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MINISTRY 017 HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(Department of Health and Family Welfare)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 15th October, 2014

0.5.11. 717(E).—ln exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 7. Section B, sub-notion (2)
Advertisement and
of Section 9. Section 10 and Section 3! of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of
of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act 2003 (34 of 1003), the Central
Regulation
Government makes the following rules further to amend the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging
hereby
and Labelling) Rules 2008, namely:—

L (1)These rules may be called the Ciprettes and other Tobacco Products (Packag'ng and Labelling)
Amendment Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall come into force with effect from the 1‘ day of April. 2015,

It in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008.—
(a) in rule 3. in sub-rule (1). —

(i) for elem (a). the following elme mu be substituted, namely:—

area of
“(b) the specified health Warning shall cover at least eighty-five per cent. (35%) of the principal display
the package of which sixty per cent. (60%) shall cover pictorial health warning and twenty-five per cent (25%)
shall cover textual health warning and shall be positioned on the top edge of the package and in the same

direction as the information on the principal display area:

Provided that for conical package, the widest end of the package shall be considered as the top edge of the
package:
Provided further that on box, carton and pouch type of packay. the specified health wanting shall appear on
both sides of the package, on the largest panels and for cylindrical and conical type of package, the specified
health warning shall appear diametrically opposite to each other on two largest sides or faces of the package and
the specified halth warning shall cover eighty-five per cent. (85%) of each side or face of the principal display
cent.
area of the package of which sixty per cent. (60%) shall cover pictorial health warning and twenty-five per

(25%) shall cover textual health waming.";

(ii) for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted. namely}.
“(d) no messages, images or pictures that directly or indirectly promote the use or consumption of a Specific

tobacco brand or tobacco usage in general or any matter or statement which is inconsistent with, or detracts
from, the specified health warning are inscribed on the tobacco product package":
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(0. the following clause shall be substituted. namely:

—

(iii) for clause

inscribed in the language used on the package:

“(i) the textual health warning shall be
package or on its label is-
Provided that where the language used on a

r (a) English. the health wanting shall be expressed

in English;
in English and any one of the
English and Indian languages, the health warning shall be expressed
(h)
Indian languages in which the brand name appears;
in Hindi and any one of the
shall he expressed
(c) Hindi and other Indian language. the health waming
Indian language in which the brand name appears;
be expressed in such Indian language;
(d) any Indian language. the health warning shall
in any two Indian languages in which the brand
(c) Indian languages. the health warning shall he expressed
name appears;

(0 foreign language. the health wanting shall

be expressed in English;
in English and any one of the
foreign and Indian languages, the
health warning shall be expressed
‘, (g)
‘

Indian languages in which the brand name appears:

shall appear in not more than two languages used on the

Provided further that the textual health warning
package:
9 or face of principal
ad .

Provided also that the textual health warning in one language shall be displayed on one side
other language shall be displayed on the other side or face of
I display areaand the textual health warning in the
principal display area of the package“:
alter clause (g), the following clause shall be inserted. namely:
-—

(iv)
any other tobacco product shall contain the following particulars. namely:—
“(li) every package of cigarette or

(a) Name of the product;

(b) Name and address of the manufacturer

or importer or packer:
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(c) Origin of the product (for import);

(d) Quantity of the product;

(e) Date of manufacture; and

required by the Central Government in accordance with the intemational

r (l) Any other matter as may be
‘
practice“;

(b) for mle 5, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—

“5. Rotation nl‘ specified health warning—(1) The specified health wamrng on tobacco product package shall
(Q:
a.
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be rotated every twenty-four months from the date of commencement
notification.
of these rules or before the period of

rotation as may be specified by the Central Government by

and
(2) During the rotation period, there shall be images of specified health warning for both smoking
two

smokeless form of tobacco products and each of the images of the specified
health wanting shall appear
of twelve months,
consecutively on the package with an interregnum period
of specified health warning shall be
(3) At the end of the twelve month: period, the first image (image I)
of specified health warning. which shall appear for the next twelve
replaced with the second image (image 2)
months.

