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| Party | Region | 2023 | 2020 | 2018 |
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| Afghanistan | EMR | Report not provided | sell of tobacco products on and by children is only prohibited by law , still there ae no measures to regulate them or put fine on offinders | sell of tobacco products on and by children is only prohibited by law , still there ae no measures to regulate them or put fine on offinders |
| Albania | EUR | It is not prohibited in our law the sale in smaller packets (less than 20 cigarettes). | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Algeria | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Andorra | EUR | Actualmente estamos trabajando en la modificación de la ley del control del tabaco para dar cumplimiento a este apartado. | 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 |
| Armenia | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Australia | WPR | As outlined in C3212, Australian states and territories govern the sale of tobacco products to consumers, varying across different jurisdictions. • For example, the Victorian Minister for Health has the power to ban a product or class of product if the product: • Resembles a tobacco product • Is a tobacco product and possesses a distinctive fruity, sweet or confectionary-like character; or • Is of nature or is advertised in a way that may encourage children or young people to smoke. Victoria operates a successful state-wide program to test retailer compliance with cigarette sales to minors’ laws. There are substantial penalties for those who breach the law. Other the other hand, in NSW, the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 and the Public Health (Tobacco) Regulation 2022 regulate the advertising and display of tobacco products, e-cigarette and e-cigarette accessories, and non-tobacco smoking products, and ban the supply of these products to children. The provisions relevant to each of the questions in this section are described below. • 16.1: In NSW, it is illegal to sell tobacco, non-tobacco smoking products, e-cigarettes or e-cigarette accessories to a person under the age of 18 years. • 16.1 a): Retailers must display a mandated sign stating that it is illegal to sell these products to minors, and the maximum penalty. • Retailers must request and check proof of the customer’s age before any tobacco product, non-tobacco smoking product, e-cigarette or e-cigarette accessory is sold to any young person. • 16.1 b): The display of tobacco products, non-tobacco smoking products, smoking accessories, e-cigarettes and e-cigarette accessories in shops is prohibited. Only a single point of sale for these products is permitted within a shop. • 16.1 c): It is illegal to sell confectionery, food, toy, amusement or other product that resembles a tobacco product or is packaged to resemble a • tobacco product. • 16.1 d): Tobacco or e-cigarette vending machines are only permitted in a bar or gaming machine area of licensed venues (such as a hotel, club or casino) restricted to people aged over 18 years. Only one tobacco or e-cigarette vending machine per licensed premises is • allowed. The operation of tobacco or e-cigarette vending machines must be controlled by members of staff of the hotel, club or casino. • 16.2: It is illegal to offer, give or distribute a free tobacco or e-cigarette product for the purpose of inducing or promoting a sale. • It is also illegal to engage in tobacco or e-cigarette product promotions involving prizes or gifts. • 16.3: It is illegal to sell cigarettes individually or in packs of less than 20. • Retailers must ensure that all tobacco sold is appropriately packaged with the required health warnings. • 16.6: The maximum penalty for selling tobacco products, non-tobacco smoking products and e-cigarette products to minors is, in the case of an individual, $11,000 for a first offence or $55,000 for a second or subsequent offence. In the case of a corporation, the maximum penalty is $55,000 for a first offence or $110,000 for a second or subsequent offence. NSW Health inspectors from the 15 Local Health Districts pro-actively monitor compliance with these laws. A list of all the offences and penalties under the NSW Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 is available at: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/tobacco/Factsheets/retailers-penalties-and-enforcement.pdf . 16.7: An employee under the age of 18 can sell tobacco or e-cigarette products, however it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure all employees are fully aware of the law related to selling tobacco and e-cigarette products as well as the consequences that may arise if this law is broken. | Answer not provided | As outlined in 3.3.2.12 Australian states and territories govern the sale of tobacco products to consumers, and it varies across different jurisdictions. For example, the Victorian Minister for Health has power to ban a product or class of product if the product: • resembles a tobacco product; • is a tobacco product and possesses a distinctive fruity, sweet or confectionary-like character; or • is of a nature or is advertised in way that may encourage children or young people to smoke. Victoria and New South Wales also operate successful state-wide programs to test retailer compliance with cigarette sales to minor’s laws. New South Wale’s program also tests retailer compliance with the ban on selling e-cigarettes to minors. There are substantial penalties for those who breach the law. South Australia’s Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse has a power under their legislation to declare that a class of tobacco products specified in a Gazette notice are prohibited tobacco products. The Minister must not make this declaration unless the Minister is satisfied that— (a) the tobacco products, or the smoke of the products, possesses a distinctive fruity, sweet or confectionary-like character; and (b) the nature of the products, or the way they are advertised, might encourage young people to smoke. A retailer compliance testing program is also implemented in South Australia. |
| Austria | EUR | Since 1/1/2007 vending machines are locked and can only be unlocked after inserting a chip card (ex. by bank card) proving that the customer is of the minimum legal age for purchase of tobacco products of 18 years as from 1st January 2019 onwards (until December 2018 the legal age for sale and purchasing products was 16). Tenants of vending machines who do not comply with this requirement and tobacconists who sell tobacco products to persons under 18 years of age risk losing their license for vending cigarettes and related tobacco products. Furthermore tobacconists as well as shop keepers and owners of hospitality venues/pit stops selling tobacco products to minors can be fined according to the provisions laid down in the youth protection acts of the different provinces. For further details see tobacconists code of conduct ("Standesregeln") at http://mvg.at/index.php?page=view&id=1 as well as the Austrian tobacco monopoly act (Federal law gazette No. 830/1995 idgF) at https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetze snummer=10005006 | Since 1/1/2007 vending machines are locked and can only be unlocked after inserting a chip card (ex. by bank card) proving that the customer is of the minimum legal age for purchase of tobacco products of 18 years as from 1st January 2019 onwards (until December 2018 the legal age for sale and purchasing products was 16). Tenants of vending machines who do not comply with this requirement and tobacconists who sell tobacco products to persons under 18 years of age risk losing their license for vending cigarettes and related tobacco products. Furthermore tobacconists as well as shop keepers and owners of hospitality venues/pit stops selling tobacco products to minors can be fined according to the provisions laid down in the youth protection acts of the different provinces. For further details see tobacconists code of conduct ("Standesregeln") at http://mvg.at/index.php?page=view&id=1 as well as the Austrian tobacco monopoly act (Federal law gazette No. 830/1995 idgF) at https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetze snummer=10005006 | Since 1/1/2007 vending machines are locked and can only be unlocked after inserting a chip card (ex. by bank card) proving that the customer is of the minimum legal age for purchase of tobacco products of 16 years. Tenants of vending machines who do not comply with this requirement and tobacconists who sell tobacco products to persons under 16 years of age risk losing their license for vending cigarettes. Furthermore tobacconists as well as shop keepers and owners of hospitality venues/pit stops selling tobacco products to minors can be fined according to the provisions laid down in the youth proction acts of the different provinces. For further details see tobacconists code of conduct ("Standesregeln") at http://mvg.at/index.php?page=view&id=1 as well as the Austrian tobacco monopoly act (Federal law gazette No. 830/1995 idgF) at https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetze snummer=10005006 |
