The Ministry of Health and Sports of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar adopted, on 17 August 2020, Directive 91/2020 which contains guidance on interactions with “cigar and tobacco product manufacturer, distributor, seller or related person”. The Ministry of Health and Sports elaborated these guidelines under the power conferred to it by section 19 of the Control of Smoking and Consumption of Tobacco Products Law.

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, approved on 8 July 2020 a comprehensive set of tobacco control measures as part of the so called Health Act. This legislation is finally adopted after strong efforts by the tobacco industry to interfere in this regulation process.

The Hon. Minister of Health of Bhutan launched on World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), 31 May 2020, the publication entitled “The Big Ban: Bhutan’s journey towards a tobacco-free society”.

This publication presents the long history of tobacco control in the country. It also reveals whole-of-society and whole-of-government approaches in their efforts which culminated in "The big ban": the Royal Government of Bhutan banned the sale of tobacco and related products in the country in 2004, same year of ratification of the WHO FCTC.

The 2014 European Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU, in relation to the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products prohibited the placing on the market of cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco with characterising flavours as of 20 May 2016.

The Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia adopted, on 13 February 2020, the new Law No 1280 on Prevention and Control of the Consumption of Tobacco Products strengthens the protection of the population to the harms of tobacco use.