# The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015, Paragraph 1: Surfaces


(1) Any surface of the external or internal packaging of a unit packet or container packet of cigarettes—
(a) must be smooth and flat, and
(b) must contain no ridges, embossing or other irregularities of shape or texture.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to—
(a) paragraph 3(2), and
(b) any provision to the contrary made by any enactment (whenever passed or made) other than these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111129876/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-standardised-packaging-of-tobacco-products-regulations-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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