| Azerbaijan | EUR | Sources: Law on Tobacco and Tobacco Product of Azerbaijan Republic – Articles 15.3.6.;https://tobaccocontrol.az/upload/File/catalog/01-2023/catalog-115-file.pdf The Code of the Azerbaijan Republic On administrative violations – Article 455.2. and Article 212.3. https://www.tobaccocontrol.az/upload/File/catalog/01-2019/catalog-75-file.pdf Law "On restriction of tobacco use" - Article 13 https://www.tobaccocontrol.az/upload/File/catalog/02-2018/catalog-53-file.pdf | Sources: Law on Tobacco and Tobacco Product of Azerbaijan Republic – Articles 15.3.6.;https://www.tobaccocontrol.az/upload/File/catalog/12-2016/catalog-15-file.pdf The Code of the Azerbaijan Republic On administrative violations – Article 455.2. and Article 212.3. https://www.tobaccocontrol.az/upload/File/catalog/01-2019/catalog-75-file.pdf Law "On restriction of tobacco use" - Article 13 https://www.tobaccocontrol.az/upload/File/catalog/02-2018/catalog-53-file.pdf | Sources: Law on Tobacco and Tobacco Product of Azerbaijan Republic – Articles 15; The Code of the Azerbaijan Republic On administrative violations – Article 236 Law "On restriction of tobacco use" - Article 13 |
| Bahamas | AMR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Bahrain (Kingdom of) | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Bangladesh | SEA | N/A | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Barbados | AMR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Belarus | EUR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Belgium | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Pas de changements concernant ces aspects depuis le dernier rapport. |
| Belize | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Benin | AFR | voir loi tabac Bénin 2017 | voir loi tabac Bénin 2017 | Answer not provided |
| Bhutan | SEA | The use of ENDS is also on rise among young people | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | EUR | Answer YES to question C321 was provided by the Federation of BIH and the Republic of Srpska. Answer YES to questions C322, C323, C324 and C325 refers to the Federation of BIH, while answer NO to the same questions refers to the Republic of Srpska. Answer YES to question C326 refers to the Republic Srpska only. Answer to question C328 refers to the Federation of BIH only. Answer YES to questions C329 and C3211 was provided by the Federation of BIH, while answer NO to the same questions was provided by the Republic of Srpska. Answer YES to question C3210 refers to the Federation of BIH only. | Answer provided in C321a refers to the Republic of Srpska, while the legal age in the Federation of BiH is 15. As some relevant survey’s findings (GYTS 2018) recently showed access of minors to tobacco products, more efforts should be focus on efficient law enforcement through support of inspection services monitoring and additional public support. | As some relevant survey’s findings (GYTS 2013, implemented in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Srpska) showed access of minors to tobacco products, more efforts should be focus on efficient law enforcement in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Srpska through support of inspection services of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Srpska, monitoring and additional public support. |
| Botswana | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Brazil | AMR | Proof of age at the time of purchasing tobacco products is not a common practice in Brazil. In the retail sector, it is not required to provide the buyers identity document, despite the prohibition in law. Thus, access to tobacco products is easier for young people. | Proof of age at the time of purchasing tobacco products is not a common practice in Brazil. In the retail sector, it is not required to provide the buyers identity document, despite the prohibition in law. Thus, access to tobacco products is easier for young people. | Proof of age at the time of purchasing tobacco products is not a common practice in Brazil. In the retail sector, it is not required to provide the buyers identity document, despite the prohibition in law. Thus, access to tobacco products is easier for young people. |
| Brunei Darussalam | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| 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 |
| Cameroon | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Canada | AMR | Answer not provided | In 2018, the Tobacco Act was amended. It is now known as the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act. As part of the amendments, a prohibition on sending or delivering a tobacco product to a young person was added. In response to 3.3.2.1, in Canada, at a national level, the minimum legal age of 18 is set out in the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act. Provinces and territories can choose to enforce an older age. As of December 2019, the minimum age set in the provinces of Ontario, British Columbia., New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador was 19. In response to 3.3.2.2, while national laws do not require that all sellers of tobacco products place a clear and prominent indicator inside their point of sale about the prohibition of tobacco sales to minors, some sub-national laws do require them. In response to 3.3.2.5. while Canada does not have a federal prohibition, one province (Nova Scotia) and two territories (Yukon and Nunavut) have legislation prohibiting candy or sweets that look like tobacco products. Regarding 3.3.2.6. the federal Tobacco and Vaping Products Act bans vending machines in public places except in a bar, tavern or beverage room that have a prescribed security mechanism. Several provinces/territories go further. Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut ban the sale of tobacco products through vending machines. | In response to C321a, the legal age differs by province being either 18 or 19 years of age. In response to C325 while Canada does not have a federal prohibition, two Canadian territories, Yukon and Nunavut, have legislation prohibiting candy or sweets that look like tobacco products. In response to C327. the federal Tobacco Act bans vending machines in public places except in a bar, tavern or beverage room that have a prescribed security mechanism. Several provinces/territories go further. Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut ban the sale of tobacco products through vending machines. |
| Central African Republic | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Chad | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Chile | AMR | No hay infomación | No hay infomación | No hay infomación |
| China | WPR | 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 |
| Cook Islands | WPR | no change since the last report | no change since the last report | no change since the last report |
| Costa Rica | AMR | - | - | De acuerdo a la Encuesta Nacional sobre Consumo en Población Secundaria, que contempla tabaco, alcohol y drogas ilícitas efectuada por el IAFA en 2015, en una muestra de 5863 estudiantes de secundaria de 263 secciones, pertenecientes a su vez a 50 colegios de todo el país, se indica que 2 de cada 10 jóvenes adquieren tabaco en pulperías (mini supermercados), 6 de cada 10 jóvenes adquieren tabaco en casas de amigos y 2 de cada 10 jóvenes indican en otros lugares |
| Côte d'Ivoire | AFR | Les articles 7 à 9 de la Loi N°2019-676 du 23 juillet 2019 relative à la lutte Antitabac font état de linterdiction de la vente aux mineurs et par les mineurs. | Les articles 7 à 9 de la Loi N°2019-676 du 23 juillet 2019 relative à la lutte Antitabac font état de linterdiction de la vente aux mineurs et par les mineurs. | toutes les questions de la présente section sont prises en compte dans dans le projet de loi antitabac et le projet de décret portant sur le conditionnement , l\étiquetage et la commercialisation des produits du tabac. |
