Mauritius and the FCTC

2010: Compliance of national law to FCTC Article 13 (Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship)

1. In accordance with FCTC Guidelines for Article 13, advertising, promotion and sponsorship are defined in the law. For example, the term “commercial communication” is used for defining advertising and the term “any form of contribution to any event, activity or individual” is used for defining sponsorship.

2010: Compliance of national law to FCTC Article 11 (Packaging and labelling of tobacco products)

1. The term package is defined as “any covering, wrapper, container or other enclosure that contains a tobacco product or cartons, containers or other enclosures that contain tobacco products”.

2010: Compliance of national law to FCTC Article 8 (Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke)

 1. In accordance with FCTC Guidelines on Article 8, the following key terms associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke are defined in the law: public place, public conveyance, workplace, indoor area and smoking.