Table A1.
Warning Label Requirements in the GATS survey years and in 2014.
| Country | Pictorial a | % Front | % Back | % Average | Misleading Terms Ban | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATS Year | 2014 | GATS Year | 2014 | GATS Year | 2014 | GATS Year | 2014 | GATS Year | 2014 | |
| Argentina | Yes | Yes | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | Yes | Yes |
| Brazil | Yes | Yes | 0 | 30 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 65 | Yes | Yes |
| China | No | No | 30 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 35 | Yes | Yes |
| Egypt | Yes | Yes | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | Yes | Yes |
| Greece * | No | No | 30 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 35 | Yes | Yes |
| Malaysia | Yes | Yes | 40 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 55 | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico | No | Yes | 0 | 30 | 50 | 100 | 25 | 65 | Yes | Yes |
| Nigeria | No | No | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | No | Yes |
| Panama | Yes | Yes | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | Yes | Yes |
| The Philippines * | No | No | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | No | Yes |
| Poland * | No | No | 30 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 35 | Yes | Yes |
| Romania | Yes | Yes | 30 | 43 | 40 | 53 | 35 | 48 | Yes | Yes |
| Russia Federation | No | Yes | 30 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | No | No |
| Thailand | Yes | Yes | 50 | 85 | 50 | 85 | 50 | 85 | Yes | Yes |
| Turkey | No | Yes | 30 | 65 | 40 | 65 | 35 | 65 | Yes | Yes |
| Ukraine | Yes | Yes | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | Yes | Yes |
| Uruguay | Yes | Yes | 50 | 80 | 50 | 80 | 50 | 80 | Yes | Yes |
| Vietnam | No | Yes | 30 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 30 | 50 | No | No |
Note: a Countries with large pictorial warnings also met the 7 characteristics in W score. * In 2016, the Philippines, Greece, and Poland implemented pictorial warnings that are 50%, 65%, and 65% of the front and back of the package, respectively.