadas con la imposición de sanciones frente al incumplimiento de la “Ley Orgánica para la Regulación y Control del Tabaco”, es importante mencionar lo siguiente: Mediante Decreto Ejecutivo No. 1290, publicado en el Suplemento del Registro Oficial No. 788 de 13 de septiembre de 2012, se creó la Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria - ARCSA, “Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez”, como persona jurídica de derecho público, con independencia administrativa, económica y financiera, adscrita al Ministerio de Salud Pública; El artículo 9 del Decreto Ejecutivo No. 1290, señala: “La Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria - ARCSA, Doctor Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez, será el organismo técnico encargado de la regulación, control técnico y vigilancia sanitaria de los siguientes productos: (…) productos del tabaco (…)así como de los establecimientos sujetos a vigilancia y control sanitario establecidos en la Ley Orgánica de Salud y demás normativa aplicable, exceptuando aquellos de servicios de salud públicos y privados.”; El artículo 10 del precitado Decreto manifiesta: “(…) Son atribuciones y responsabilidades de la Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria las siguientes: “(…) 13. Imponer las sanciones correspondientes a través de los comisarios de salud y demás autoridades competentes de la Agencia, de conformidad con las atribuciones que asume por este Decreto (…)”; | Conforme lo dispone la Constitución de la República, es uno de los deberes primordiales del Estado garantizar sin discriminación alguna el efectivo goce de los derechos establecidos en dicha Norma Suprema, en particular la salud de los habitantes. En este contexto, mediante Acuerdo Interministerial No.1 publicado en el Registro Oficial No. 918 de 09 de enero de 2017, Ministra de Inclusión Económica y Social, la Ministra de Salud Publica, el Ministro de Educación,el Ministro del Deporte, el Ministro del Trabajo,el Secretario Técnico de Drogas, expidieron el “ACUERDO INTERINSTITUCIONAL PARA FORTALECER LA ATENCIÓN INTEGRAL A PERSONAS QUE USAN O CONSUMEN ALCOHOL, TABACO Y OTRAS DROGAS.” En el Registro Oficial No. 359 de 31 de octubre de 2018, se publicó el “PROTOCOLO PARA LA ELIMINACIÓN DEL COMERCIO ILÍCITO DE PRODUCTOS DE TABACO”. Con Acuerdo Interministerial No. 38 publicado en el Registro Oficial No. 114 de 06 de enero de 2020, el Ministro del Trabajo y la Ministra de Salud Pública expidieron “LAS DIRECTRICES PARA LA FORMULACIÓN E IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE PROGRAMAS DE PREVENCIÓN INTEGRAL DEL USO Y CONSUMO DE ALCOHOL, TABACO U OTRAS DROGAS EN LOS ESPACIOS LABORALES PÚBLICOS Y PRIVADOS”, a efectos de fomentar en los servidores públicos y/o trabajadores prácticas de vida saludable, para evitar retrasar y reducir las consecuencias del fenómeno socio económico de las drogas. | Answer not provided |
| Cook Islands | WPR | no change since the last report | no change since the last report | no change since the last report |
| China | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Central African Republic | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Cameroon | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Belgium | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Belarus | EUR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Bahrain (Kingdom of) | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Bahamas | AMR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Armenia | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Albania | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Afghanistan | EMR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Uruguay | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Philippines | WPR | Executive Order No. 106, Section 11. Expansion of Mandate of the Smoke-Free Task Force. Section 9 of E.O. No. 26 is likewise amended as follows: Section 9. Smoke/Vape-Free Task Force. All cities and municipalities are enjoined to form a local Smoke/Vape-Free Task Force to help carry out the provisions of this Order. Members of the Philippine National Police and Smoke/Vape-Free Task Forces are directed to carry out the provisions of this Order, including the apprehension of violators and the institution of criminal proceedings for violations of this Order, in accordance with relevant laws, rules and regulations, and strictly observing due process. | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Papua New Guinea | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Panama | AMR | Answer not provided | El Ministerio de Salud intercambia información a solicitud de otras partes o bien de la sociedad civil nacional o internacional. Adicionalmente, Incluye los resultados de todos los estudios efectuados en materia de tabaco y enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles, en su página Web: www.minsa.gob.pa y www.panamalibredetabaco.com, como también lo hace el Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios en Salud en su página web www.gorgas.gob.pa. a través del Observatorio de Tabaco de Panamá. De igual forma y para divulgar la información de las investigaciones nacionales se realizan publicaciones en revistas científicas indexadas. Los medios de comunicación son utilizados para facilitar información sobre control de tabaco a la población del país. | El Ministerio de Salud intercambia información a solicitud de otras partes o bien de la sociedad civil nacional o internacional. Adicionalmente, Incluye los resultados de todos los estudios efectuados en materia de tabaco y enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles, en su página Web: www.minsa.gob.pa como también lo hace el Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios en Salud en su página web www.gorgas.gob.pa. Actualmente, se esta trabajando en la organización y puesta en funcionamiento del Observatorio de Tabaco de Panamá. En el año 2017, se efectuó en la Ciudad de Panamá el primer taller sobre el artículo 19 en el que participaron representantes de los ministerios de salud, Organo Judicial, Ministerio Público, Defensoría del Pueblo y Procuraduría de la Administración de algunos países de la región con finalidad de explorar las posibilidades de contar con una legislación que permita implementar normativas para litigar y aplicar la responsabilidad penal y civil de la industria tabacalera frente daños y gastos que en la atención de los problemas de salud de la población consumidora y la expuesta a los riesgos que ocasiona la exposición al humo de tabaco de II y III mano. |
| Palau | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Niue | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Montenegro | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Mexico | AMR | N/A | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Malta | EUR | nil | Report not provided | nil |