| Croatia | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Cyprus | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Czechia | 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 | Re. C322: Display of signs with age limits for the purchase of tobacco products in physical points of sale is considered as advertising and may therefore not be displayed publicly. Signs may be displayed in connection with a customer's direct request to purchase tobacco products. In physical sales outlets that specialize in the sale of pipes, pipe tobacco and cigars (specialist shop) it is permitted to display signs with information on age limits for the purchase of tobacco products. Re. C324: Physical sales outlets, where you specialize in the sale of pipes, pipe tobacco and cigars, are not covered by the ban on visible display. Exception from the ban on visible display only applies to pipes, pipe tobacco and cigars. | 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 |
| Ecuador | AMR | En la LORCT establece en el art.14.- Prohibiciones respecto de menores de edad.- La venta y expendio de productos de tabaco, a menores y por menores de 18 años, está prohibida. Art.15.- Prohibición de venta.- Se prohíbe la venta de productos de tabaco en centros de cuidado infantil, instituciones educativas públicas y privadas en todos sus niveles, establecimientos de salud públicos y privados, farmacias, instituciones y escenarios destinados a la práctica del deporte y espectáculos deportivos, artísticos y culturales, instituciones y dependencias públicas y espacio públicos y privados de recreación de niños, niñas y adolescentes. Art.16.- Restricciones para la venta.- La venta de los productos de tabaco está sujeta, en forma obligatoria, a las siguientes restricciones, por lo que se prohíbe: a. Colocar cigarrillos en sitios que permitan al consumidor tomarlos directamente; b. Comercializar, vender, distribuir, exhibir cualquier producto de tabaco mediante máquinas expendedoras. c. Comercializar, vender, distribuir, exhibir, promocionar o producir cualquier objeto, que no sea un producto de tabaco, que contenga elementos de una marca del producto de tabaco; y, d. Fabricar, importar, vender y distribuir dulces, refrigerios, juguetes y otros objetos que tengan la forma y el diseño de productos del tabaco y que puedan resultar atractivos para los niños, niñas y adolescentes. Art. 17.- Prohibición de distribución gratuita.- Se prohíbe distribuir gratuitamente productos de tabaco al público en general con fines de promoción, así como emplear incentivos que fomenten la compra de tales productos. Art. 33.- Incumplimiento a las restricciones a la venta.- Quien en sus instituciones o locales incumplan las prohibiciones señaladas en el Capítulo del Título II de esta Ley referente a las restricciones a la venta se le impondrá una multa de (1) a cinco (5) remuneraciones básicas unificadas del trabajador privado general. En caso de reincidencia, se le impondrá multa de seis (6) a diez (10) remuneraciones básicas unificadas del trabajador privado en general. En caso de segunda reincidencia, la sanción será de clausura temporal del establecimiento de uno (1) a ocho (8) días; y, para casos de reincidencia ulterior, el establecimiento será sancionado con clausura de quince (15) días. La sanción de clausura no se aplicará a instituciones de salud, educativas ni a organismos y dependencias del sector público. En el Reglamento se establece en el artículo 9.- La publicidad de cigarrillos y otros productos de tabaco será permitida exclusivamente en el interior…Las comunicaciones directas a través de correo electrónico o servicio postal para publicidad y promoción de productos de tabaco a personas adultas, deberán realizarse contando con un registro y documentos de sustento que aseguren que las personas receptoras han solicitado por escrito, con su número de cédula de ciudadanía, recibir información. Será responsabilidad de los productores, importadores y comercializadores, comprobar la mayoría de edad del destinatario de la publicidad y promoción. | En la LORCT establece en el art.14.- Prohibiciones respecto de menores de edad.- La venta y expendio de productos de tabaco, a menores y por menores de 18 años, está prohibida. Art.15.- Prohibición de venta.- Se prohíbe la venta de productos de tabaco en centros de cuidado infantil, instituciones educativas públicas y privadas en todos sus niveles, establecimientos de salud públicos y privados, farmacias, instituciones y escenarios destinados a la práctica del deporte y espectáculos deportivos, artísticos y culturales, instituciones y dependencias públicas y espacio públicos y privados de recreación de niños, niñas y adolescentes. Art.16.- Restricciones para la venta.- La venta de los productos de tabaco está sujeta, en forma obligatoria, a las siguientes restricciones, por lo que se prohíbe: a. Colocar cigarrillos en sitios que permitan al consumidor tomarlos directamente; b. Comercializar, vender, distribuir, exhibir cualquier producto de tabaco mediante máquinas expendedoras. c. Comercializar, vender, distribuir, exhibir, promocionar o producir cualquier objeto, que no sea un producto de tabaco, que contenga elementos de una marca del producto de tabaco; y, d. Fabricar, importar, vender y distribuir dulces, refrigerios, juguetes y otros objetos que tengan la forma y el diseño de productos del tabaco y que puedan resultar atractivos para los niños, niñas y adolescentes. Art. 17.- Prohibición de distribución gratuita.- Se prohíbe distribuir gratuitamente productos de tabaco al público en general con fines de promoción, así como emplear incentivos que fomenten la compra de tales productos. Art. 33.- Incumplimiento a las restricciones a la venta.- Quien en sus instituciones o locales incumplan las prohibiciones señaladas en el Capítulo del Título II de esta Ley referente a las restricciones a la venta se le impondrá una multa de (1) a cinco (5) remuneraciones básicas unificadas del trabajador privado general. En caso de reincidencia, se le impondrá multa de seis (6) a diez (10) remuneraciones básicas unificadas del trabajador privado en general. En caso de segunda reincidencia, la sanción será de clausura temporal del establecimiento de uno (1) a ocho (8) días; y, para casos de reincidencia ulterior, el establecimiento será sancionado con clausura de quince (15) días. La sanción de clausura no se aplicará a instituciones de salud, educativas ni a organismos y dependencias del sector público. En el Reglamento se establece en el artículo 9.- La publicidad de cigarrillos y otros productos de tabaco será permitida exclusivamente en el interior…Las comunicaciones directas a través de correo electrónico o servicio postal para publicidad y promoción de productos de tabaco a personas adultas, deberán realizarse contando con un registro y documentos de sustento que aseguren que las personas receptoras han solicitado por escrito, con su número de cédula de ciudadanía, recibir información. Será responsabilidad de los productores, importadores y comercializadores, comprobar la mayoría de edad del destinatario de la publicidad y promoción. | En la LORCT establece en el art.14.- Prohibiciones respecto de menores de edad.- La venta y expendio de productos de tabaco, a menores y por menores de 18 años, está prohibida. Art.15.- Prohibición de venta.- Se prohíbe la venta de productos de tabaco en centros de cuidado infantil, instituciones educativas públicas y privadas en todos sus niveles, establecimientos de salud públicos y privados, farmacias, instituciones y escenarios destinados a la práctica del deporte y espectáculos deportivos, artísticos y culturales, instituciones y dependencias públicas y espacio públicos y privados de recreación de niños, niñas y adolescentes. Art.16.- Restricciones para la venta.- La venta de los productos de tabaco está sujeta, en forma obligatoria, a las siguientes restricciones, por lo que se prohíbe: a. Colocar cigarrillos en sitios que permitan al consumidor tomarlos directamente; b. Comercializar, vender, distribuir, exhibir cualquier producto de tabaco mediante máquinas expendedoras. c. Comercializar, vender, distribuir, exhibir, promocionar o producir cualquier objeto, que no sea un producto de tabaco, que contenga elementos de una marca del producto de tabaco; y, d. Fabricar, importar, vender y distribuir dulces, refrigerios, juguetes y otros objetos que tengan la forma y el diseño de productos del tabaco y que puedan resultar atractivos para los niños, niñas y adolescentes. Art. 17.