Advertising

Virtually all tobacco advertising is now illegal in the UK and many other countries. The Tobacco Advertising & Promotion Act 2002 came into force in November 2002 in the UK, with most advertising ending on 14th February 2003 and a gradual fade out for the rest by July 2005.

Since the implementation of the final stage of the tobacco advertising ban in 2005 ASH has carefully monitored the situation to try to stop any direct or indirect breaches of the law. ASH made representations to the European Commission and to the motor cycle industry following breaches of the European Tobacco Advertising Directive and also urged the Commission to take action against Member States which had failed to transpose the Directive into national law.