Location and Size of Warnings / Messages on Unit Packaging
50% of Front, 50% of Back
Rotation
Required
Number of Warnings / Messages Authorized to Be Displayed at Any Given Time
8
Length of Rotation Period
Uncertain
Analysis
The regulations include eight pictorial health warnings with accompanying text to be displayed on cigarette packaging. One of these combination warnings must occupy 50% of the front of the packaging and another must occupy 50% of the back of the packaging. The warnings should be located at the top of the package, printed in black font on white background.
The warnings should be rotated so that all eight warnings appear with equal frequency over the course of one year. The law and regulations do not state how frequently the set should be updated. The current set of eight warnings has been in rotation since July 1, 2020.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines with respect to size of the warnings, in that that warnings occupy 50% of both display areas. The law also aligns in that the warnings contain graphic images.
Location and Size of Warnings / Messages on Unit Packaging
Rotation
Not Required
Number of Warnings / Messages Authorized to Be Displayed at Any Given Time
N/A
Length of Rotation Period
Unspecified
Analysis
Smokeless tobacco is prohibited in Taiwan (China). Although the law requires health warnings on “tobacco products,” the regulations require health warnings on smoked tobacco products only.
