Heating Up! Stricter Penalties Set to Be Introduced for Non-Compliance with Tobacco Product Health Warning Requirements

On 26 July 2024, the government introduced Regulation of the Government No. 28 of 2024 on the Implementing Regulation (“Regulation 28/2024”) to Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health (“Law 17/2023”), which mandates that all parties who manufacture, import and/or distribute (“Business Actors”) tobacco and electronic cigarette products (collectively referred to as “Tobacco Products”) are required to comply with several health warnings affixation requirements, as was to be further regulated by the Minister of Health (“Minister”).[1]