REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE POINT OF SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

SIGNS AT POINT OF SALE

A retailer of tobacco products may indicate the availability of tobacco products and their price only by means of signs at the point of sale that:

• Do not exceed one square metre in size.

• Are placed within one metre of the point of sale.

All signs that indicate the availability of tobacco products and their price must contain the following messages in letters that are at least 2cm in height and 1,5cm in width:

• WE CANNOT, BY LAW, SELL TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 16 YEARS. This message must appear at the top of the sign and across its full width.

• A heath message, of either:
  • DANGER: SMOKING CAN KILL YOU
  • DANGER: SMOKING CAUSES CANCER
  • DANGER: SMOKING CAUSES HEART DISEASE
  • DANGER: SMOKING DAMAGES YOUR LUNGS
  • WARNING: SMOKING IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEATH AND TO THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN, PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING WOMEN AND NON-SMOKERS.
  • DANGER: TOBACCO IS ADDICTIVE
  • DANGER: TOBACCO SMOKE CAUSES DISEASE

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