Brunei Darussalam

The regulations require a health warning on every "container" of tobacco products. Container is defined as including "a box, tin or packet" and therefore it is clear that unit packaging must contain a health warning.

The law meets FCTC Art. 11 in this respect.

The regulations require a health warning on every "container" of tobacco products. Container is defined as including "a box, tin or packet." This definition is interpreted as intended to include cartons and other forms of outside packaging used in retail sale.

Therefore, the law meets FCTC Art. 11 in this respect. However, the regulations would be clearer if the definition of "container" specifically states that all packaging used at retail sale is included.

The regulations require health warnings in both English and Malay on all tobacco product containers.

The law meets FCTC Art. 11 with respect to warnings in the principal language of the country.

The regulations require that warnings be printed "in a manner that ensures that when the container is opened or closed in the normal way, no portion of the warning is severed, obliterated or becomes unreadable."

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines in this respect.

The regulations do not specifically state that tax stamps or other required markings may not be placed where they may conceal health warnings and messages.

To align with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines, the law should specifically require that tax stamps or other required markings may not be placed where they may conceal warnings or messages.

The 2012 Labelling Regulations, which amend the 2007 Labelling Regulations, require the following qualitative constituents and emissions disclosure to be printed on the side of smoked tobacco product packages: "THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NICOTINE AND TAR WHICH CAUSE ADDICTION AND IS DANGEROUS TO HEALTH" and "PRODUK INI MENGANDUNGI NIKOTINA DAN TAR YANG MENYEBABKAN KETAGIHAN DAN MEMBAHAYAKAN KESIHATAN".

The law aligns with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines with respect to qualitative constituents and emissions disclosures.

The law does not require, but also does not prohibit, the display of figures for emission yields on packaging.

To fully align with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines, the law should prohibit the display of figures for emission yields on packaging and labeling.

Plain packaging of tobacco products is not required in Brunei. The FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines provide that Parties should consider adopting plain packaging measures that restrict or prohibit the use of logos, colors, brand images, or other promotional information on packaging other than brand and product names displayed in a standard color and font style. Plain packaging aims to reduce the appeal of tobacco products, to increase the noticeability of health warnings, and to reduce the ability of the packaging of tobacco products to mislead consumers about the harmful effects of smoking.

The law does not prohibit misleading tobacco product packaging and labeling including terms, descriptors, trademarks, or figurative or other signs.

To meet FCTC Art. 11, the law should prohibit such misleading tobacco product packaging and labeling.