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Consumo de HTP (PCT) in Botsuana

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Perfil
Botswana Flag
Cigarrillos
Tradicional sin humo
HTP (PTC)
Cigarrillos electrónicos
Snus
Bolsas
NRT (TRN)
Botswana Background
Perfil
Botswana Flag
Cigarrillos
Tradicional sin humo
HTP (PTC)
Cigarrillos electrónicos
Snus
Bolsas
NRT (TRN)
Datos obtenidos: 2023.   Página actualizada: 2025-03-31

Botsuana no cuenta con leyes específicas sobre los Productos de Tabaco Calentado. Sin embargo, conforme a la regulación general de productos de tabaco, está prohibido vender, importar, comercializar, publicitar cualquier forma de producto de tabaco y utilizarlo en espacios públicos. La edad mínima para la venta de productos de tabaco es de 21 años.

Promoción de productos

Referencias:
  1. Botswana Government Gazette. Tobacco Control Act, 2021. Available at: https://assets.tobaccocontrollaws.org/uploads/legislation/Botswana/Botswana-TC-Act-2021-native.pdf. Accessed: 14 March 2025.

Regulación

Referencias:
  1. Global Tobacco Control, 2023. Heated Tobacco. Available at: https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/en/policy-scan/heated-tobacco/countries?country=443. Accessed: 13 March 2025
  2. Botswana Government Gazette. Tobacco Control Act, 2021. Available at: https://assets.tobaccocontrollaws.org/uploads/legislation/Botswana/Botswana-TC-Act-2021-native.pdf. Accessed: 14 March 2025.

Disponibilidad

Referencias:
  1. Botswana Government Gazette. Tobacco Control Act, 2021. Available at: https://assets.tobaccocontrollaws.org/uploads/legislation/Botswana/Botswana-TC-Act-2021-native.pdf. Accessed: 14 March 2025.
  2. Philip Morris International website. Available at: https://www.pmi.com/smoke-free-products/iqos-our-tobacco-heating-system
Comentarios:
  1. An official licence is required to sell a tobacco product.
  2. An official licence is required to import a tobacco product for trade.
  3. People can use but should take into account certain restrictions.

Regulaciones y restricciones

Referencias:
  1. Botswana Government Gazette. Tobacco Control Act, 2021. Available at: https://assets.tobaccocontrollaws.org/uploads/legislation/Botswana/Botswana-TC-Act-2021-native.pdf. Accessed: 14 March 2025.
  2. World Health Organization. Botswana adopts a comprehensive tobacco control law. Available at: https://extranet.who.int/fctcapps/fctcapps/fctc/implementation-database/news/botswana-adopts-comprehensive-tobacco-control-law. Accessed: 14 March 2025.
  3. World Health Organization, 2021. Botswana adopts a comprehensive tobacco control law. Available at: https://extranet.who.int/fctcapps/fctcapps/fctc/implementation-database/news/botswana-adopts-comprehensive-tobacco-control-law. Accessed: 14 March 2025.

Publications

Sep
2022

Tobacco harm reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa

With the number of tobacco users across the continent set to rise by 2025, we look at the current state of tobacco harm reduction in the region, assessing the progress made so far and the obstacles preventing greater adoption of safer nicotine products.

The GSTHR database is updated regularly by our team. However, please be aware that the information we provide does not constitute legal advice. We cannot guarantee that the information is up to date or accurate, as the regulatory status of different product categories can change at short notice and with little publicity. If you wish to check the legal status of use or possession of any safer nicotine product in a specific country or region, you should verify the information independently. If you have reason to think that the information supplied on the GSTHR is inaccurate, please contact us with details and any references and we will rectify any errors.