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In accordance with the Ministerial Decision of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on measures to reduce smoking, the (693/1976) Pursuant to:
For the retail sale of tobacco products, with the exception of the retail packets of tobacco products intended for use in the mouth and non-combustible tobacco products, one of the following general warnings shall be:
1) Smoking is deadly.
2) Smoking harms you and those around you seriously.
The general warnings shall be rotated in such a way that they occur in the same number of retail sales packages to 10 %. The warning shall be printed on the most visible surface of the retail package and, with the exception of transparent coating, the outer surface of the other sales packages for retail sale.
The general warning shall cover at least 32 % of the outer surface of the retail packet for which the warning is printed.
The retail packaging of tobacco products, with the exception of the retail packages of tobacco products intended for use in the mouth and non-smoking tobacco products, shall bear one of the following special warnings:
1) Smokers die younger.
2) Smoking clogs the blood vessels and causes heart attacks and strokes.
3) Smoking causes lung cancer, which leads to death.
4) Smoking during pregnancy damages your child.
5) Protect children-do not force them to breathe tobacco smoke.
6) The doctor or pharmacist will help you to stop smoking.
7) Smoking is addictive. Don't start.
(8) By stopping smoking, you will reduce the risk of a fatal heart and lung disease.
(9) Smoking can cause a slow and painful death.
10) Get help to stop smoking: www.tupakkainfo.fi. (17.06.2010/598)
11) Smoking causes impotence and may impair the blood flow.
12) Smoking is ageing of the skin.
13) Smoking can damage sperm and reduce fertility.
14) The smoke contains benzene, nitrosamines, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide.
Specific warnings shall be rotated in such a way that they occur in the same number of retail sales packages to 10 %.
The warning shall be printed on the other visible surface of the retail package and, with the exception of transparent coating, the outer surface of the other sales packages for retail sale.
A special warning shall cover at least 45 % of the outer surface of the retail package to which the warning shall be printed.
The packaging of a tobacco product intended for use in the mouth of a tobacco product authorised for the use of which is authorised, and the packaging of non-combustible tobacco products must bear the following warning: To put your health at risk and be addictive.
The warning shall be printed on the most visible surface of the retail package and, with the exception of transparent coating, the outer surface of the other sales packages for retail sale.
The warning shall cover at least 32 % of the outer surface of the retail packet for which the warning is printed.
If the most visible outer surface of the tobacco product other than cigarettes is greater than 75 cm 2 , the warnings referred to in Articles 1 and 2 shall, however, cover at least 24 cm 2 The outer surfaces referred to in those articles.
Information on the quantities of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide produced from smoking cigarettes shall be printed on the side of the cigarette packet so that the label covers at least 12 % of the side.
The texts of the warnings and other markings referred to in Articles 1 to 5 shall be:
1) shall be printed with a 100 % black, fat-anced Helvetica font for white background;
(2) printed on a font whose point is such that the text covers as much as possible of the area reserved for the text;
(3) printed in a small alphabet, with the exception of the first letter of a warning and other entries in the marking where the grammar requires the use of the oral code;
(4) concentrate on the area for which the text is to be printed, parallel to the top of the package; and
(5) the packaging of tobacco products other than those referred to in Article 3, with a 100 % black mark, with a non-warning label, with a width of 3 mm or more and not more than 4 mm, and which in no way makes it more difficult; The legibility of warning or other marking.
In order to identify and trace the tobacco product, the retail packaging of the product must be labelled with the batch number or equivalent information so that the place and time of manufacture of the product can be determined.
The labelling provided for in this Regulation shall not be printed on the retail sale package (1470/1994) On the basis of a price tag attached or a printed text. Warnings and other markings shall be printed on the packaging so that they cannot be removed or removed. Labels shall also be printed in such a way that the other texts of the package or the pictures on the packaging or the opening of the packaging in any way cover or break the marking, make them inconclusive or otherwise make it more difficult to read. Warnings or markings may be applied to other tobacco products other than cigarettes if the stickers cannot be removed.
