The repository of legislation on risk factors offers Member States organized, systematized, and updated legal information on the main risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This information system is an integral component of PAHO’s REGULA initiative. It is the product of broad multidisciplinary research on public sources of information on legislation and regulations in 19 Latin American countries, compiled by PAHO. (Read more)

108 Normative Acts

Aprueban reglamento de la Ley n° 28705, ley general para la prevención y control de los riesgos del consumo del tabaco
Organ issuer: Ministry of Health
Act scope: National / Peru
(artículos 5, 8, 10, 12, 18, 32, 41 y 48) Has been changed by Supreme Decree 001-2011-SA, of 14 of July of 2011 
(numerales 1, 5 y 11 del artículo 4) Has been changed by Supreme Decree 001-2011-SA, of 14 of July of 2011 
(numeral 22.2 del artículo 22) Has been changed by Supreme Decree 001-2011-SA, of 14 of July of 2011 
(numeral 6.1 del artículo 6) Has been changed by Supreme Decree 001-2010-SA
(numeral 12.1 del artículo 12) Has been changed by Supreme Decree 001-2010-SA
(artículo 48) Has been changed by Supreme Decree 001-2010-SA
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Dispónese que las advertencias sanitarias a ser utilizadas en los envases de productos de tabaco, que incluyen imágenes y/o pictogramas y leyendas, deberán ocupar el 80% (ochenta por ciento) inferior de ambas caras principales de toda cajilla de cigarrillos y en general en todos los paquetes y envases de productos de tabaco y en todo empaquetado y etiquetado de similar característica
Organ issuer: Ministry of Public Health
Act scope: National / Uruguay
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To prevent tobacco use by children; regulate tobacco use by individuals; enhance public awareness of the hazards of tobacco use and ensure that individuals are provided with information to make more fully informed decisions about using tobacco; protect individuals from exposure to tobacco smoke; prohibit and restrict promotional practices; prevent smuggling of tobacco; provide for regulation of tobacco products to mitigate against the harmful effects of tobacco; and provide for other related matters.
Organ issuer: Executive Branch
Act scope: Federal / Trinidad and Tobago
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