Unofficial Translation (excerpts)
Article 111: It is prohibited to package a tobacco product in a manner that
is not in compliance with this Law and its measures for implementation.
Packs or cartons and any kind of outer packaging of tobacco products for
sale in Burundi must exhibit, in prominent and indelible characters, a
health warning covering at least 50% of the main surfaces on the front and
back sides in one of the languages used in Burundi. The warning should be
presented in the form of an illustrative drawing or pictogram.
The procedures for health warnings and messages are to be determined by
order of the Minister of Public Health.
However, for products manufactured locally, the health warning is required
in Kirundi, in addition to the international languages recognized in matters
of commerce.
Article 112: Any packaging and any labeling of tobacco products that
contributes to their promotion by any means likely to give an erroneous
impression with regard to the characteristics, effects on health, risks or
emissions of the product, including descriptive terms, trademarks,
figurative or other signs that directly or indirectly give the impression that a
tobacco product is less harmful than another, is prohibited.
Article 113: Presentation and labeling must not under any circumstances
use terms likely to give erroneous impressions such as low in tar content,
light, ultra-light or mild, in one of the languages used in Burundi.
3. Advertising, sponsorship and promotion
Article 114: It is prohibited for any manufacturer, importer, supplier,
distributor or vendor of cigarettes and other tobacco products to engage in
any kind of advertising, including cross-border advertising and direct or
indirect promotion, in any form whatsoever in favor of tobacco and tobacco
products.
Article 115: Publicity or advertising in favor of an item or product other
than tobacco or tobacco products should not, through its language or its
graphics, its mode or presentation or in any other way, constitute indirect or
hidden publicity or advertising in favor of tobacco or its derivative
products.
Article 116: It is prohibited to offer, hand out or distribute, for free or
otherwise, articles displaying the name of a producer, manufacturer or