Plain Packaging

2023-06-12 12:57:00

With regular packaging, you need to delete all brand images, including company logos and trademarks, so you can standardize the appearance of cigarette packaging. A standard background color is displayed on the package, and the manufacturer can print the brand name only according to the specified size, font, and location. Other government-provided information such as health warning still exists

Regular packaging is carried out in Australia in 2012, France and the UK in 2016, and is adopted in Ireland (waiting for the start date). It is officially considered unpackaged in Norway, Hungary, Slovenia, Sweden, Finland, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Belgium, South Africa

In August 2012, Norway was considered not to consider decorative packaging. May 31, 2016, World Tobacco Day, BentHøie Health Minister announced that no decorative packaging will be introduced in Norway by 2017. Decorative packaging rules do not apply to snuff and cigarettes. In December 2016, the Norwegian parliament overwhelmingly voted on the implementation of standardized packaging of tobacco products. This measure was introduced at the same time as the EU's Tobacco Product Directive Packaging and Labeling Law that came into effect on July 1, 2017. Retailers get a transition to a new standardized cigarette package and a smokeless cigarette box for one year (until July 1, 2018)

On 12th December 2011, Australia enacted the "Tobacco Plain Packaging Law" and became a national obligation to sell tobacco products in the world's first decorative packaging. Products manufactured after October 1, 2012 and products sold on or after December 1, 2012 can not be decorated. Following Australia's lead (2012), it was also standardized in other countries including France (January 2017), UK (May 2017), New Zealand (June 2018), Norway (July 2018) Packaging required Ireland (September 2018) and Hungary (May 2019). There are no decorative tobacco laws in Belgium, Hungary, Slovenia, Uruguay, but it is not yet enforced