Source: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/comoros/aps-regulated-forms
Timestamp: 2020-05-27 15:46:20
Document Index: 48452682

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Administrative Order No. 018 /MSSPG/CAB prohibits all tobacco advertising. This includes advertising via domestic newspapers and magazines.
Administrative Order No. 018 /MSSPG/CAB prohibits all tobacco advertising. Additionally, the law prohibits advertising via pamphlets, leaflets, flyers and posters. Therefore, advertising via other domestic print media is prohibited.
The law prohibits all tobacco advertising, particularly on TV and radio. However, the law does not explicitly ban cross-border advertising broadcast from outside of Comoros. Therefore, the regulatory status of “Uncertain” has been assigned. To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should make it clear that the ban covers tobacco advertising and promotion on both domestic and cross-border media, including TV, radio, and other means of broadcast such as satellite and cable.
The law prohibits all tobacco advertising. However, the law does not explicitly ban cross-border advertising. Therefore, the regulatory status of “Uncertain” has been assigned. To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should make it clear that the ban covers tobacco advertising and promotion on both domestic and cross-border media, including international newspapers and magazines.
The law prohibits all tobacco advertising, however, the law does not explicitly prohibit tobacco advertising through internet communications; therefore, the regulatory status of “Uncertain” has been assigned. To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should make it clear that the ban covers tobacco advertising and promotion on both domestic and cross-border media, including via internet communications.
The law does not address tobacco product sales via internet. Therefore, the law is interpreted as allowing such sales. To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should prohibit internet sales of tobacco products as such sales inherently involve tobacco advertising and promotion, as stated in FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines paras. 18-19.
Inter-Ministerial Administrative Order No. 13-019, cautions against point of sale product display, however it permits tobacco products to be displayed on a specific shelf in the establishment.
The law prohibits all tobacco advertising. This is interpreted as including advertising by telephone and cellular phone.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to telephones.
Administrative Order No. 018 /MSSPG/CAB prohibits all tobacco advertising. Additionally, the law prohibits any publicity or advertising for “an object or product other than tobacco” that may constitute “indirect or clandestine publicity or advertising for tobacco products.” This is interpreted as prohibiting brand marking.
The law specifically prohibits the distribution of a tobacco product as a sample or a giveaway.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines in this regard. The law also meets FCTC Art. 16 (sales to and by minors) in this regard.
The law prohibits the offering or providing of any promotions or rebates for the purchase of a tobacco product, including promotional gifts, discounts, prizes or rewards.
The law prohibits promotion of sponsorship that displays a tobacco product brand element or tobacco manufacturer name. This provision is interpreted as prohibiting competitions associated with tobacco products or brand names, as this is a form of promotion of sponsorship.
The law prohibits advertising of tobacco products, particularly on products that are not related to the tobacco product themselves. Therefore, the ban is interpreted as covering brand stretching.
Therefore, the law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines in this respect.
The law prohibits the manufacture and sale of candies, toys or other items having the shape of a tobacco product that are attractive to minors.
The law prohibits most forms of advertising of tobacco products. “Advertising promotion” is defined as “any kind of communication, recommendation of action or commercial construction having as its purpose, effect or likely effect the direct or indirect promotion of a tobacco product or the use of tobacco.” This definition is interpreted as encompassing paid placement and therefore paid placement of tobacco products in TV, film and other media is prohibited.
Unpaid placement of tobacco products is not addressed specifically in the law. It is unlikely that the forms of advertising and promotion that are banned encompass unpaid placement of tobacco products. Moreover, although permissible forms of tobacco advertising are subject to additional regulations, no regulations addressing unpaid placement of tobacco products currently exist.
In order to fully align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should impose a comprehensive ban on all tobacco advertising and promotion, including unpaid placement of products.
The law prohibits all sponsorship of events by the tobacco industry. The term “underwriting sponsorship” is defined as “any kind of contribution to any kind of event, activity or person having as its purpose, effect or likely effect the direct or indirect promotion of a tobacco product or use of tobacco. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting any financial or other contribution, regardless of publicity of that contribution because such contribution would have the direct or indirect effect of promoting a tobacco product or use.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to financial or other sponsorship by the tobacco industry.
The law prohibits the sponsorship of events by the tobacco industry. The term “underwriting sponsorship” is defined as “any kind of contribution to any kind of event, activity or person having as its purpose, effect or likely effect the direct or indirect promotion of a tobacco product or use of tobacco. Therefore, the law is interpreted as prohibiting the publicity of any financial or other contribution, regardless of publicity of that contribution because such contribution would have the direct or indirect effect of promoting a tobacco product or use.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with respect to the publicity of financial or other sponsorship by the tobacco industry.
Although the law prohibits tobacco advertising and promotion, the law does not prohibit advertising and promotion by means that are false, misleading, or deceptive.