- Prohibición de distribución gratuita.- Se prohíbe distribuir gratuitamente productos de tabaco al público en general con fines de promoción, así como emplear incentivos que fomenten la compra de tales productos. Art. 33.- Incumplimiento a las restricciones a la venta.- Quien en sus instituciones o locales incumplan las prohibiciones señaladas en el Capítulo del Título II de esta Ley referente a las restricciones a la venta se le impondrá una multa de (1) a cinco (5) remuneraciones básicas unificadas del trabajador privado general. En caso de reincidencia, se le impondrá multa de seis (6) a diez (10) remuneraciones básicas unificadas del trabajador privado en general. En caso de segunda reincidencia, la sanción será de clausura temporal del establecimiento de uno (1) a ocho (8) días; y, para casos de reincidencia ulterior, el establecimiento será sancionado con clausura de quince (15) días. La sanción de clausura no se aplicará a instituciones de salud, educativas ni a organismos y dependencias del sector público. En el Reglamento se establece en el artículo 9.- La publicidad de cigarrillos y otros productos de tabaco será permitida exclusivamente en el interior…Las comunicaciones directas a través de correo electrónico o servicio postal para publicidad y promoción de productos de tabaco a personas adultas, deberán realizarse contando con un registro y documentos de sustento que aseguren que las personas receptoras han solicitado por escrito, con su número de cédula de ciudadanía, recibir información. Será responsabilidad de los productores, importadores y comercializadores, comprobar la mayoría de edad del destinatario de la publicidad y promoción. |
| Egypt | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| El Salvador | AMR | Answer not provided | La ley de control de tabaco cumple con la totalidad de requisitos sobre prohibición de la venta a menores y por menores. Se tienen algunos problemas de implementación de las leyes. La Encuesta Mundial sobre Tabaco en Jóvenes 2015 mostró que: • 4 de cada 10 estudiantes (44.1 %) que fuman cigarrillos, suelen comprarlos en tiendas, negocios, a vendedores callejeros o en quioscos, mostrando que existe una alta disponibilidad de cigarrillos entre los estudiantes de 13 a 15 años. • 6 de cada 10 estudiantes (60.9 %) no tuvieron problemas para realizar la compra de cigarrillos debido a su edad, a pesar de que la Ley para el Control de Tabaco estipula la prohibición total de venta de cigarrillos a menores de edad, así como la venta de cigarrillos por menores de edad. • La mitad de los estudiantes fumadores (49.1 %) compran cigarrillos por unidad o al menudeo, reflejando el incumplimiento del Art. 9 de la Ley para el Control del Tabaco, que expresa la prohibición de venta de cigarrillo al menudeo. Estos datos plantean la necesidad de fortalecer la vigilancia del cumplimiento de la Ley para el Control del Tabaco, principalmente en relación a la venta a menores de edad y la venta al menudeo. | La ley de control de tabaco cumple con la totalidad de requisitos sobre prohibición de la venta a menores y por menores. Se tienen algunos problemas de implementación de las leyes. La Encuesta Mundial sobre Tabaco en Jóvenes 2015 mostró que: • 4 de cada 10 estudiantes (44.1 %) que fuman cigarrillos, suelen comprarlos en tiendas, negocios, a vendedores callejeros o en quioscos, mostrando que existe una alta disponibilidad de cigarrillos entre los estudiantes de 13 a 15 años. • 6 de cada 10 estudiantes (60.9 %) no tuvieron problemas para realizar la compra de cigarrillos debido a su edad, a pesar de que la Ley para el Control de Tabaco estipula la prohibición total de venta de cigarrillos a menores de edad, así como la venta de cigarrillos por menores de edad. • La mitad de los estudiantes fumadores (49.1 %) compran cigarrillos por unidad o al menudeo, reflejando el incumplimiento del Art. 9 de la Ley para el Control del Tabaco, que expresa la prohibición de venta de cigarrillo al menudeo. Estos datos plantean la necesidad de fortalecer la vigilancia del cumplimiento de la Ley para el Control del Tabaco, principalmente en relación a la venta a menores de edad y la venta al menudeo. |
| Equatorial Guinea | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | NO EXISTE UNA LEY |
| Estonia | 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 | Council Recommendation (2003/54/EC) on the Prevention of Smoking and on Initiatives to improve tobacco control recommends EU Member States inter alia to: - require vendors of tobacco products to establish that tobacco purchasers have reached the age for purchase required by national law; - remove tobacco products from self-service displays; - restrict access to tobacco vending machines to locations accessible to persons over the age set for tobacco purchase in national law; - prohibit the sale of sweets and toys intended for children and manufactured with the clear intention that it would resemble in appearance a type of tobacco product. | Council Recommendation (2003/54/EC) on the Prevention of Smoking and on Initiatives to improve tobacco control recommends EU Member States inter alia to: - require vendors of tobacco products to establish that tobacco purchasers have reached the age for purchase required by national law; - remove tobacco products from self-service displays; - restrict access to tobacco vending machines to locations accessible to persons over the age set for tobacco purchase in national law; - prohibit the sale of sweets and toys intended for children and manufactured with the clear intention that it would resemble in appearance a type of tobacco product. | Council Recommendation (2003/54/EC) on the Prevention of Smoking and on Initiatives to improve tobacco control recommends EU Member States inter alia to: - require vendors of tobacco products to establish that tobacco purchasers have reached the age for purchase required by national law; - remove tobacco products from self-service displays; - restrict access to tobacco vending machines to locations accessible to persons over the age set for tobacco purchase in national law; - prohibit the sale of sweets and toys intended for children and manufactured with the clear intention that it would resemble in appearance a type of tobacco product. |
| Fiji | WPR | Report not provided | The TCA 2010 also states the prohibition of the sale of cigarettes in a pack. Part 5 (15)(1)(a)(b) states that a person must not sell cigarettes in apackage containing less than 10 cigarettes; or portions of the product. A person found to be contravening subsection (1) commits an offence and shall be liable to a fixed penalty in schedule 7.(16)(1)(a)(b) states that a person must not sell or cause or permit to be sold loose cigarette sticks or cigarette roll or loose tobacco in a package that contains less than twenty (20) grams of tobacco. | Report not provided |
| Finland | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| France | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Gabon | AFR | La Loi 006/2013 du 21 Août 2013 mentionne au Chapitre 5 dans son Article 22, l'interdiction de la vente des cigarettes et autres produits du tabac aux jeunes de moins de 18 ans. Cependant, le Décret d'application de cette mesure est en cours d'élaboration. | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Gambia | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Georgia | EUR | N/A | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Germany | EUR | Answer not provided | In the Youth Protection Act, a general ban on the sale of tobacco products to minors in the public is anchored. For offering tobacco in the public by vending machines it must be ensured by technical means or by constant supervision that minors under the age of 18 cannot purchase tobacco from a vending machine. Violations can be punished with a fine of up to 50,000 euros. Accordingly, the industry has changed the tobacco vending machines and the age control is - based on bank cards, which are equipped with a chip, or - on the European driving license. The smart card reader in vending machinesverifies that the cardholder has the minimum age requirement. | In the Youth Protection Act, a general ban on the sale of tobacco products to minors in the public is anchored. For offering tobacco in the public by vending machines it must be ensured by technical means or by constant supervision that minors under the age of 18 cannot purchase tobacco from a vending machine. Violations can be punished with a fine of up to 50,000 euros. Accordingly, the industry has changed the tobacco vending machines and the age control is - based on bank cards, which are equipped with a chip, or - on the European driving license. The smart card reader in vending machinesverifies that the cardholder has the minimum age requirement. |
