Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare amends the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Packaging and Labelling Rules, 2008. The amendment is made under the authority of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003. These rules are called the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Packaging and Labelling Amendment Rules, 2017, and come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette (March 24, 2017).
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Labelling Rules:
* These rules may be called the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Packaging and Labelling Amendment Rules, 2017.
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* In rule 5 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Packaging and Labelling Rules, 2008, subrules 4 and 5 are substituted.
* The effective date for the second specified health warning (image2) is for all tobacco products manufactured after twelve months from April 1, 2016.
Impact Analysis:
Tobacco Manufacturers:
* Impact: Must comply with the new packaging and labeling rules, specifically regarding the implementation date of the second specified health warning.
* Action Required: Ensure all tobacco products manufactured after March 31, 2017 (twelve months from April 1, 2016) display the second specified health warning (image2) on their packaging.
Regulatory Bodies:
* Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended rules and ensuring compliance by tobacco manufacturers.
* Action Required: Update enforcement procedures to reflect the new effective date for the second health warning image.
Consumers:
* Impact: Will be exposed to the updated health warnings on tobacco products.
* Action Required: Be aware of the updated health warnings on tobacco products.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for health policy.
Department of Health and Family Welfare: The department within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
New Delhi: The location of the notification's issuance; the capital of India.
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution Act, 2003: An Indian law regulating tobacco products.
Central Government: The government of India.
Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Packaging and Labelling Rules, 2008: Rules pertaining to the packaging and labeling of tobacco products.
Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Packaging and Labelling Amendment Rules, 2017: Amendment to the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Packaging and Labelling Rules.
Arun Kumar Jha: Economic Adviser in the context of this notification.
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(स्वास्थ्य और पिरवार कल्याण िवभाग)
अिधसचू ना
नई िदल्ली, 24 माचर्, 2017
सा.का.िन. 292(अ).—िसगरेट और अन्य तंबाकू उत्पाद (िवज्ञापन का (cid:7079)ितषेध तथा (cid:7390)ापार एव ंवािणज्य, उत्पादन, आपूित एवं
संिवतरण का िविनयमन) अिधिनयम, 2003 (2003 का 34) की धारा 7 की उप धारा (1), धारा 8 की उपधारा (2), धारा 10 और धारा
31 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करके क(cid:7286)(cid:7076) सरकार िसगरेट और अन्य तबं ाकू उत्पाद (पकै ेिजग तथा लबै िलग), िनयमावली, 2008 म (cid:7286)और
संशोधन करने के िलए एतद(cid:7367)ारा िन(cid:7388)िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह ैअथार्त्:—
1. (1) ये िनयम िसगरेट और अन्य तबं ाकू उत्पाद (पकै ेिजग तथा लैबिलग), संशोधन िनयम, 2017 कहलाएंगे।
(2) ये सरकारी राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) अपने (cid:7079)काशन की तारीख स ेलागू ह(cid:7298)गे।
2. िसगरेट और अन्य तंबाकू उत्पाद (पैकेिजग तथा लैबिलग), िनयमावली, 2008 म(cid:7286) िनयम 5 म(cid:7286) उप-िनयम (4) और (5) म(cid:7286) िन(cid:7388)िलिखत
परंतकु (cid:7298) को (cid:7079)ितस्थािपत िकया जाएगा, अथार्त;्
“बशत(cid:7287) की उत्पािदत सभी तंबाकू उत्पाद(cid:7298) के िलए िविन(cid:7416)द(cid:7397) स्वास्थ्य चेतावनी की दसू री छिव (छिव 2) (cid:7079)भावी होने की तारीख 1 अ(cid:7079)लै ,
2016 से 12 माह पूरे होने के उपरांत होगी”।
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अरुण कुमार झा, आिथक सलाहकार
िटप्पणी : मूल िनयम िदनाकं 15 माचर्, 2008 की अिधसचू ना संख्या सा.का.िन. 182 (अ) के तहत भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग II
खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत हुई थी और बाद म(cid:7286) िदनांक 29 िसतंबर, 2008 की सा.का.िन. 693 (अ), िदनांक 28 नवंबर,
2008 के सा.आ. 2814 (अ); 3 माचर्, 2009 के सा.का.िन. 305 (अ), 5 माचर्, 2010 के सा.का.िन. 176 (अ); 17 मई, 2010
की सा.का.िन. 411 (अ); 20 िदसंबर, 2010 के सा.का.िन. 985 (अ); 27 मई, 2011 के सा.का.िन. (अ); 26 जुलाई, 2011
के सा.का.िन. 570 (अ); 27 िसतंबर, 2012 के सा.का.िन. 724 (अ); 15 अक्टूबर, 2015 के सा.का.िन. 727 (अ); 26 माचर्,
2015 के सा.का.िन. 228 (अ); तथा 24 िसतंबर, 2015 के सा.का.िन. 739 (अ) अिधसूचना(cid:7312) के तहत संशोिधत िकया गया
था।
1692 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health and Family Welfare)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th March, 2017
G.S.R. 292(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7, sub-section (2) of section 8,
section 10 and section 31 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of
Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (34 of 2003), the Central Government hereby
makes the following rules further to amend the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules,
2008, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling)
Amendment Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008, in rule 5, for sub-rule, (4)
and (5), the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:—
“Provided that the date of coming into effect of the second image (image2) of specified health warning, shall be for all
tobacco products manufactured after the completion of twelve months from the 1st day of April, 2016.”.
[F. No. P-16012/10/2016-PH-I]
ARUN KUMAR JHA, Economic Adviser
Note : The Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section(i) vide
notification numbers G.S.R. 182 (E), dated the 15th March, 2008 and subsequently amended vide notification
numbers G.S.R. 693(E), dated the 29th September, 2008, S.O. 2814(E), dated the 28th November, 2008;
G.S.R.305(E), dated the 3rd March; 2009, G.S.R.176(E), dated the 5th March, 2010; G.S.R. 411(E), dated the
17th May, 2010; G.S.R 985(E), dated the 20th December, 2010; G.S.R 417(E), dated the 27th May, 2011;
G.S.R 570 (E), dated the 26th July, 2011; G.S.R. 724(E) dated the 27th September,2012; G.S.R. 727(E) dated the
15th October, 2014; G.S.R. 228(E) dated the 26th March, 2015; and G.S.R. 739(E) dated the
24th September, 2015.
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