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GLOBAL.TOBACCOFREEKIDS.ORG INDIA Source: www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/india/pl-health-warnings SOUTH-EAST ASIA REGION MAR 2015 Implementation date and additional rounds 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2015 Tobacco products package coverage and location Graphic health warnings are required to cover the top 85% of the front and 85% of the back of the package. Overall, 85% of the package space is allocated to health warnings. Misleading information Misleading descriptors such as ‘light,’ ‘ultra light,’ ‘mild,’ ‘ultra mild,’ ‘low tar,’ ‘slim,’ and ‘safer’ are prohibited from appearing on packages. Constituents and emissions information No message is required to display qualitative (descriptive) constituents and emissions information. Special notes The content of the warnings are speciﬁc for smoked and smokeless tobacco products. Rotation schedule, history, language, and help for smoking cessation India has produced ﬁve rounds of graphic health warning labels: SMOKED TOBACCO Round (year) Number Size (%) [average— front/back] R1 (2009) 2 20— 40/0 R2 (2010) 2 20— 40/0 R3 (2011) 4 20— 40/0 R4 (2013) 3 20— 40/0 R5 (2015) 2 85— 85/85 SMOKELESS TOBACCO Round (year) Number Size (%) [average— front/back] R1 (2009) 1 20— 40/0 R2 (2010) 1 20— 40/0 R3 (2011) 4 20— 40/0 R4 (2013) 3 20— 40/0 R5 (2015) 2 85— 85/85 Warnings within each round are required to be rotated for a period of two years. In Round 5, one warning is to be displayed for 12 months, followed by the second warning for 12 months. Since Round 5 in 2015, the size of the warnings increased from 20 to 85% of the principal display area. Warning texts must be in one or two of the following languages: English, Hindi, and/or other regional Indian languages. No quitline phone number or government- sponsored website is required to be displayed on the package.

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GLOBAL.TOBACCOFREEKIDS.ORG

INDIA

Source: www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/india/pl-health-warnings

SOUTH-EAST ASIA REGION

MAR 2015

Implementation date and additional rounds2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2015

Tobacco products package coverage and locationGraphic health warnings are required to cover the top 85% of the front and 85% of the back of the package. Overall, 85% of the package space is allocated to health warnings.

Misleading informationMisleading descriptors such as ‘light,’ ‘ultra light,’ ‘mild,’ ‘ultra mild,’ ‘low tar,’ ‘slim,’ and ‘safer’ are prohibited from appearing on packages.

Constituents and emissions informationNo message is required to display qualitative (descriptive) constituents and emissions information.

Special notesThe content of the warnings are specific for smoked and smokeless tobacco products.

Rotation schedule, history, language, and help for smoking cessationIndia has produced five rounds of graphic health warning labels:

SMOKED TOBACCO

Round (year) NumberSize (%)

[average— front/back]

R1 (2009) 2 20— 40/0

R2 (2010) 2 20— 40/0

R3 (2011) 4 20— 40/0

R4 (2013) 3 20— 40/0

R5 (2015) 2 85— 85/85

SMOKELESS TOBACCO

Round (year) Number Size (%) [average— front/back]

R1 (2009) 1 20— 40/0

R2 (2010) 1 20— 40/0

R3 (2011) 4 20— 40/0

R4 (2013) 3 20— 40/0

R5 (2015) 2 85— 85/85

Warnings within each round are required to be rotated for a period of two years. In Round 5, one warning is to be displayed for 12 months, followed by the second warning for 12 months. Since Round 5 in 2015, the size of the warnings increased from 20 to 85% of the principal display area. Warning texts must be in one or two of the following languages: English, Hindi, and/or other regional Indian languages. No quitline phone number or government-sponsored website is required to be displayed on the package.