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Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Tobacco) Regulations 2004
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(1) The testing methods to be used for the purposes of subregulation 19 (8) to determine the average amount of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide produced by a cigarette are the following standard methods published by the International Standards Organisation:
(a) tar — ISO 4387 (Determination of total and nicotine‑free dry particulate matter using a routine analytical smoking machine);
(b) nicotine — ISO 10315 (Cigarettes – determination of nicotine in smoke condensates – gas chromatographic method);
(c) carbon monoxide — ISO 8454 (Cigarettes – determination of carbon monoxide in the vapour phase of smoke (NDIR method)).
(2) The testing methods specified in subregulation (1) are to be used in accordance with the following standards published by the International Standards Organisation:
(a) ISO 3308 (Routine analytical cigarette‑smoking machine – definitions and standard conditions);
(b) ISO 8243 (Cigarettes – sampling);
(c) ISO 3402 (Tobacco and tobacco products – atmosphere for conditioning and testing).