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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/CAN/675/Add.1

Notification No.

Notification Type

Notifying Member

Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

Days to Final Date

Title

Regulations Amending the Tobacco Products Regulations (Plain and Standardized Appearance) and proposed Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act

Objective

Other (TBT)

Product Covered

Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment (ICS: 65.160).

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ICSCODE

65.160 - Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment; 65.160 - Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment

Keywords

Human health; Human health

Specific Regions

Description

The proposed regulations notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/675 (dated 15 June 2022) were adopted and published in Canada Gazette, Part II on June 7, 2023.The Regulations Amending the Tobacco Products Regulations (Plain and Standardized Appearance) (Regulations) bring Canada into full compliance with its international tobacco labelling requirements by extending the display of health warnings and toxicity information to all tobacco product packages. They also introduce a rotation scheme for all health-related messages. The Regulations introduce a mandatory display of health warnings directly on individual cigarettes, little cigars that have tipping paper, and tubes. The Regulations introduce additional enhanced measures, such as renewed health-related messages that are memorable, noticeable and impactful, a minimum size for health warnings on most tobacco product packages covering at least 75% of the main display area, a new location for health information messages for cigarette packages and an ambulatory incorporation by reference of the document entitled Labelling Elements for Tobacco Products (Source Document), to allow for the update of the content and images featured in health-related messages as required from time to time.The Regulationsconsolidate all tobacco product appearance, packaging and labelling requirements in a single set of regulations, entitled the Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging and LabellingRegulationsIn addition, the Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act permits the use of colouring agents to whiten the tipping paper of cigarettes, of little cigars where present and of tubes, where a white background for the health warning is required.

Notified Document

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