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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare- Third Amendment Rules, 2020 for Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products

Posted on: December 22, 2020 | Back | Print

Third Amendment Rules, 2020 for Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products


The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed that the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 was enacted in order to discourage the use of tobacco and to protect the youth and the masses from exposure to second hand smoke. This Act is applicable to all the tobacco products and extends to whole of the country. Section-7 of the Act provides for Specified Health Warnings on all tobacco product packs.

As per Rule 5 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, the specified health warning on tobacco product package shall be rotated every twenty-four months. Now, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Third Amendment Rules, 2020 has notified the new set of specified health warnings which has come into force on 1st December, 2020. In this regard, a Public Notice has also been published for information to the stakeholders. 

The Rules also apply to imported cigarettes and other tobacco products for sale in India. The Airlines/Shipping lines/freight forwarders, and consolidators may  be sensitized so that they also check that tobacco consignment(s) destined for India comply with this law and rules.



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