Policy Summary:
The General Law on Tobacco Control (Ley General para el Control del Tabaco, Article 16(VI)) prohibits the sale, distribution, exhibition, promotion or manufacture of an object that imitates a tobacco product. These prohibitions are specific to nicotine-containing e-cigarettes.
In November 2019, the Mexican Supreme Court has ruled that the General law on Tobacco Control prohibiting the sales of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes is unconsititutional. The ruling is not a nationwide precedent and the effects of the ruling are not yet known.
*Personal communication with in-country experts and/or Ministry of Health representatives
Policy Domains:
Product Classifications:
Regulatory Mechanisms:
Tobacco Control Law (http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tobaccocontrollaws...)
WHO Region:
AMRO