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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.
GLOBAL.TOBACCOFREEKIDS.ORG
INDIA SOUTH-EAST ASIA REGION
WARNINGS: 2015
WARNINGS: 2013
SMOKED TOBACCO SMOKELESS TOBACCO
SMOKED TOBACCO SMOKELESS TOBACCO
GLOBAL.TOBACCOFREEKIDS.ORG
INDIA SOUTH-EAST ASIA REGION
WARNINGS: 2011SMOKED TOBACCO SMOKELESS TOBACCO
WARNINGS: 2010SMOKED TOBACCO SMOKELESS TOBACCO
WARNINGS: 2009SMOKED TOBACCO SMOKELESS TOBACCO
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