Ranked 21 out of 80

Uruguay

Overall Score: 49

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Indicators of Influence

These seven key indicators highlight interference from the tobacco industry in Uruguay.

No. 1

Industry participation in policy development

Indicator Score:

6 / 20

No. 2

Tobacco industry-related CSR activities

Indicator Score:

2 / 20

No. 3

Benefits given to the tobacco industry

Indicator Score:

7 / 20

No. 4

Unnecessary interaction with the tobacco industry

Indicator Score:

4 / 20

No. 5

Procedure for transparency measures

Indicator Score:

10 / 20

No. 6

Avoiding conflicts of interest

Indicator Score:

3 / 20

No. 7

Preventive measures

Indicator Score:

17 / 30

Recommendations

Overall Uruguay has good tobacco control measures in place, but there is still room for improvement to prevent tobacco industry interference. Hence, efforts related to Article 5.3 can be strengthened further:

  • A code of conduct that applies to all government officials when dealing with the tobacco industry must be implemented.
  • The tobacco industry must be required to submit information on marketing expenditures or other activity such as lobbying, political contributions and all other activities.

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