BPOM Oversight on Tobacco Products and Advertising

The Head of the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan – “BPOM”) has issued Regulation No. 41 of 2013 on the “Oversight of Tobacco Product Distribution, Advertising and Promotion, Inclusion of Health Warnings on Tobacco Product Packaging” (“Regulation”).

The Regulation implements Article 60 (2)[1] of Government Regulation No. 109 of 2012 on the Control of Addictive Substances in the Form of Tobacco Products (“Government Regulation”), which provides that the Head of BPOM will coordinate with relevant institutions to oversee the distribution of tobacco products, as well as its advertising and promotion (Art. 2).