PanamaPanama first introduced a policy requiring health warnings on cigarette packages in 2005. Health warnings were required to cover 100% of the back of all cigarette packages. In May 2008, Panama increased the size of the required health warnings to 50% of both the front and back of all cigarette packages.
Panama has updated the warnings regularly. New warning images were released in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
As well, Panama requires tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide emission numbers to appear on the side of packages. These emission numbers are generated using the ISO smoking method.
Legislation and Regulations
Health Warnings
2016 to Present**
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| Addiction |
| Panama |
| 2016 |
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| ETS – Baby |
| Panama |
| 2016 |
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| Health Effects – Other |
| Panama |
| 2016 |
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| Health Effects – Sex |
| Panama |
| 2016 |
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| Health Effects – Wrinkles |
| Panama |
| 2016 |
2015 to 2016**
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| ETS – Child |
| Panama |
| 2015 |
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| Health Effects – Lung |
| Panama |
| 2015 |
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| Health Effects – Mouth |
| Panama |
| 2015 |
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| Health Effects – Other |
| Panama |
| 2015 |
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| Health Effects – Other |
| Panama |
| 2015 |
2014 to 2015**
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| Chemicals |
| Panama |
| 2014 |
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| ETS – Baby |
| Panama |
| 2014 |
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| Health Effects – Eye |
| Panama |
| 2014 |
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| Health Effects – Mouth |
| Panama |
| 2014 |
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| Health Effects – Other |
| Panama |
| 2014 |
2012 to 2014**
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| ETS – Baby |
| Panama |
| 2012 |
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| Health Effects – Other |
| Panama |
| 2012 |
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| Health Effects – Vascular System |
| Panama |
| 2012 |
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| Health Effects – Sex |
| Panama |
| 2012 |
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| Health Effects – Wrinkles |
| Panama |
| 2012 |
2010 to 2012**
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| Chemicals |
| Panama |
| 2010 |
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| ETS – Child |
| Panama |
| 2010 |
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| Health Effects – Death |
| Panama |
| 2010 |
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| Health Effects – Sex |
| Panama |
| 2010 |
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| Health Effects – Vascular System |
| Panama |
| 2010 |
2009 to 2010**
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| Addiction |
| Panama |
| 2009 |
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| Chemicals |
| Panama |
| 2009 |
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| ETS – Child |
| Panama |
| 2009 |
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| Health Effects – Mouth |
| Panama |
| 2009 |
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| Quitting |
| Panama |
| 2009 |
2008 to 2009**
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| ETS – Baby |
| Panama |
| 2008 |
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| Health Effects – Heart |
| Panama |
| 2008 |
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| Health Effects – Lung |
| Panama |
| 2008 |
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