Costa Rica - Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation (English)

This brief provides an overview of tobacco control legislation, use, and taxation in the country. Costa Rica ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2008. General Law for the Control of Tobacco and its Harmful Effects on Health was adopted in March 2012, and it regulates smoke-free places; tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, as well as tobacco packaging and labeling in line with FCTC guidelines. This law also sets...

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Marquez,Patricio V.;

Krasovsky, Konstantin;

Andreeva,Tatiana;
Document Date
2019/06/21
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
138154
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2019/06/21
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Costa Rica - Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation
Keywords
tobacco control legislation

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Marquez,Patricio V.; Krasovsky, Konstantin; Andreeva,Tatiana.

Costa Rica - Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation (English). WBG Global Tobacco Control Program Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/875941561129314789

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