Provisions on Regulating the sale of cigarette packaging logo

To strictly enforce the "People's Republic of China Product Quality Law" and other relevant laws and regulations and the new version of "cigarette" series of national standard (GB5606-2005), strengthen the management of the cigarette packaging and labeling, and earnestly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, combined with the State Tobacco Monopoly the provisions relating to tobacco product packaging and labeling (Note) issued by the previous Board, on the basis of full consideration to the healthy development of the tobacco industry requirements and the relevant provisions of the "framework Convention on tobacco control", and is now on in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions) the packaging and labeling of cigarettes sold uniform provisions as follows:

First, where in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) sales of cigarettes should be consistent with the national standard "cigarette - Part 2: packaging and labeling" (GB5606.2-2005) technical requirements.

Second, cigarette boxes and cigarette package shall also strip, Chinese aphorisms and tar "smoking is harmful to health" on the cartridge package the same technical requirements, the amount of nicotine smoke, carbon monoxide amount in Chinese labeled.

Third, the amount of tar on cigarette package labeling shall not exceed 15 mg.

Fourth, the cigarette package should be marked product name. Product name, and other product identification on the package should be used to regulate the Chinese text; Hanyu Pinyin or English can be used simultaneously, but the Pinyin and English should be less than the corresponding Chinese.

Fifth, the cigarette package and may not be used in enclosed instructions "health" effect "efficacy", "security" and "environmental protection", "low hazard" and other cigarette components description language; not use "light", "ultra light "," mild "cigarettes quality description language; not use" low tar "and" low tar "," low tar "and other terms; already using the" best "," best "," gold "and other extreme terms or have been using the "Royal goods", "tribute" and other terms with feudal color, or false ingredient to be modified in the product modification or brand integration process.

Six, product bar code to be printed on cigarette package; packaging film strip package product barcode labeling, etc. can be used. Cigarette subject merchandise barcode National Bureau "cigarette use bar code rules" and "barcode" the national standard (GB12904) the relevant requirements of cigarettes, boxes of merchandise barcode band membrane can be accurately detected when reading; Remove smoke in film after detecting the quality level should not be less than 1.5.

Quality product inspection identified seven "Industry cigarette production and management decision-making management system" using "cigarette box with barcode labels" in the "inspection" logo with cigarette manufacturers now use equivalent to. State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau to encourage cigarette manufacturers use the "cigarette box with barcode labels" in the "passed the test" logo to replace the existing product quality inspection identification.

Eight, gift packaging of cigarettes, on which the boxes are labeled in accordance with the said provisions; label content can be directly printed on the gift box, can also be used labeling method.

IX in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions) shall be used for packaging and labeling norms Chinese sales of foreign brand cigarettes, package, and there are also "by the China National Tobacco Monopoly"; and shall have the box package Chinese cigarette brands marked specification; imported cigarettes shall be in order to standardize the Chinese box package label producing country (or region); the quality of foreign language have explained, there must be a corresponding specification Chinese translation.

X. This provision also applies to the territory of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) sales of cigars and other tobacco products (cigarettes specifications, except for the price class, the amount of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fumes label).

11. This provision since January 1, 2006 implementation of the existing provisions and these provisions are inconsistent with these provisions shall prevail.