| Ghana | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Greece | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Although by law the sales of tobacco products to minors are totally forbidden by law, according to our research, approximately 90% of children aging less than 18 years old have not difficulties in buying cigarettes and other tobacco products. In summary, the legislation is in place but often not enforced. |
| Grenada | AMR | Report not provided | N/A | N/A |
| Guatemala | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Guinea | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report 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 | El cumplimiento de la disposición del Artículo 16 del CMCT de la OMS se logra mediante la articulación de los esfuerzos interinstitucionales con las organizaciones o instituciones del Estado y de la Sociedad Civil como ser la Alianza Hondureña Antitabaco. | El cumplimiento de la disposición del Artículo 16 del CMCT de la OMS se logra mediante la articulación de los esfuerzos interinstitucionales con las organizaciones o instituciones del Estado y de la Sociedad Civil como ser la Alianza Hondureña Antitabaco. |
| Hungary | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Iceland | EUR | Reference: article 8 of Tobacco Control Act, No. 6/2002 file uploaded. | Reference: article 8 of Tobacco Control Act, No. 6/2002 file uploaded. | Reference: article 8 of the Law. http://eng.velferdarraduneyti.is/acts-of-Parliament/nr/19484 |
| India | SEA | nil | 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 |
| Ireland | EUR | The upcoming Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill will prohibit the sale of tobacco products from vending machines, currently a token is needed to retrieve tobacco products from a self-service machine. | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Israel | EUR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Italy | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Jamaica | AMR | This gaps will be treated with comprehensively under the impending comprehensive tobacco control legislation. | This gaps will be treated with comprehensively under the impending comprehensive tobacco control legislation. | This will be treated with comprehensively under the impending comprehensive tobacco control legislation. |
| Japan | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Jordan | EMR | Enforcement is still very weak in the country with a high rate of youth smoking from a young age تم حضر ترخيص اي من المنشات التي تبيع التبغ وتحديد المسافة لتبعد عن المنشات التعليمية والصحية بمسافة 250 م وذلك من خلال تعليمات نظام عرض منتجات التبغ | Enforcement is still very weak in the country with a high rate of youth smoking from a young age تم حضر ترخيص اي من المنشات التي تبيع التبغ وتحديد المسافة لتبعد عن المنشات التعليمية والصحية بمسافة 250 م وذلك من خلال تعليمات نظام عرض منتجات التبغ | تم حضر ترخيص اي من المنشات التي تبيع التبغ وتحديد المسافة لتبعد عن المنشات التعليمية والصحية بمسافة 250 م وذلك من خلال تعليمات نظام عرض منتجات التبغ |
| Kazakhstan | EUR | нет | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Kenya | AFR | Answer not provided | 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 |
| Kyrgyzstan | EUR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Latvia | EUR | The draft amendments to the Tobacco Law of April 17, 2019 provide that the following is prohibited on the unit packet of tobacco products, herbal products for smoking, electronic smoking devices, and refill containers and any outside packaging: 1) depiction of the symbols of the State of Latvia; 2) depiction of natural persons, other than the natural persons depicted on the combined warnings; 3) use of cartoon images. Same amendments also stipulate that it is prohibited to manufacture and place on the market sweets, snacks, and toys, and other items attractive to persons under 18 years of age which are visually resembling cigarettes or other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices and may draw their attention to smoking or promote certain tobacco products or their manufacturers. In the Parliament in 2023 there are amendments in the Tobacco Law discussed, were members of the Parliaments suggested to raise the purchase age of tobacco products, herbal products for smoking, electronic smoking devices and their liquids, as well as tobacco substitutes(nicotine pouches) from 18 years to 20 years. This proposal has been adopted by the Parliaments in the second reading. One more reading is left. | The draft amendments to the Tobacco Law of April 17, 2019 provide that the following is prohibited on the unit packet of tobacco products, herbal products for smoking, electronic smoking devices, and refill containers and any outside packaging: 1) depiction of the symbols of the State of Latvia; 2) depiction of natural persons, other than the natural persons depicted on the combined warnings; 3) use of cartoon images. Same amendments also stipulate that it is prohibited to manufacture and place on the market sweets, snacks, and toys, and other items attractive to persons under 18 years of age which are visually resembling cigarettes or other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices and may draw their attention to smoking or promote certain tobacco products or their manufacturers. | The draft amendments to the Tobacco Law were submitted to the Parliament in 2017: imposing stricter restrictions, including the prohibition on the production and placing on the market of sweets, snacks, and toys and other items that are attractive to minors, which visually reminiscent of cigarettes or other tobacco products or electronic smoking devices and can attract the attention of minors to smoking, or promote certain tobacco products or their manufacturers. Similarly, the draft amendment prohibits the packaging of tobacco products, herbal smoking products, electronic smoking devices and their filling containers and any external packaging with the Latvian national symbols, animated images and the display of natural persons (except for persons represented on combined warnings). In addition, the bill stipulates the norms that currently apply to electronic cigarettes (with nicotine-containing liquids), to be attributed to all electronic smoking devices, hence nicotine-free liquids, in areas such as advertising, circulation of electronic smoking devices etc. |
| 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 |
| Madagascar | AFR | Report not provided | le texte réglementaire existe mais il ny a pas de suivi pour son application et les organes de constations et/ou de contrôle et de perquisitions ne sont pas définies dans le texte | Answer not provided |
| Malaysia | WPR | NA | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Maldives | SEA | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| Mali | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Malta | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Marshall Islands | WPR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Mauritania | AFR | Report not provided | -Toutes le mesures pré cités sont prévues dans le projet de loi en attente dadoption au parlement | -Toutes le mesures pré cités sont prévues dans le projet de loi en attente dadoption au parlement |
| Mauritius | AFR | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| Mexico | AMR | N/A | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Mongolia | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Montenegro | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Mozambique | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Myanmar | SEA | The Section 8 of the National Tobacco Control Law defines the penalties for the above offences. But, the compliance and enforcement are still weak in Myanmar. | The Section 8 of the National Tobacco Control Law defines the penalties for the above offences. But, the compliance and enforcement are still weak in Myanmar. | The Section 8 of the National Tobacco Control Law defines the penalties for the above offences. But, the compliance and enforcement are still weak in Myanmar. |
