Maximum emission levels of cigarettesU.K.
13.—(1) No person may produce, supply or manufacture for export any cigarettes with emission levels greater than—
(a)10 milligrams of tar per cigarette;
(b)1 milligram of nicotine per cigarette;
(c)10 milligrams of carbon monoxide per cigarette.
[F1(2) For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 14 as they apply in Great Britain, a person (“P”) manufactures a product for export if, in the course of a business, other than with a view to the product being supplied for consumption in Great Britain or through the GB travel retail sector, P—
(a)manufactures the product, or
(b)puts a name, trade mark, or other distinguishing mark on the product by which P is held out to be its manufacturer or its originator.
Such a product is referred to in this regulation and regulation 14 as a “product for GB export”.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 14 as they apply in Northern Ireland, a person (“P”) manufactures a product for export if, in the course of a business, other than with a view to the product being supplied for consumption in Northern Ireland or through the NI travel retail sector, P—
(a)manufactures the product, or
(b)puts a name, trade mark, or other distinguishing mark on the product by which P is held out to be its manufacturer or its originator.
(4) Regulations may decrease the maximum emission levels specified in paragraph (1) in relation to—
(a)cigarettes which are GB tobacco products, or
(b)cigarettes which are products for GB export,
where this is necessary, based on internationally agreed standards.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 13(2)-(4) substituted for reg. 13(2) (31.12.2020) by The Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1316), regs. 1(3), 3(13) (with reg. 5))