Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Regulations 2024
114Alphanumeric code on cigarettes
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114 Alphanumeric code on cigarettes
(1) A cigarette may be marked with an alphanumeric code. Requirements (2) The alphanumeric code must: (a) appear only once on the cigarette; and (b) be printed: (i) parallel to, and not more than 38 mm from, the end of the cigarette that is not designed to be lit; and (ii) in an English sans serif typeface; and (iii) no larger than 2.5 mm in size; and (iv) in normal weighted regular font; and (v) in black. Restrictions (3) The alphanumeric code must not: (a) form a symbol or design; or (b) represent, or be suggestive of, the brand name or variant name (if any) of the cigarette.