Source: https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/suriname/aps-regulated-forms
Timestamp: 2019-08-23 05:52:37
Document Index: 649790778

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The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including all television and land and satellite transmissions and all audio, visual, and audiovisual means.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to domestic TV and radio.
Arts. 5(1), (2)(a), (2)(c)
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, folders, flyers, letters, billboards, posters, marker boards, or any other printed publications.
Arts. 5(1), (2)(b)
The law provides bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, folders, flyers, letters, billboards, posters, marker boards, or any other printed publications.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to other domestic print media.
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including all television and land and satellite transmissions and all audio, visual, and audiovisual means. However, because the law does not specifically state that the ban includes cross-border transmission, the regulatory status “Uncertain” is given.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should specifically prohibit tobacco advertising and promotion via international TV and radio.
Arts. 5(1), (2)(c)
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, folders, flyers, letters, billboards, posters, marker boards, or any other printed publications. However, because the law does not specifically state that the ban includes cross-border newspapers and magazines, the regulatory status “Uncertain” is given.
To align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should specifically prohibit tobacco advertising and promotion via international newspapers and magazines.
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including internet or any other digital medium.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to internet communications.
Arts. 5(1), (2)(h)
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements, specifically including internet advertising. Although there is no explicit ban on internet sales or sales by mail or other remote means, the law uses the FCTC definition of “tobacco advertising and promotion”, and it also bans point of sale displays of tobacco products and tobacco elements, as well as any other form of direct or indirect tobacco advertising, promotion or sponsoring. This could be interpreted as including tobacco product internet sales, in accordance with the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, which provide that internet tobacco product sales inherently involve tobacco advertising and promotion. However, because this is not specified in the law, the regulatory status “Uncertain” is given.
To clearly align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, the law should clearly prohibit internet sales of tobacco products.
Arts. 5(1); 5(2)(g), (h), (j)
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including billboards and posters.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to outdoor advertising.
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including display of tobacco and or tobacco products or tobacco elements at all tobacco selling points.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to point of sale advertising and promotion.
Arts. 5(1), (2)(g)
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to product display at points of sale.
The law bans the use of vending machine sales of tobacco and/or tobacco products, in alignment with FCTC Art. 13, the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, and FCTC Art. 16.
Arts. 5(1), 9
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including promotion as direct mail, telemarketing, and surveys for customers or research.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to conventional mail.
Art. 5(2)(i)
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including all digital communication platforms, including computers and mobile phones.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to telephone and cellular phones.
Arts. 5(1), (2)(d)
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)), specifically including use of brand elements on vehicles and equipment. In addition, the law bans any other form of direct or indirect tobacco advertising, promotion or sponsorship, in alignment with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines.
Arts. 5(1), (2)(f), (2)(j)
The law specifically bans distribution of tobacco and/or tobacco products to others for further distribution for a reduced price or for free, in alignment with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines. In addition, the law meets FCTC Art. 16 with regard to distribution to minors.
Arts. 5(1), 7(1)
The law specifically bans the provision of any product, discount, or other kinds of rewards in conjunction with a tobacco and/or tobacco product procurement, in alignment with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines.
Arts. 5(1), 7(2)
Although competitions are not specifically banned, the law provides that all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)) are banned. This is interpreted as including competitions associated with tobacco products.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to competitions associated with tobacco products.
The law bans all forms of tobacco advertisements (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)). In addition, the law specifically bans many forms of direct communication, including through computers and mobile phones, internet, and as informative material, as direct mail, telemarketing, and surveys for customers or research.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to direct person-to-person targeting of individuals.
Arts. 5(1); 5(2)(d), (h), (i), (j)
The law specifically bans brand stretching, in alignment with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines.
Arts. 5(1), 6(2)
The law specifically bans reverse brand stretching, in alignment with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines.
Arts. 5(1), 6(3)
The law specifically bans the sale of products that are similar to, or meant to be similar to, tobacco and /or tobacco products. This is interpreted as prohibiting toys that resemble tobacco products.
Arts. 5(1), 13
The law specifically bans the sale of products that are similar to, or meant to be similar to, tobacco and /or tobacco products. This is interpreted as prohibiting candy that resembles tobacco products.
Although retailer incentive programs are not specifically addressed, the law provides that all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(c)) are banned. This is interpreted as including retailer incentive programs, in accordance with the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines, which specify these programs as forms of tobacco advertising and promotion.
The law specifically bans paid tobacco product placement, in alignment with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines.
Arts. 5(1), 6(1)
The law specifically bans paid product placement, but not unpaid depiction. It prohibits the use of a tobacco trade mark, logo, brand name, or other tobacco element with the aim of tobacco advertising, but not with the effect or likely effect of tobacco advertising. In addition, the law does not prohibit the depiction of tobacco use or a tobacco product that does not involve the display of a tobacco brand element.
The law does not align with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to unpaid depiction. To align, the law should prohibit all unpaid depiction of tobacco products and tobacco use that does not serve a legitimate purpose.
Article 5(1) bans all forms of tobacco sponsorship (defined in accordance with FCTC Art. 1(g)). In addition, Art. 8 specifically bans contributions to “any individual or organization, or a campaign, service, activity, action, program, project or any other happening in the name of tobacco and/or a specific tobacco product.”
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to tobacco industry sponsorship.
Arts. 5(1), 8
Article 8 specifically bans contributions, financial or otherwise, “in the name of tobacco and/or a specific tobacco product.” In addition, Art. 5(1) bans all forms of tobacco advertising and sponsorship.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines with regard to publicity of financial or other sponsorship by the tobacco industry.
Although the law does not specifically prohibit misleading or deceptive tobacco advertising or promotion, the complete ban on tobacco advertising and promotion in Art. 5(1) would include a prohibition on any false, misleading, or deceptive promotion, including that which might occur as a result of any unpaid placement for legitimate purposes or of any other incidental tobacco advertising, in alignment with FCTC Art. 13 and the FCTC Art. 13 Guidelines.