| Latvia | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Kyrgyzstan | EUR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Kenya | AFR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Japan | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Iceland | EUR | There has been no known action taken against tobacco company in Iceland over the last years. | There has been no known action taken against tobacco company in Iceland over the last years. | There has been no known action taken against tobacco company in Iceland over the last years. |
| Guinea | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Germany | EUR | There is a Council directive of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products (RL 85/374/EWG). So Germany can’t set other standards. The directive is implemented in the following law: Produkthaftungsgesetz (Gesetz über die Haftung für fehlerhafte Produkte - ProdHaftG) vom 15. Dezember 1989 (BGBl. I S. 2198). For Clarification: Condition for liability under the ProdHaftG is a defect of the product. Such a defect is not present at or in a tobacco product in its original condition, because there is no harmless tobacco in any condition. | There is a Council directive of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products (RL 85/374/EWG). So Germany can’t set other standards. The directive is implemented in the following law: Produkthaftungsgesetz (Gesetz über die Haftung für fehlerhafte Produkte - ProdHaftG) vom 15. Dezember 1989 (BGBl. I S. 2198). For Clarification: Condition for liability under the ProdHaftG is a defect of the product. Such a defect is not present at or in a tobacco product in its original condition, because there is no harmless tobacco in any condition. | There is a Council directive of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products (RL 85/374/EWG). So Germany can’t set other standards. The directive is implemented in the following law: Produkthaftungsgesetz (Gesetz über die Haftung für fehlerhafte Produkte - ProdHaftG) vom 15. Dezember 1989 (BGBl. I S. 2198). For Clarification: Condition for liability under the ProdHaftG is a defect of the product. Such a defect is not present at or in a tobacco product in its original condition, because there is no harmless tobacco in any condition. |
| Georgia | EUR | N/A | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Gabon | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Zimbabwe | AFR | Report not provided | None | None |
| Spain | EUR | En relación a la pregunta C426 cabe mencionar que todas las acciones por responsabilidad penal o civil planteadas en España han sido desestimadas. | En relación a la pregunta C426 cabe mencionar que todas las acciones por responsabilidad penal o civil planteadas en España han sido desestimadas. | En relación a la pregunta C426 cabe mencionar que todas las acciones por responsabilidad penal o civil planteadas en España han sido desestimadas. |
| South Africa | AFR | Criminal liability for any violations of tobacco control legislation according to the Tobacco Control Act of South Africa includes penalties for smoking in public places for employers- liable to a fine not exceeding R50 000; owner of the premises of a workplace – liable to a fine of R100 000; Tobacco Advertising direct or indirect or sponsorship liable to a fine of R1million; and a person who smokes in a public place is liable to a fine of R500 | Report not provided | Criminal liability for any violations of tobacco control legislation according to the Tobacco Control Act of South Africa includes penalties for smoking in public places for employers- liable to a fine not exceeding R50 000; owner of the premises of a workplace – liable to a fine of R100 000; Tobacco Advertising direct or indirect or sponsorship liable to a fine of R1million; and a person who smokes in a public place is liable to a fine of R500 |
| Czechia | EUR | Explanatory notes: C422: Although there is no specific criminal offence related to tobacco control legislation, there are general offences covering the more serious forms of offensive behaviour. There are criminal offences of Endangering Public Health by Unhealthy Food and other Objects (Section 156) and its negligent form (Section 157), more extreme cases are covered by criminal offences of Public Menace (Section 272) and Negligent Public Menace (Section 273) incorporated into the Criminal Code (Act No. 40/2009 Coll.). C424: One can be awarded damages in case of intentional action contra bonos mores, culpable breach of law or breach of a contract. (Sections 2909 – 2913 of Act No. 89/2012, Civil Code) | Explanatory notes: C422: Although there is no specific criminal offence related to tobacco control legislation, there are general offences covering the more serious forms of offensive behaviour. There are criminal offences of Endangering Public Health by Unhealthy Food and other Objects (Section 156) and its negligent form (Section 157), more extreme cases are covered by criminal offences of Public Menace (Section 272) and Negligent Public Menace (Section 273) incorporated into the Criminal Code (Act No. 40/2009 Coll.). C424: One can be awarded damages in case of intentional action contra bonos mores, culpable breach of law or breach of a contract. (Sections 2909 – 2913 of Act No. 89/2012, Civil Code) | Explanatory notes: to C422: Although there is no specific criminal offence related to tobacco control legislation, there are general offences covering the more serious forms of offensive behaviour. There are criminal offences of Endangering Public Health by Unhealthy Food and other Objects (Section 156) and its negligent form (Section 157), more extreme cases are covered by criminal offences of Public Menace (Section 272) and Negligent Public Menace (Section 273) incorporated into the Criminal Code (Act No. 40/2009 Coll.). to C424: One can be awarded damages in case of intentional action contra bonos mores, culpable breach of law or breach of a contract. (Sections 2909 – 2913 of Act No. 89/2012, Civil Code) |
| Republic of North Macedonia | EUR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Türkiye | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Yemen | EMR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Togo | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Senegal | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| San Marino | EUR | No tobacco growing or manufactoring in San Marino. | Report not provided | No tobacco growing or manufactoring in San Marino. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | AMR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Romania | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Republic of Moldova | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| India | SEA | nil | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Ireland | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Italy | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Nepal | SEA | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Iraq | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Israel | EUR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |