Table 3 Characteristics of country laws, with respect to prohibition of misleading descriptors on cigarette packs
*Country | Prohibition of term, descriptor, trademark or figurative or other sign that may be deceptive | Prohibition of display of emission yields | Display of relevant qualitative emissions such as benzene | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Africa | ||||
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kenya | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Americas | ||||
Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Brazil | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eastern Mediterranean | ||||
Egypt | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Europe | ||||
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South-East Asia | ||||
Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Western Pacific | ||||
Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Malaysia | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VietNam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
China | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |