FIRST SCHEDULE
Regulation 4
Warnings on tobacco products
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Warning 1
Warning 2
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Warning 3
Warning 4
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Warning 5
Warning 6
Specifications
1.  Part I shall be of an area not less than 50% of the total area of the warning.
2.  Part II shall be of an area not less than 35% of the total area of the warning.
3.—(1)  Part I shall, except as otherwise provided in sub-paragraph (2), be positioned immediately above Part II.
(2)  In the case of a flip-top or hinge-top package, if the area of the external face of the flip-top or hinge-top on which the warning is required to be printed under regulation 4 does not allow Part I to conform with paragraph 1 —
(a)Part I shall be positioned immediately below Part II; and
(b)Part II shall be displayed on the external face of the flip-top or hinge‑top.
4.  The background colour of the boxed text in Part II shall be 100k black.
5.  The perimeter of the warning area should have a one-millimetre wide white border.
6.  For the text “WARNING”, the following typeface and colour shall be used:
(a)typeface Arial Bold; and
(b)red colour R: 229, G: 53, B: 44 / C: 0%, M: 90%, Y: 86%, K: 0%.
7.  For the following text —
(a)“SMOKING CAUSES BLINDNESS”;
(b)“SMOKING CAUSES CANCER”;
(c)“SMOKING CAUSES HEART DISEASE”;
(d)“SMOKING CAUSES LUNG DISEASE”;
(e)“SMOKING INCREASES THE RISK OF MISCARRIAGE”;
(f)“WHEN YOU’RE HOOKED, YOUR CHILD SUFFERS TOO”; and
(g)“You CAN Quit.”,
the following typeface and colour shall be used:
(i)typeface Arial Bold; and
(ii)white colour R: 255, G: 255, B: 255 / C: 0%, M: 0%, Y: 0%, K: 0%.
8.  For the logo “”, the following colours shall be used:
(a)red colour R: 229, G: 53, B: 44 / C: 0%, M: 90%, Y: 86%, K: 0%; and
(b)white colour R: 255, G: 255, B: 255 / C: 0%, M: 0%, Y: 0%, K: 0%.
9.  The image and text layout —
(a)shall closely resemble the approved sample provided by the Chief Executive;
(b)shall adhere to the proportions of the approved sample;
(c)shall not be distorted by the shape or size of the retail package, or in any other way; and
(d)shall not be edited.
10.  The font size of the smallest text must be of a minimum of 2 millimetres in height and the text must be aligned to the left.
11.  The resolution for all images on the retail package of the tobacco product shall be a minimum of 300dpi.
12.  All images and text shall be printed using 4-process colour printing or spot colour and a minimum colour gamut using RGB and shall be reproduced —
(a)in a colour that is as close as possible to the colour in the approved sample provided by the Chief Executive; and
(b)as clearly as possible taking into consideration the method of printing used by the manufacturer.
[S 476/2019 wef 01/07/2019]