The maximum quantities of undesirable substances resulting from the smoking or otherwise disposed of in the course of a commercial activity or in business activities shall be as follows:
1) tar 10 mg;
2) nicotine 1 mg; and
3) carbon monoxide 10 mg.
The amounts of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide produced from cigarettes shall be measured in accordance with ISO standards 4387 (tar), 10315 (nicotine) and 8454 (carbon monoxide). The accuracy of markings on tar and nicotine in packaging shall be verified by sampling in accordance with ISO standard 8243.
Quantities of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide are measured in each calendar year in two quality control studies. Each consignment of cigarettes shall be checked for a sample taken from one of the cigarettes in both quality control studies.
The testing laboratory for testing referred to in Article 10 shall be the EA of the Technical Centre for Accreditation Service (FINAS) or EN 45003, which meets the requirements of other EN (European Cooperation for Accreditation) in accordance with the requirements of the institution of the Multilateral Recognition Agreement (SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17025). The accredited competency area of the laboratory shall include methods according to the standards referred to in Article 10.
The approved test laboratory shall indicate the relevant changes in its activities to the Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency.
The Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency shall provide the Commission of the European Communities with a list of approved testing laboratories. The list includes the criteria used for the approval of laboratories and the means to be used to monitor laboratory activities. The list shall be submitted for the first time by 30 September 2002 and thereafter whenever the information changes.
On measures to reduce smoking (693/1976) (hereinafter ' the Tobacco law , the lists referred to in Article 6c and the explanatory notes and other information accompanying them shall be submitted annually to the Office for Social and Health Authorisation and Control by the end of November.
The quantities of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide in the list referred to in Article 6c (1) (1) of the Tobacco Products shall be accompanied by the certificates issued by the approved testing laboratory on the basis of quality control cycles, and Results. The results shall be accredited and the measurement uncertainty of the results shall be presented.
In the case referred to in Article 6c (1) (2) of the Tobacco Products referred to in Article 6c (1) (2) of the Tobacco Products Manufacturer and of the type referred to in Article 6c (1) (2), the manufacturer of tobacco products and importers of tobacco products shall: , the following information:
(1) an explanation of the reasons for the inclusion of ingredients in tobacco products;
2) the purpose and category of ingredients;
(3) the toxicological data available to the manufacturer or importer concerning these ingredients on the combustion or non-combustion of these ingredients, in particular with regard to the health effects of the ingredients, taking into account, inter alia, dependence; Effects are caused.
The list shall be drawn up in descending order of weight under the weight of each ingredient contained in the product.
When supplying the lists and information referred to in Article 6c of the Tobacco Law, the manufacturer or importer shall specify which of the information contained therein shall be considered by the manufacturer or importer. Business secrets and required to be kept secret.
The Social and Health Authorisation and Control Agency shall provide the lists and information referred to in Article 6c of the Tobacco Act to the Commission of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 September 2002.
This Regulation repeals the Ministerial Decision of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of 23 December 1992 on the labelling of retail packaging of tobacco products and on methods of measuring tar and nicotine (1504/1992) With its subsequent modifications.
Article 5 of the Regulation on the indication of the amount of carbon monoxide shall only apply from 30 September 2003.
Article 9 shall apply from 1 January 2004. However, Article 9 of cigarettes manufactured in the European Community shall only apply from 1 January 2007.
Article 15 shall apply for the first time by 31 December 2002.
The trade in products may continue to be sold or otherwise disposed of as referred to in the Regulation to 30 September 2003, manufactured after the date of entry into force of the Regulation, and other tobacco products other than cigarettes until 30 September 2004, although: They do not comply with the provisions of Chapter 1 of this Regulation if they comply with the provisions in force at the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Before the entry into force of this Regulation, measures may be adopted for the implementation of the Regulation.
Directive 2001 /37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (301L0037); OJ L 194, 18.7.2001, p. 26This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2010.
The products referred to in the Regulation may continue to be sold or otherwise disposed of products covered by the Regulation until 30 June 2011, even if they do not comply with the provisions of this Regulation if they are in force at the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Comply with the provisions.
