ASEAN Tobacco Control

Current Tobacco Control Laws in ASEAN

Preview Only (Please click on the flag to view country’s page) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. (ASEAN official website) In 2002, through the 6th Health Ministers …

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Philippines

Tobacco Control Laws Administrative Order-2021-0054 Graphic Health Warnings on Vapor and HTPs (PDF 230mb)  Administrative Order-2021-0030 Forth (4th) Set of Graphic Health Warning Templates pursuant to Republic Act. No. 10643 (PDF 74mb)  DOH Memo on Interim Guidelines on Tobacco Control In light of the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 (PDF 2.2mb) Administrative Order No. 2019-0007 on Revised …

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Indonesia

Tobacco Control Laws Law No 7/2021 on Harmonization of Tax Regulations (pdf 12.1mb) Regulation of the Health Minister Number 56 of 2017 Amendments concerning the application of health warnings and health information to tobacco products packaging (pdf 9.1mb) Regulation of the Health Minister Number Number 50 of 2016. Guideline for managing conflict of interest with …

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Singapore

Tobacco Control Laws   Control of Advertisement and Sale (Amendment) Act 2019 (PDF 154kb)  Control of Advertisement and Sale Act 2018 (PDF 212kb)  Control of Advertisements and Sale Act Chapter 309, Appearance, Packaging and Labelling Regulations 2019 (PDF 3.9mb)  Control of Advertisements and Sale Act Chapter 309, Prohibited Tobacco Products Regulations 2014 (PDF 79kb)  Advertisements …

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Malaysia

Tobacco Control Laws Control of Tobacco Product (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (PDF 720) Control of Tobacco Product (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (PDF 380kb)  Control of Tobacco Product (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 (PDF 350kb)  Excise Duties (Amendment) Order 2015 (PDF 340kb)  Control of Tobacco Product (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (PDF 1.5mb)  Excise Duties(Amendment) Order 2013 (PDF 387kb)  Excise Duties (Amendment) Order 2012 (PDF 419kb)  Control …

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Myanmar

Tobacco Control Laws The Ministry of Health Notification No. 203 / 2022 The Order Second Amending the Order relating to Standardized Packaging of, and Printing Graphic for Health Images and Texts on Cigar and Tobacco Products (PDF 818kb) The Ministry of Health Notification No. 62 / 2022 Order Amending the Order relating to Standardized Packaging of, and …

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Vietnam

Tobacco Control Laws Decree detailing implementation of the Law on tobacco harm prevention regarding some measures of tobacco harm prevention (PDF 143kb) Decision Promulgating minimum selling price of cigarettes 2016 (PDF 94kb)   Amendments to Some Articles of the Law on Value-added Tax, the Law on Special Excise Duty, and the Law on Tax Administration …

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Lao PDR

Tobacco Control Laws Lao PDR Tobacco Control Law (Amended) 2021 (PDF 354kb) Decree on Penalties and Measures to Implement Tobacco Control Law and Regulations 2019 (PDF 420kb)  Health Minister Tobacco Control Code of Conduct between Health Sector and Tobacco Industry 2018 (PDF 51kb) Ministry of Health Regulation on Tobacco Control Law Implementation 2016 (PDF 190kb) …

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Thailand

Tobacco Control Laws Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Criteria, Methods and Conditions on Tobacco Product and Cigarette Packaging B.E. 2564 (2021) (PDF 359kb) Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, Criteria, methods and conditions on tobacco product and cigarette packaging B.E. 2561 (2018) (PDF 665kb) Thailand Custom Act, B.E. 2560 (2017) (PDF …

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Brunei

Tobacco Control Laws Tobacco Regulations Amendments 2012 (pdf 2.5mb) – Tobacco (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012: New set of 7 rotating pictorial health warnings (PHWs) covering 75% of upper front and back panels of cigarette packs effective September 2012. – Tobacco (Prohibition in Certain Places) (Amendment) Notification, 2012: expands non-smoking public areas Tobacco Order 2005 (pdf …

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