32Physical features of retail packaging—general

32 Physical features of retail packaging—general

Retail packaging of all tobacco products (1) The retail packaging of all tobacco products must comply with the following requirements: (a) the outer surfaces and inner surfaces of the packaging must not have any decorative ridges, etching, embossing, debossing, bulges or other irregularities of shape or texture, or any other embellishments, except as permitted by this instrument; (b) any glues or other adhesives used in manufacturing the packaging must be transparent and not coloured. Cigarette packs and cigarette cartons (2) A cigarette pack or cigarette carton must also comply with the following requirements: (a) the pack or carton must be: (i) rigid; and (ii) made only of cardboard (subject to paragraph (1)(b)); (b) when the pack or carton is closed: (i) each outer surface of the pack or carton must be rectangular; and (ii) the surfaces of the pack or carton must meet at 90 degree angles; (c) all edges of the pack or carton must be rigid, straight and not rounded, bevelled or otherwise shaped or embellished in any way, other than as permitted by this instrument. Additional requirements for cigarette packs (3) A cigarette pack must also comply with the following requirements: (a) the only opening to the pack must be a flip‑top lid which must: (i) be hinged only at the back of the pack; and (ii) have straight edges; and neither the lid, nor the edges of the lid, may be rounded, bevelled or otherwise shaped or embellished in any way; (b) the inside lip of the cigarette pack must have straight edges, other than corners which may be rounded, and neither the lip, nor the edges of the lip, may be bevelled or otherwise shaped or embellished in any way.

Note: There are rules about linings of primary packaging (such as cigarette packs) in sections 35 and 43.