Health warnings must be covered at least 50% each main face's area

Accordingly, from May 01, 2013, tobacco produced, imported for consumption in Vietnam must be printed health warnings on packages in accordance with provisions as regulated. Health warnings must be printed on main face in front of and behind of tobacco packages and must assured not to be hidden or obscured by any materials, picture or other information and are printed with 4 basic colors or more, definition upon printing not allowed being lower than 300DPI. At the same time, area for printing Health warnings must be covered at least 50% area of each main face in front of and behind of tobacco package (under the previous regulation, it must be covered at least 30%).

Under this Circular, the Ministries issued 06 forms for health warnings promulgated together with this Joint Circular and requested that kinds of tobacco product of a tobacco trademark of various tobacco trademarks of a producer must be printed with various forms for health warnings. If a tobacco trademark has more than 06 kinds of products, a producer had more than 06 tobacco trademarks, it is required to simultaneously print sufficient 06 forms for health warnings.
This Joint Circular takes effect on May 01, 2013 and annuls regulations on labeling, printing health warnings on tobacco packages at the Decision No. 02/2007/QD-BYT, of January 15, 2007.

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