(4) At the end of each twelve months of the rotationperiod. the Central Government may allow the distributors.
not exceeding two months to
retailers and importers of cigarettes and other tobacco products a grace period,
the warning specified for the expired period of
clear the old stock of package of tobacco products bearing
twelve months of the rotation period.
and other tobacco products shall not distribute or sell
(5) The distributors. retailers and importers of cigarettes
of twelve months after the grace period
any package having the specified health warning of the expired period
of two months":

(c) In the Schedule;

be substituted, namely:—
(i) for the paragaph I, the following paragraph shall

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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA:EXTRAORD1NARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]

for the specified health waming shall include

“1. Components of tpeeitied health warning—The components
the following, namely:—
shall appear in
forms of tobacco products. the word “WARNING”
(i) Textual Health Warning—For smoking causes throat cancer" shall appear
in white font
the words “Smoking
white font colour on a red backyound and shall appear
“

For smokeless forms of tobacco products. the word “WARNING

colour on a black backyound. shall in white
and the words “Tobacco causes mouth cancer” appear
in white font colour on a red background cent. (25%) of the
The textual health wanting shall cover twenty-five pet
font colour on a black background of the textual health warning
The intensity of color in the background
principal display area of the package, K: 0% and Black: 00%, M:0%.
Red: C:0%. M1100'Ve Y:100%
shall he: White: 00%, M:0%‘ Y:0% K:0%.
shall be printed with four colors with printing resolution of
Y:0“/n K: 100%, The textual health warnings shall be exactly as in the sofl
The font type and colour of the health warning
minimum 300 DPI (Dots per inch).
Disk (CD) accompanying these rules
or as uploaded on the web sites
copy provided in the Compact '

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shill be
of the ill effects of tobacco use on health
(ll) Pictorial Health Warning—A pictorial representation cent of the principal display area of the
sixty per (60%)
placed above the textual health warning, covering inch). The
EW'DPI (Dots per
it shall be printed with four colors with printing resolution of minimum
package, colour and resolution exactly as in the sofl copy provided
in
in the same
pictorial health warning should appear the web Sim MW and
the CD accompanying these rules or as uploaded on

Wm";
shall he submituted. namely:—
(ii) for the parayaph 2. the following paragraph '

be—
specified health warnings shall
.

“2. The
health warning
forms of tobacco products-Image (l), the specified
(a) For packages containing smoking months following its commencement
of twelve
contained in these mics shall be valid for a period
_
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WARNING
Smoking causes
throat cancer

forms of tobacco products Image (2), the specified health warning

-

(h) For packages containing melting

effect following the end of twelve months from the date of
contained in these rules shall come into
of image (1).
commencement of specified health warning

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, WARNING
Smoking causes
throat cancer
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(c) For packages containing smokeless forms of tobacco products —lrnage (l). the specified health
warning
contained in these rules shall be valid for a period ot'lwelve months following its commencementl

image-l

WARNING
Tobacco causes
mouth cancer

(d) For packages containing smokeless forms of tobacco products—Image (Z), the specified health
wanting
contained in these mles shall come into effect following the end of twelve months from the date of
commencement of specified health wanting of image (1).

In: e-Z

WARNING
Tobacco causes
mouth cancer

Note. These rules shall be

accompanied by a (CD) that contains a soit copy of these specified health warnings.
-

the soft of these specified health warning shall also be

copies uploaded on the websites wwwtmnhfl n'cjn
and wwwtntgptgbacmgm pain for inclusion in
printing of tobacco product package.";
(iii) for the paragraph 3. the following parayaph shall be substituted, namely:~
“3. Size of the specified health warning. —

(l) The size of the specified health warning on each panel of the
tobacco package shall not be less than 3.5 cm (width) x 4 cm (height). so as to ensure that the warning is
legible. prominent and conspicuous.
(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 covers eighty-five per cent (85%) of the
principal display area of the package of which sixty per cent (60%) shall cover pictorial health warning and
twenty-five per cent (25%) shall cover textual health warning";
(iv) for the paragoph 4, the following parayaph shall be substituted, namely:—
“4. Language: Each health wanting shall be specified in English. Hindi and any other regional languages
Appropriate language combination shall be selected from the combination provided in the (CD) to ensure that the
language selected for health warning is in conformity with the language used on the package by the manufacturer or
importer or packer.".
[F. No. P~16011/05/2012-FH-I)

ANSHU PRAKASH. JI. Secy.

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THE GAZETTE 0F INDIAIEXTRAORDINARY [PARTII‘SECMD]
10
2008 and suhsequemly
rules Vida number G.S.R. 132 (E), dated the 15th March.
published
Note: The Principal were
3.0. 281403), dated the 28th
the 29th September, 2008, vide number
amended vide number G.S.R, 693(E), dated
G.S,R .176(E), dated the 51h
dated the 3rd March. 2009, vide number
November. 2008. vide number G.S.R. 305(E).
G.S.R 985(E). dated the 20m
dated the 17d] May. 2010, vide number
March. 2010. vide number (15.11. 411(5).
570 (E), dated the 26th July.
dated the 27th May. 2011, vide number G.S,R
December, 2010, vide number (15.11 417(E).
2011 and vide number 6511. 724(E).
dated the 27th September, 2012.

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