<P> Although Mexico has reduced its smoking population by more than half since 1980, it was not until 2008 that the General Law on Tobacco Control was passed by Congress . This law and the Regulations of the General Law on Tobacco Control expressly state that publicity and promotion of tobacco products can only be made through adult aimed magazines, personal communication by mail or displayed in establishments exclusively for adults . In these cases, it is prohibited to understate in any way the health risks of tobacco smoking or associate smoking, explicitly or in a vague manner, with athletic, sportive or popularity images . Since this law came into effect in 2009, all cigarette packages in Mexico contain health warnings and graphic images, created and approved by the Secretariat of Health, that must cover 50% of the pack . </P> <P> In 1972 the federal government introduced mandatory health warnings for radio and television cigarette advertisements . In September 1976 a total ban on tobacco & cigarette advertisements on TV & radio commenced . In December 1989 tobacco advertising was banned from all locally produced print media--this left only cinema, billboard and sponsorship advertising as the only forms of direct tobacco advertising . </P> <P> In 1992 the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 expressly prohibited almost all forms of tobacco advertising in Australia, including the sponsorship of sporting or other cultural events by cigarette brands . Contracts were to be honoured and so domestic sporting and cultural events were allowed to have their corporate sponsorships run their course, but they were no longer allowed to enter into new or renew existing sponsorships . Therefore, by 1998, all domestic sponsorships had expired naturally . However, the Act gave the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing the right to grant exemptions to events "of international significance" that "would be likely to result in the event not being held in Australia" should tobacco advertising be forbidden . A clause in the Act forbade events from applying for an exemption after 1 October 2000, unless they had previously been granted one . By 2006, this had led to only two events being eligible--the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and the Australian Formula One Grand Prix . A further clause removed the Ministers right to grant any exemptions for any event held after 1 October 2006: the 2007 Australian Grand Prix therefore featured no tobacco advertising of any sort . </P> <P> As of December 2013 in Australia, most cigarette packaging carried graphic images of the effects of smoking as well as information about the names and numbers of chemicals and annual death rates . Television ads included video footage of smokers struggling to breathe in hospital . Since then, the number of smokers has been reduced by one quarter . </P>

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