93Mandatory marking—bar code

93 Mandatory marking—bar code

(1) The primary packaging of a tobacco product must display a bar code. (2) The secondary packaging of a tobacco product may display a bar code. Requirements for bar codes (3) A bar code on the retail packaging of a tobacco product must: (a) appear only once on the packaging; and (b) be printed in either: (i) black and white; or (ii) the colour known as Pantone 448C and white; and (c) be rectangular in shape; and (d) for a cigarette pack or cigarette carton—appear only on the side outer surface of the pack or carton on which a health warning is not displayed. (4) The bar 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 tobacco product. Barcodes on wrappers (5) A bar code on a plastic or other wrapper covering more than one item of primary packaging may: (a) be included on an adhesive label attached firmly to the wrapper so as not to be easily removable; or (b) be printed on the wrapper.