Range and rotation of combined health warningsU.K.
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6.—[(A1) A producer of a tobacco product for smoking which is a GB tobacco product (other than an importer) must select the photograph used for the purposes of regulation 5(3)(a) so that each of the 13 photographs appears on between 1/24 to 1/12 of the total number of packs under each brand name produced by that producer within that production year.]
(1) A producer of a tobacco product for smoking [which is an NI tobacco product] (other than an importer) must select the photograph used for the purposes of regulation [5(3)(b)] —
(a)from the set of photographs which is specified for the production year during which the pack is produced; and
(b)so that each of the 14 photographs in a specified set appears on between 1/24 and 1/12 of the total number of packs under each brand name produced by that producer within that production year.
[(2) An importer of a tobacco product for smoking must use the importer’s best endeavours to ensure—
(a)where the product is a GB tobacco product, that the obligation in paragraph (A1) is complied with;
(b)where the product is an NI tobacco product, that the obligations in paragraph (1) are complied with.]
(3) For the purposes of [paragraph (1)] —
(a)the set of photographs contained in Set 1 of Annex II to the Tobacco Products Directive is specified for the production year 2016-2017 and every third production year thereafter;
(b)the set of photographs contained in Set 2 of Annex II to that Directive is specified for the production year 2017-2018 and every third production year thereafter;
(c)the set of photographs contained in Set 3 of Annex II to that Directive is specified for the production year 2018-2019 and every third production year thereafter; and
(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[(4) In this regulation “production year” means a period of 12 months beginning with 20th May and ending with 19th May.]