The Tobacco Products (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale) (Safety) Regulations 2002

Statement of yields on packets of cigarettes

4.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of these Regulations, a producer of cigarettes shall ensure that each packet of cigarettes which he produces carries a statement of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields of the cigarettes contained in it.

(2) The statement—

(a) as to the tar yield shall be shown as a figure rounded to the nearest whole number and expressed in the form “x mg tar”;

(b) as to the nicotine yield shall be shown as a figure rounded to one decimal place and expressed in milligrams in the form “x.y mg nicotine”;

(c) as to the carbon monoxide yield shall be shown as a figure rounded to the nearest whole number and expressed in the form “x mg carbon monoxide”.

(3) The statement of the yields shall—

(a) be printed on one side of the packet;

(b) cover an area amounting to at least 10 per cent of that side of the packet; and

(c) comply with the provisions of regulation 9.