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Description
Since the early 20th century, Lebanon has regulated oral tobacco consumption under the 1930 law regarding the cultivation, manufacture and trade of tobacco and chewing tobacco. Oral tobacco products are regulated similarly to cigarettes in Lebanon, while nicotine pouches are not regulated, subject only to the general consumer rules.
Heated tobacco in Lebanon, however, is subject to state monopoly. On 2nd October 2015, the minister of finance issued decree 877/2015, which legalised heated tobacco, added it to the tobacco regime and subjected it to a monopoly held by the Lebanese Tobacco and Tombacs Authority. Flavours are allowed, and herbal heated products are not explicitly regulated but subject to general consumer rules.
This is a two-report bundle that provides a detailed overview of Lebanon’s regulatory framework for oral tobacco, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco, covering all policy areas.
Reasons to buy
This TobaccoIntelligence regulatory report will provide you with:
- A clear and detailed understanding of current regulatory requirements affecting this sector in a specific jurisdiction, enabling you to be confident your business and your products are compliant.
- The ability to plan ahead for specific regulatory changes.
- Strategic understanding of the policy climate within the jurisdiction, enabling you to forecast how it might affect business development.
- Sources of further information, for example links to full texts of legislation and contact details for relevant government offices.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Outlook
- Lebanon: the basics
- National regulatory framework
- Age restrictions
- Product restrictions
- Labelling and packaging
- Obligation to notify
- Retail channel restrictions
- Public usage
- Advertising and marketing
- Taxation
- Sanctions
- Relevant laws
- Relevant bodies
Methodology
Our research is completely independent and original. It is conducted by TobaccoIntelligence’s multilingual legal analysis team, all specialists in this sector, and goes through a rigorous review and editing process before publication. Research draws on multiple sources, including: online and offline resources and data, specialist legal software, our own extensive databases and report archives, interviews with key stakeholders and government officials, and collaboration with local legal firms and on-the-ground professionals in the jurisdictions covered.
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