OREANDA-NEWS. October 02, 2012. The Government has increased responsibility for advertising alcohol and tobacco, concretized cases in which the advertiser will be imposed a penalty. It is provided by the Cabinet of Ministers "On amendments to paragraph 4 of the fines for violating the law on advertising" № 885.

This resolution will take effect simultaneously with the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine on September 22, 2011 № 3778 "On amendments to some legislative acts of Ukraine regarding the prohibition of advertising, sponsorship and promotion of tobacco products".

In particular, advertisers can be penalized who are guilty of providing false information to manufacturer advertising. Also will be imposed for portraying the process of smoking tobacco or alcohol consumption, absence of text warning about the dangers of drinking alcohol and tobacco advertising as involving centerfold persons aged to 18 years etc.

In addition, it has been identified a number of other cases where advertisers will be punished by a fine. Among other it is prohibited activities with free distribution, including for marketing research and tasting, sharing tobacco products of any other goods, works and services, the sale of tobacco products in the set with any other goods, messaging, email, messaging on mobile phones, distributing DVDs, videos, CDs, computer and other games.