Location and Size of Warnings / Messages on Unit Packaging
75% of Front, 75% of Back, Side(s)
Rotation
Required
Number of Warnings / Messages Authorized to Be Displayed at Any Given Time
6
Length of Rotation Period
Specified
- 50,000 packs (and every two years)
Analysis
One of six authorized text and picture warnings must occupy 75% of the front and back of cigarette packaging. Manufacturers must print the six warnings in rotation, changing the warning at intervals of 50,000 packs. The set of six warnings must be updated "every two years or at other intervals based on research."
The law meets FCTC Art. 11 and aligns with the FTC Art. 11 Guidelines with respect to the size, content, placement, and rotation of health warnings on smoked tobacco product packaging.
Location and Size of Warnings / Messages on Unit Packaging
Front, Back
Rotation
Uncertain
Number of Warnings / Messages Authorized to Be Displayed at Any Given Time
Uncertain
Length of Rotation Period
Uncertain
Analysis
Articles 24 and 25 of the Law on Tobacco Control require pictorial health warnings and labels on the front and back of each package of "tobacco products." However, Ministry of Health Agreement No. 1067, which implements the Law on Tobacco Control, specifies the size and placement of health warnings and labels on "each cigarette packet" and "carton". In addition, the warnings authorized by Agreement No. 1067 are relevant to smoking only. Therefore, although the law requires health warnings on smokeless tobacco products, the specifications such as size, rotation, and content are uncertain.
To meet FCTC Art. 11 and align with the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines, the implementing regulations should specify the requirements of health warnings specific to smokeless tobacco.
