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Table 4 Characteristics of country laws, with respect to rotation of health warnings

From: Country tobacco laws and article 11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: a review of tobacco packaging and labeling regulations of 25 countries

*Country

Rotation required

Rotation format specified

Range of packs to which rotation is applicable is specified

Total

Africa

South Africa

1

1

1

3

Kenya

1

1

1

3

Americas

Mexico

1

1

1

3

Canada

1

1

1

3

Brazil

1

1

0

2

Argentina

1

1

1

3

USA

1

0

0

1

Eastern Mediterranean

Egypt

1

1

0

2

Pakistan

1

1

1

3

Europe

Spain

1

0

1

2

Turkey

1

1

1

3

Poland

1

1

1

3

UK

1

1

1

3

Ukraine

1

0

0

1

Russia

1

1

0

2

South-East Asia

Nepal

1

1

1

3

Thailand

1

0

0

1

India

1

1

0

2

Bangladesh

0

0

0

0

Indonesia

0

0

0

0

Western Pacific

Australia

1

1

1

3

Malaysia

1

0

1

2

Philippines

1

1

0

2

VietNam

1

1

0

2

China

1

0

0

1

  1. *Countries are ranked within each of the six WHO regions by overall level of compliance with FCTC article 11 guidelines.