| Namibia | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Nauru | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Nepal | SEA | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Tobacco products selling through vending machines is not clearly mentioned in tobacco control act and regulation; it is mentioned in directives which is yet to be approved. No vending machine culture yet in practice in the country. |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | From May 20th 2016 there is also a salesban to minors for electronic cigarettes / e-liquids with nicotine. And since July 1st 2017, there is also such ban for electronic cigarettes / e-liquids without nicotine and herbal products for smoking. The Netherlands is willing to ban sales by vending machines when no salesperson is involved with the payment and the handling of the product to the customers. |
| 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 |
| Nigeria | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Niue | WPR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Norway | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Concerning question 3.3.2.5, there is an exception for sweets that are not lifelike a tobacco product (e.g. a chocolate/gum cigarette is sold with age limit and display ban, whilst non-lifelike liquorice pipes are openly allowed). |
| Oman | EMR | لا يوجد | لا يوجد | لا يوجد |
| Pakistan | EMR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Palau | WPR | The Ministry of Health conducts regular random unannounced inspections of tobacco vendors to assess compliance with the law. Merchant education material is distributed to vendors and certificates provided to merchants found in compliance with the law. | The Ministry of Health conducts regular random unannounced inspections of tobacco vendors to assess compliance with the law. Merchant education material is distributed to vendors and certificates provided to merchants found in compliance with the law. | The Ministry of Health conducts regular random unannounced inspections of tobacco vendors to assess compliance with the law. Merchant education material is distributed to vendors and certificates provided to merchants found in compliance with the law. |
| Panama | AMR | Durante el año 2023 se aplicará la V Encuesta Nacional de Tabaco en Jóvenes (EMTJ), II EMTJ en la Región de Salud de Guna Yala y I EMTJ de las Regiones Ngäbe Buglé y Bocas del Toro. | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Papua New Guinea | WPR | Monitoring is a challenge especially with sale to minors. Will work with relevant stakeholders after the completion of the Regulation. | Monitoring is a challenge especially with sale to minors. Once the regulation is endorsed, will require technical assistance is monitoring of this article. | Monitoring is a challenge especially with sale to minors. Once the regulation is endorsed, will require technical assistance is monitoring of this article. |
| Paraguay | AMR | No contamos | La ley estipula la prohibición de venta de cajetilla de menos de 10 cigarrillos por lo que existen a la venta en el mercado cajetillas de 10 . | La Ley Nº 5538/15, establece en su Capitulo II y artículos 5,6,7: la venta, suministro de productos de tabaco asi como la prohibición de venta a menores y por menores. |
| Peru | AMR | La Ley N° 28705 señala la prohibición de la promoción o distribución de juguetes que tengan forma o aludan a productos de tabaco que puedan resultar atractivos para menores de edad. El reglamento de la Ley señala la prohibición de la promoción, venta, distribución y/o donación de juguetes que tengan forma o aludan a productos de tabaco o que puedan resultar atractivos para menores de edad (cigarrillos, cigarros, puros, pipas, cajetillas y otros). | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Philippines | WPR | Answer not provided | On the subnational level, some local government units have issued laws/policies prohibiting the sales of small packets. Likewise under the national law, schools must have posters that sale of cigarette products is prohibited within 100 meters. | The Department of Education (DepEd) has initiated the development of a Comprehensive Policy and Guidelines on Tobacco Control to address not only the problem of smoking in schools and Department premises but also address tobacco industry interference in DepEd implementation policies in the guise of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The DepEd policy includes education and information on harmful effects of tobacco use and exposure to second hand smoke as well as tobacco industry interference tactics; and guidelines to access effective cessation intervention services. It also includes guidelines on the enforcement of absolute smoking bans, access restrictions to minors, ban on tobacco outdoor advertisements, promotion and sponsorship as well as school donations received through the CSR activities of tobacco companies. |
| Poland | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Another issue that has been settled in Poland, on the occasion of the implementation of the Directive 2014/40/UE, are the provisions prohibiting sales at a distance, including cross-border sales of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes. The adopted directive is consistent with the principle of prudence regarding the use of a toxic, poisonous substance – nicotine. Moreover, such a solution will introduce significant limitations in the availability of electronic cigarettes and liquids filling minors. With this in mind, all sorts of proposals involving the registration of those making mail-order sales and the introduction of devices that verify the age of the customer, do not deserve acceptance because of the illusory control and inefficiency in reducing the possibility to purchase by unauthorized persons. Through the implementation of the provisions concerning the ban on distance selling, Poland was also in the group of fourteen European Union Member States which have decided to introduce this type of solution. Undoubtedly, this is an example of the proper clarification of Member States’ cooperation in the field of the protection of the health of young Europeans. |
| Portugal | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Qatar | EMR | according to the article 2 in our national tobacco control law no 20 it is stated that it is prohibited to import or to use any automatic machines for vending of cigarette | according to the article 2 in our national tobacco control law no 20 it is stated that it is prohibited to import or to use any automatic machines for vending of cigarette | according to the article 2 in our national tobacco control law no 20 it is stated that it is prohibited to import or to use any automatic machines for vending of cigarette |
| Republic of Korea | WPR | *C321 - In accordance with Article 17(Cancellation, etc. of Designation as Retailer) of the Tobacco Business Act, when a retailer has sold tobacco to adolescents(minors), the city mayor, governor or head of Gu can order business suspension for up to a maximum of 1 year. *C322 - Tobacco retailer or tobacco seller through vending machine shall indicate the phrase ‘Ban on selling tobacco to minors’ in retail store or front of the machine under Paragraph 1 of Article 25(Indication of harmfulness to juveniles, etc.) of Enforcement Decree of the Juvenile Protection Act. According to Paragraph 2 of the same Article, it is stipulated that the warning phrase of ‘It is prohibited to sell cigarettes to minors under the age of 19’ should be posted on the back of the cigarette pack. - At the National Tobacco Control Center, monitoring of tobacco marketing in retail stores is conducted to ensure that the phrase "Prohibited to sell tobacco products to minors under the age of 19" is displayed. *C327 - Although the law requires tobacco vending machines to be installed in places where minors cannot access them, recently, unmanned electronic cigarettes stores with tobacco vending machines have been installed in places easily accessible to minors such as train stations and main roads. However, adult verification is required upon entering the store. *C3211 - Minors shall be prohibited from registering the business of importing and selling tobacco or the business of wholesaling tobacco under Article 14(Disqualification of the Registration of Tobacco Sales Business) of the Tobacco Business Act. - In accordance with Article 16(Designation of the Retailers) of the Tobacco Business Act, the person wishing to conduct tobacco retail sales business (refers to the business of selling directly to consumers) shall be designated as the retailer by the mayor or governor. However, minors do not apply. *Amended definition of tobacco related articles harmful to juveniles(from "device and components for inhaling nicotine liquid" to "device and components for inhaling tobacco contents including nicotine liquid, etc.") and banned sale of device for Heated Tobacco Product to minors (Oct.2017) *Designated product mimicking smoking behaviour as articles harmful to juvenile under the Juvenile Protection Act, such as Vitamin Stick and banned its sale to minors (Dec. 2017) | *C321 - In accordance with Article 17(Cancellation, etc. of Designation as Retailer) of the Tobacco Business Act, when a retailer has sold tobacco to adolescents(minors), the city mayor, governor or head of Gu can order business suspension for up to a maximum of 1 year. - Tobacco retailer or tobacco seller through vending machine shall indicate the phrase ‘Ban on selling tobacco to minors’ in retail store or front of the machine under Paragraph 1 of Article 25(Indication of harmfulness to juveniles, etc.) of Enforcement Decree of the Juvenile Protection Act. According to Paragraph 2 of the same Article, it is stipulated that the warning phrase of ‘It is prohibited to sell cigarettes to minors under the age of 19’ should be posted on the back of the cigarette pack. *C3211 - Minors shall be prohibited from registering the business of importing and selling tobacco or the business of wholesaling tobacco under Article 14(Disqualification of the Registration of Tobacco Sales Business) of the Tobacco Business Act. - In accordance with Article 16(Designation of the Retailers) of the Tobacco Business Act, the person wishing to conduct tobacco retail sales business (refers to the business of selling directly to consumers) shall be designated as the retailer by the mayor or governor. However, minors do not apply. *Amended definition of tobacco related articles harmful to juveniles(from "device and components for inhaling nicotine liquid" to "device and components for inhaling tobacco contents including nicotine liquid, etc.") and banned sale of device for Heated Tobacco Product to minors (Oct.2017) *Designated product mimicking smoking behaviour as articles harmful to juvenile under the Juvenile Protection Act, such as Vitamin Stick and banned its sale to minors (Dec. 2017) | *C321 - In accordance with Article 17(Cancellation, etc. of Designation as Retailer) of the Tobacco Business Act, when a retailer has sold tobacco to adolescents(minors), the city mayor, governor or head of Gu can order business suspension for up to a maximum of 1 year. - Tobacco retailer or tobacco seller through vending machine shall indicate the phrase ‘Ban on selling tobacco to minors’ in retail store or front of the machine under Paragraph 1 of Article 25(Indication of harmfulness to juveniles, etc.) of Enforcement Decree of the Juvenile Protection Act. According to Paragraph 2 of the same Article, it is stipulated that the warning phrase of ‘It is prohibited to sell cigarettes to minors under the age of 19’ should be posted on the back of the cigarette pack. *C3211 - Minors shall be prohibited from registering the business of importing and selling tobacco or the business of wholesaling tobacco under Article 14(Disqualification of the Registration of Tobacco Sales Business) of the Tobacco Business Act. - In accordance with Article 16(Designation of the Retailers) of the Tobacco Business Act, the person wishing to conduct tobacco retail sales business (refers to the business of selling directly to consumers) shall be designated as the retailer by the mayor or governor. However, minors do not apply. |
| Republic of Moldova | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Republic of North Macedonia | EUR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Romania | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Russian Federation | EUR | В соответствии с пунктом 2 части 7 статьи 19 Федерального закона № 15-ФЗ запрещается розничная торговля табачной продукцией или никотинсодержащей продукцией, кальянами, устройствами для потребления никотинсодержащей продукции на расстоянии менее чем сто метров по прямой линии без учета искусственных и естественных преград от ближайшей точки, граничащей с территорией, предназначенной для оказания образовательных услуг. Международные исследования показали, что высокая плотность розничной сети по реализации табачной продукции способствует потреблению табака детьми и молодежью, делая сигареты более доступными и создавая среду, в которой купить и употребить табачные изделия не составляет труда, формируя атмосферу, при которой курение является социально приемлемым. Использование торговых автоматов для выдачи табачной продукции или никотинсодержащей продукции запрещено частью 3 статьи 19 Федерального закона от 23.02.2013 г. № 15-ФЗ. | В соответствии с пунктом 2 части 7 статьи 19 Федерального закона № 15-ФЗ «Об охране здоровья граждан от воздействия окружающего табачного дыма и последствий потребления табака» запрещается продажа табачной продукции на расстоянии менее чем сто метров по прямой линии без учета искусственных и естественных преград от ближайшей точки, граничащей с территорией, предназначенной для оказания образовательных услуг. Международные исследования показали, что высокая плотность розничной сети по реализации табачной продукции способствует потреблению табака детьми и молодежью, делая сигареты более доступными и создавая среду, в которой купить и употребить табачные изделия не составляет труда, формируя атмосферу, при которой курение является социально приемлемым. Использование торговых автоматов для выдачи табачной продукции запрещено частью 3 статьи 19 Федерального закона от 23.02.2013 г. № 15-ФЗ. | Report not provided |
| Rwanda | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Any person who involves a child in the sale of tobacco and tobacco products shall be liable to penalties provided for under the Rwanda Penal Code. Please to Article 219: Offering alcoholic beverages or tobacco to a child |
| 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 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | AMR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Samoa | WPR | The T/C Amendment Act 2019 allows the sale by the age of 15 years and sale to 21 years remain. Refer to Tobacco Control Act 2008 (revise).(section23) | The T/C Amendment Act 2019 allows the sale by the age of 15 years and sale to 21 years remain. Refer to Tobacco Control Act 2008 (revise).(section23) | Answer not provided |
| San Marino | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Sao Tome and Principe | AFR | La ley 3/2012 (Acceso a los menores) prevé lo siguiente: Artículo 6 Prohibición de ventas y consumos de Bebidas Alcohólicas y de Tabacos Queda prohibida la venta y el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas y de tabaco en los establecimientos mencionados en el artículo anterior cuando promuevan actividades destinadas a los jóvenes. Artículo 7 Fijación de Placas 1. .. 2. En el interior de los recintos públicos en referencia, también en un lugar visible, deberá colocarse la placa en la que conste la prohibición de la venta de bebidas alcohólicas y de tabaco a menores de dieciséis años de edad. | La ley 3/2012 (Acceso a los menores) prevé lo siguiente: Artículo 6 Prohibición de ventas y consumos de Bebidas Alcohólicas y de Tabacos Queda prohibida la venta y el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas y de tabaco en los establecimientos mencionados en el artículo anterior cuando promuevan actividades destinadas a los jóvenes. Artículo 7 Fijación de Placas 1. .. 2. En el interior de los recintos públicos en referencia, también en un lugar visible, deberá colocarse la placa en la que conste la prohibición de la venta de bebidas alcohólicas y de tabaco a menores de dieciséis años de edad. | La ley 3/2012 (Acceso a los menores) prevé lo siguiente: Artículo 6 Prohibición de ventas y consumos de Bebidas Alcohólicas y de Tabacos Queda prohibida la venta y el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas y de tabaco en los establecimientos mencionados en el artículo anterior cuando promuevan actividades destinadas a los jóvenes. Artículo 7 Fijación de Placas 1. .. 2. En el interior de los recintos públicos en referencia, también en un lugar visible, deberá colocarse la placa en la que conste la prohibición de la venta de bebidas alcohólicas y de tabaco a menores de dieciséis años de edad. |
