Cigarettes and Other Toabcco Products( Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2007

REQD. Not D. L=§3004/99 swarm EXTRAORDINARY PART Il—Section Hub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY fingfi 2007 (2)3w1fi3uw’rnfigwmafi‘mmm mam (filamwufiéu fitmfim am, mmawmmfififimfigw Y n qummmmmfiwm WWIWWWWWKWW mmvmnufiwwafiwn a Warm I (Wm)fim2007%r Emmmflmfi 3mm;— 3W (Wait?) Wmafififimmummfiw (me‘ gamm‘mfi) 337:“?112031 c‘ (‘3‘; gmlfifi (I) m We attire: (Tl) mmfiammfiit Mgenfiamemawmmemnfim mitt (wagerwrtaamemewwemfiz Wfimt <2) emmemeeeeemw Wmmfiarmmatmmm wjmefiiremt PrlP JA/I‘lTL Or INDIA EXTRAORDINARY ‘EH 4W Wmmtmfiamwfiafifiwwmm gmfifimfitmwfihwefifiafimwfim 1mm afimmt 5.13am Wmmmmfiwfitfiafifim Wifiwmmfimmt MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department ofHealth and Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th September, 2007 GSR 633(E).—— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 7, Sub-section (2) of Section 8, Section 10 and Section 31 of the Cigarettes And Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (34 of 2003), read with Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2007 the Central Government hereby makes the following Rules to amend the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2006, namely :~ 1. Short title and Commencement—These Rules may be called the Cigarettes and other 'l‘obacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) (Amendment) Rules. 2007. 2. For the schedule, the tollowing shall be substituted. namely :»~ SCHEDULE (see rule 3) 3. Components ofspecified health warning 2—- The components for the specified health warning shall include 1—- ~ (1) Health Warning :-- The warning “Smoking Kills” (on smoking forms of tobacco products) tam this”? so"); and “Tobacco Kills" (on smokeless/chewing and other forms of tobacco products) shall appear in white font colour on a red background (consisting of 100% magenta + 100% yellow). (2) Pictorial Representation of ill effects of tobacco use.——Pictorial depiction of the ill effects of tobacco use on health, shall be placed below the health warning and should appear in colour exactly as in the soft copy provided in the CD accompanying these rules. (3) Health Message—Every specified health warning shall include the health message in black font colour on a white background. The health message should be printed in easy to read black font on a white background and the font type/font size shall be, exactly as per the soft copy provided along with these rules. b. The specified health warnings are-— (1) For smoking forms of tobacco packs :— (3) Smoking causes cancer __ Smufltngi g 1(a) CBIICBI' (2) For chewing/smokeless forms of tobacco packages-— to) Tobacco causes painful death FEB. Tobacco 2(a) Printed by the Manager, Govtof indie Press Ring Road vlayapuri New DelhE llUOfH (d) Tobacco causes mouth cancer Notez—These rules are accompanied by a CD that contains a soft copy of these health warnings for inclusion in printing of tobacco product packages. 3, Minimum size of the specified health warning.— (1) The minimum size of the specified health warning on each panel of the tobacco pack shall be 3.5 cm X 4 cm to ensure that the warning is legible and prominent. (2) The size of all components of the specified health warning shall be increased proportionally according to increase of the package size to ensure that the specified health warning occupies fifty per cent of the principal display area/s of the pack. 4. Language.——~Each health warning and health message has been specified in English and regional languages. Appropriate language combination should be selected from the combination provided in the CD to ensure that the language/s selected for health warning and heallth message are in contormity with the language/s used on the pack by the manufacturer. Where more than one language is used on the pack, the specified health warning and health message shall be given separately in each of the language/s. Provided that not more than two languages shall be used on the pack. 5. Printing.——lt must be ensured that the colour intensity, clarity and size of all the components ol the specified health warning are not tampered with while printing subject to sub-paragraph (2) ofparagraph 3 of this Schedule. BHAVANI THYAGARAJAN it See} and Published by the Controller oi Publications Dclhi “0054