Tobacco Products (Cigarette Composition) Regulations, 2003 (cigarettecomposition)

L.N. 245 of 2003

TOBACCO (SMOKING CONTROL) ACT

(CAP. 315)

Tobacco Products (Cigarette Composition) Regulations, 2003

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 9 of the Tobacco

(Smoking Control) Act, the Minister of Health has made the following

regulations>–

(1) The title of these regulations is the Tobacco Products

(Cigarette Composition) Regulations, 2003.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 5th April,

2004. In these regulations –

“tar” means the raw anhydrous nicotine-free condensate of

smoke<

“nicotine” means nicotinic alkaloids.

The yield of cigarettes marketed in Malta shall not be greater

than 10mg per cigarette for tar, 1mg per cigarette for nicotine and 10mg

per cigarette for carbon monoxide.

The yield of cigarettes shall be measured according to ISO

standards 4387 for tar, 10315 for nicotine and 8454 for carbon monoxide.

(1) The testing and verification of the yields referred to in

regulations 3 and 4 hereof shall be carried out or verified by or in licensed

laboratories.

(2) Verification of the tar and nicotine indication on cigarette

packets shall be in accordance with ISO Standard 8243.

Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press