| Saudi Arabia | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Senegal | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Serbia | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Seychelles | AFR | Virtually all above mentioned items are included in 2009 Seychelles Tobacco Control act, but some regulations need to be issued for full implementation. | Virtually all above mentioned items are included in 2009 Seychelles Tobacco Control act, but some regulations need to be issued for full implementation. | Virtually all above mentioned items are included in 2009 Seychelles Tobacco Control act, but some regulations need to be issued for full implementation. |
| Sierra Leone | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Singapore | WPR | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. |
| Slovakia | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Slovenia | EUR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Solomon Islands | WPR | Report not provided | We are currently in the process of amending the Tobacco Control Act 2010 to include sales by minors restrictions as well, and not just sales to minors. | Answer not provided |
| South Africa | AFR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Spain | EUR | Respecto a la pregunta C324, si bien no existe dentro de la normativa española un texto que obligue a impedir a los clientes el acceso directo a los productos de tabaco en venta, a efectos prácticos, dada la disposición de las expendedurías de tabaco como únicos puntos de venta directa al público, no existe acceso directo a los productos de tabaco por parte del cliente. En relación con la pregunta C325, si bien no está prohibida la fabricación y venta de dulces, refrigerios, juguetes y otros objetos que tengan forma de productos de tabaco y puedan resultar atractivos para los menores, el artículo 3.2. de la Ley 28/2005 establece la prohibición de la venta o la entrega de dichos productos a los menores. En relación con la pregunta C327, la regulación de la no accesibilidad de los menores a las máquinas expendedoras está desarrollada en la Resolución de 20 de septiembre de 2006, del Comisionado para el Mercado de Tabacos, referida a los mecanismos técnicos adecuados para garantizar que las máquinas expendedoras de tabaco en el mercado impidan el acceso a menores, tal como establece el artículo 4 de la Ley 28/2005, de 26 de diciembre, de medidas sanitarias frente al tabaquismo y reguladora de la venta, el suministro, el consumo y la publicidad de los productos del tabaco. La ubicación de las máquinas expendedoras de productos del tabaco está regulada también mediante el artículo 4 de la Ley 28/2005. | Respecto a la pregunta C324, si bien no existe dentro de la normativa española un texto que obligue a impedir a los clientes el acceso directo a los productos de tabaco en venta, a efectos prácticos, dada la disposición de las expendedurías de tabaco como únicos puntos de venta directa al público, no existe acceso directo a los productos de tabaco por parte del cliente. En relación con la pregunta C325, si bien no está prohibida la fabricación y venta de dulces, refrigerios, juguetes y otros objetos que tengan forma de productos de tabaco y puedan resultar atractivos para los menores, el artículo 3.2. de la Ley 28/2005 establece la prohibición de la venta o la entrega de dichos productos a los menores. En relación con la pregunta C327, la regulación de la no accesibilidad de los menores a las máquinas expendedoras está desarrollada en la Resolución de 20 de septiembre de 2006, del Comisionado para el Mercado de Tabacos, referida a los mecanismos técnicos adecuados para garantizar que las máquinas expendedoras de tabaco en el mercado impidan el acceso a menores, tal como establece el artículo 4 de la Ley 28/2005, de 26 de diciembre, de medidas sanitarias frente al tabaquismo y reguladora de la venta, el suministro, el consumo y la publicidad de los productos del tabaco. La ubicación de las máquinas expendedoras de productos del tabaco está regulada también mediante el artículo 4 de la Ley 28/2005. | Respecto a la pregunta C324, si bien no existe dentro de la normativa española un texto que obligue a impedir a los clientes el acceso directo a los productos de tabaco en venta, a efectos prácticos, dada la disposición de las expendedurías de tabaco como únicos puntos de venta directa al público, no existe acceso directo a los productos de tabaco por parte del cliente. En relación con la pregunta C325, si bien no está prohibida la fabricación y venta de dulces, refrigerios, juguetes y otros objetos que tengan forma de productos de tabaco y puedan resultar atractivos para los menores, el artículo 3.2. de la Ley 28/2005 establece la prohibición de la venta o la entrega de dichos productos a los menores. En relación con la pregunta C327, la regulación de la no accesibilidad de los menores a las máquinas expendedoras está desarrollada en la Resolución de 20 de septiembre de 2006, del Comisionado para el Mercado de Tabacos, referida a los mecanismos técnicos adecuados para garantizar que las máquinas expendedoras de tabaco en el mercado impidan el acceso a menores, tal como establece el artículo 4 de la Ley 28/2005, de 26 de diciembre, de medidas sanitarias frente al tabaquismo y reguladora de la venta, el suministro, el consumo y la publicidad de los productos del tabaco. La ubicación de las máquinas expendedoras de productos del tabaco está regulada también mediante el artículo 4 de la Ley 28/2005. |
| Sri Lanka | SEA | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Sudan | EMR | 1. .2016 لضمان التنفيذ الامثل تم تنوير وكلاء النيابة بولاية الخرطوم بقانون مكافحة الصلة 2. يجب تنوير كل الجهات ذات الصلة بقانون مكافحة التبغ | سوف يتم تنوير كل الجهات علي القنون حتي يتم تنفيذه بالصورة المثلي | Answer not provided |
| Suriname | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Sweden | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | An information sheet in English to shopkeepers about the method is attached. http://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/documents/publicerat-material/publikationer/informationsbrev-kontrollkop-naringsidkare-sprakversioner/Kontrollkop_engelska.pdf |
| 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 | The implementation has just started, because the decree law was recently approved and it is in the process of enforcement. |
| Togo | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer 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 |
| Türkiye | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Turkmenistan | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | 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 | The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 is available here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/829/contents/made | The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 is available here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/829/contents/made | Answer not provided |
| United Republic of Tanzania | AFR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Uruguay | AMR | En 2022 se actualizó la lista sanciones recomendadas a aplicar ante el incumplimiento de la normativa vigente. | Answer not provided | Answer not provided |
| Uzbekistan | EUR | После подписания Президентом Узбекистана нового Закона будет разработан законопроект, предусматривающий внесение изменений и дополнений в Кодекс Республики Узбекистан «Об административной ответственности» для обеспечения исполнения в законодательной практике новых положений Закона, касающихся ограничению доступа несовершеннолетних к табачным изделиям. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Vanuatu | WPR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Venezuela | AMR | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Viet Nam | WPR | Under the tobacco control law Kiddy pack is banned from 1 May 2016 | Under the tobacco control law Kiddy pack is banned from 1 May 2016 | Under the tobacco control law Kiddy pack is banned from 1 May 2016 |
| Yemen | EMR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Zambia | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Answer not provided |
| Zimbabwe | AFR | Report not provided | None | None |