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Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021.

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants, General
Keyword
Public health Consumer protection Vending Hazardous substances Tobacco Internal trade Packaging/labelling Business/industry/corporations Traceability/product tracing
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
11 August 2021.
Abstract

These Regulations are organised in 7 Parts, they follow: Part 1 provides for warning messages to be displayed on tobacco packages; Part 2 specifies requirements for the purposes of standardising tobacco products and tobacco packages this include color, smell of tobacco but also wrapping and other features of packaging, and prohibited features; Part 3 relates to information about tobacco products provided by retailers and manufacturers, and the testing of manufactured cigarettes; Part 4 specifies requirements that apply to smokeless tobacco products only (Part 1 and 2 do not apply to smokeless tobacco products); Part 5 specifies requirements that apply to vaping products only; Part 6 specifies information that a notifier must provide when notifying a product and specifies product safety requirements; Part 7 relates to general matters.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.govt.nz

References - Legislation

Implements

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990.

Legislation | New Zealand | 1990 (2021)

Keyword: Tobacco, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Business/industry/corporations, Traceability/product tracing, Consumer protection, Vending, Hazardous substances, Public health, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Social protection, Use restrictions

Source: FAO, FAOLEX