Tobacco Control Laws
MOH Notification on The Implementation of New Graphic Health Warning on Cigarette Packs and Cartons (25 June 2025) (pdf 4.5mb)
MOH Notification on Standardized Packaging to Ministry of Industry and Commerce (22 Jan 2025) (pdf 145kb)
Regulation of Content, Packaging, Health Warnings and Labels of Tobacco Products 2024 (pdf English, Laos)
Lao PDR Tobacco Control Law (Amended) 2021 (pdf 354kb)
Decree on Penalties and Measures to Implement Tobacco Control Law and Regulations 2019 (pdf 420kb)
Prime Minister Notice on Prohibition to import, distribute/sell, consume E-cigarette and Shisha in Lao PDR. Vientiane, 13 August 2018 (pdf 86kb)
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)
Regulation on Health Warning on Cigarettes Packages and Cartons, 2014 (pdf 3.5mb)
Lao PDR Tobacco Control Fund Decree 2013 (pdf 180KB)
Lao PDR Tax Law (Amended) 2011 (pdf 84mb)
Decree on Text Health Warning on Cigarettes Packaging 2010 (Laos pdf 3.2mb)
Lao PDR Decree No 369 Ban on Advertisement 2010 (pdf 23kb)
Lao PDR Tobacco Control Law 2009 (pdf 200kb)
Lao PDR Smoke-free Champasak 2009 (pdf 1.9mb)
Lao PDR Smoke-free Vientiane Capital 2009 (pdf 135kb)
Lao PDR Decree No. 819 Prohibit Smoking in Airport 2008 (pdf 110kb)
Lao PDR Smoke-free Luang Prabang 2007 (pdf 130kb)
Lao PDR Decision on Health Warnings 2006 (pdf 150kb)