Article 3 Design of the combined health warning

United Kingdom

The combined health warning shall be printed in four-colour CMYK. All elements in black shall be C0, M0, Y0 and K100 and those in warm yellow shall be C0, M10, Y100 and K0.

The combined health warning shall be reproduced at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi when printed in actual size.

The text warning shall be printed in white on a black background.

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The cessation information shall be printed in black on a warm yellow background, as illustrated in the Annex.

Where a side-by-side, stacked reversed or side-by-side extra-wide format is used, a 1 mm black border shall be printed between the cessation information and the photograph within the cessation information panel.

The manufacturers or importers shall ensure that the photograph:

(a)

is reproduced without applying effects, adjusting the colours, retouching, or extending the background;

(b)

is not cropped too close or too far from the focal point of the image; and

(c)

is scaled proportionally without being stretched or condensed.

The manufacturers shall ensure that:

(a)

the text warning and cessation information are left aligned and centred vertically;

(b)

the text warning and cessation information are printed in Neue Frutiger Condensed Bold;

(c)

the text warning is printed in a uniform font size;

(d)

the font size of the text warning and of the cessation information is as large as possible to ensure maximum visibility of the text;

(e)

the minimum font size of the text warning is 6 pt and the minimum font size of the cessation information is 5 pt;

(f)

the space between lines is 2 pt larger than the font size of the text warning and is 1 to 2 pt larger than the font size of the cessation information;

(g)

the text warning is reproduced as set out in F2Schedule A1 to the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016, including as regards the use of capital letters F3....

By way of derogation from points (e) and (f), manufacturers or importers of tobacco products for smoking other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and waterpipe tobacco may reduce the font size or space between the lines of the text warning and cessation information where unavoidable, provided that all elements of the combined health warning remain fully visible.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 3(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/41), regs. 1, 7(1A) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1316, regs. 1(3), 4(b) (with reg. 5)) (with reg. 9 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1316, regs. 1(3), 5)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Art. 3(5)(g) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/41), regs. 1, 7(2)(a) (with reg. 9 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1316, regs. 1(3), 5)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Art. 3(5)(g) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/41), regs. 1, 7(2)(b) (with reg. 9 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1316, regs. 1(3), 5)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)