Appendix 10: National Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

Law (20 countries)

Bahrain
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
India
Iran
Lebanon
Madagascar
Nepal
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Uruguay
Zimbabwe

Many provisions law (26 countries)

Austria
Bangladesh
Belgium
China
Colombia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Lao (PDR)
Mexico
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Papua New Guinea
Portugal
Senegal
Spain
Tunisia
United Kingdom
Viet Nam

Few provisions law (20 countries)

Algeria
Armenia
Benin
Canada
Chile
Cuba
Estonia
Ethiopia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Hungary
Israel
Japan
Mongolia
Mozambique
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Zaire

Voluntary (12 countries)

Australia
Bolivia
Ecuador
Kenya
Kuwait
Malawi
Malaysia
New Zealand
South Africa
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Zambia

Some provisions voluntary (8 countries)

Bhutan
Hong Kong
Jamaica
Korea (Republic of)
Singapore
Switzerland
Uruguay
Venezuela

Measure drafted, awaiting final approval (20 countries)

Albania
Botswana
Burundi
Cape Verde
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
El Salvador
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Haiti
Iraq
Jordan
Morocco
Namibia
Nicaragua
Pakistan
Sierra Leone
Sweden
Uganda

Being studied (27 countries)

Angola
Argentina
Belarus
Cambodia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Egypt
Eritrea
Gambia
Honduras
Latvia
Lesotho
Lithuania
Macedonia
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Myanmar (Union of)
Niger
Paraguay
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Slovakia
Syrian Arab Republic
Togo

Action to end free supplies only (2 countries)

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Sudan

No action (7 countries)

Central African Republic
Chad
Iceland
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Somalia
United States

No information (18 countries)

Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Boznia/Herzogovina
Bulgaria
Guyana
Korea (DPR)
Kyrgyzstan
Liberia
Netherlands Antilles
Niue
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Slovenia
Tajikistan
Tokelau
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
U.S. Virgin Islands Uzbekistan

KEY TO CATEGORIES

Law: These countries have enacted legislation or other legal measures encompassing all or substantially all provisions of the International Code. Many provisions law: The countries in this category have enacted legislation or other legal measures encompassing many of the provisions of the International Code. Few provisions law: These countries have enacted legislation or other legal measures encompassing a few provisions of the International Code. Voluntary: In these countries, the government has adopted all, or nearly all provisions of the International Code through non-binding measures. Some provisions voluntary: In these countries, the government has adopted some but not all provisions of the International Code through non-binding measures. Measure drafted, awaiting final approval: In these countries, a final draft of a law or other measure has been recommended to implement all or many of the provisions of the International Code, and final approval is pending. Being studied: A government committee in each of these countries is still studying how best to implement the International Code. Action to end free supplies only: In these countries, the government has taken some action to end free and low-cost supplies of breastmilk substitutes to health care facilities but has not implemented other parts of the International Code. No action: These countries have taken no steps to implement the International Code. No information: No information is available for these countries.

Source: Nutrition Section, UNICEF, with assistance of the International Code Documentation Centre, Penang, Malaysia.