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)

119 Normative Acts

An Act to provide for the preparation and promotion of Standards in relation to commodities, services, processes and practices by the establishment and operation of a Bureau of Standards, to establish the Guyana National Bureau of Standards and the National Standards Council, to vest the management of the Bureau in the Council, to define the objects of the Bureau and the powers and functions of the Council and for matters incidental thereto
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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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Amending the provisions of Law N. 9.294 of 15 July 1996, which imposes restrictions on the use and advertising of smoking products, alcoholic beverages, medicines, therapies and agricultural pesticides.
Organ issuer: Executive Branch
Act scope: Federal / Brazil
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Ley de Promoción de la Competencia y Defensa Efectiva del Consumidor
Repeals Law 7014, of 14 of November of 1985  (inciso a) del artículo 9)
Repeals Law 7014, of 14 of November of 1985  (los incisos b), j) y k) del artículo 10)
Repeals Law 7014, of 14 of November of 1985  (os artículos 32, 33 y 34)
Repeals Law 8 (incisos c) y d) del artículo 443)
Repeals Law 2072, of 15 of November of 1956  (incisos a), b) y q) del artículo 4)
Repeals Law 6247, of 02 of May of 1978  (párrafo segundo del artículo 7)
Repeals Law 6247, of 02 of May of 1978  (párrafos 1 y 3 del artículo 8)
Repeals Law 6247, of 02 of May of 1978  (artículos 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 y 17)
Repeals Law 6243, of 02 of May of 1978  (inciso f) del artículo 20)
Repeals Law 6243, of 02 of May of 1978  (artículo 32)
Repeals Law 7134, of 05 of October of 1989  (apartes 8.A y 14.B del anexo 4)
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