Singapore legislation

Regulation 9

of Tobacco and Vaporisers Control (Appearance, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 2019

Regulation 9

Permitted marks on retail packages

Subregulation 1

A retail package of any tobacco product must not bear any mark, term, descriptor or figurative or other sign except —

(a)

a mark (called a permitted mark) of a type, and that conforms with the specifications, set out in the First Schedule;

(b)

any other mark that is required or permitted under the Act, its regulations or any other written law; or

(c)

if the tobacco product is manufactured outside Singapore, a mark, term, descriptor or figurative or other sign that is required under the law of the country of manufacture to indicate that the tobacco product is manufactured specifically for export.

Subregulation 2

All permitted marks must be printed —

(a)

in the case of a cigarette carton or cigarette pack, directly on the cigarette carton or cigarette pack, as the case may be;

(b)

in the case of a wrapper mentioned in regulation 6(1)(c) which covers 2 or more cigarette cartons or cigarette packs, directly on the wrapper, unless paragraph (3) applies; or

(c)

in any other case, directly on the retail package, unless paragraph (3) applies.

Subregulation 3

Where it is not possible to print a permitted mark directly on —

(a)

a wrapper mentioned in paragraph (2)(b); or

(b)

a retail package mentioned in paragraph (2)(c),the permitted mark may be printed on one or more adhesive labels that comply with paragraph (4) and are affixed on the wrapper or retail package, as the case may be.

Subregulation 4

An adhesive label mentioned in paragraph (3) must —

(a)

be no larger than is necessary to display the permitted marks printed on the adhesive label;

(b)

be affixed to the retail package or the wrapper (as the case may be) such that the adhesive label is not easily removable; and

(c)

subject to paragraph (5), have a background that is in the colour Pantone 448C or is transparent.

Subregulation 5

The background of an adhesive label on which a bar code in the First Schedule is printed must be white in colour.

Subregulation 6

The permitted marks, and an adhesive label mentioned in paragraph (3), must not obscure or obliterate all or any part of a mandatory sign.