PART 2Labelling of tobacco products
Position of general warning and information message on cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco8
1
This paragraph applies to—
a
a unit pack of cigarettes, other than a shoulder box9; and
b
a unit pack of hand rolling tobacco which is cuboid in shape, but not a shoulder box.
2
Where paragraph (1) applies to a unit pack—
a
the general warning must appear on one of the secondary surfaces of the pack;
b
the information message must appear on the other secondary surface; and
c
each of those health warnings must be—
i
positioned at the bottom edge of the surface on which it appears, and
ii
at least 20mm wide.
3
In the case of a unit pack of cigarettes or hand rolling tobacco in the form of a shoulder box—
a
the general warning must appear in its entirety on the larger of the two split parts of one of the secondary surfaces of the shoulder box;
b
the information message must appear in its entirety on the larger of the two split parts of the other secondary surface of the shoulder box; and
c
the general warning must also appear on the inside of the lid, such that it is visible when the pack is open.
4
In the case of a unit pack of hand rolling tobacco which is cylindrical, with a lid—
a
the general warning must appear on the outside surface of the lid; and
b
the information message must appear on the inside surface of the lid.
5
A unit pack of hand rolling tobacco in the form of a rectangular pouch must carry a general warning and an information message in accordance with Article 2.1 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1735 of 24th September 2015 on the precise position of the general warning and the information message on roll-your-own tobacco marketed in pouches10 (“the Pouches Decision”).
6
Paragraph (5) does not apply to a unit pack of hand rolling tobacco which is in the form of a wraparound rectangular pouch made from polythene, polypropylene or laminate material where the product—
a
is manufactured or released for free circulation in the European Union before 20th May 2018;
b
is supplied before 20th May 2019; and
c
carries a general warning and an information message in accordance with Article 2.2 of the Pouches decision.
7
A unit pack of hand rolling tobacco in the form of a standing pouch, must carry a general warning and an information message in accordance with Article 3 of the Pouches Decision.
8
For the purposes of this regulation, any reference in the Pouches Decision to roll-your-own tobacco is to be construed as a reference to hand rolling tobacco.
9
In this regulation, a “shoulder box” means a unit pack which is cuboid in shape with a hinged lid that results in the secondary surfaces being split into two when the pack is opened.