| 1.Member to Agreement notifying£ºChina |
| 2.Agency responsible£ºState Tobacco Monopoly Administration of China |
| 3.Notified under Article 2.9.2£º[x]2.9.2£¬[]2.10.1£¬[]5.6.2£¬[]5.7.1£¬other£º |
| 4.Products covered £º Cigarettes |
| ICS£º |
65.160 |
HS£º |
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| 5.Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document£ºCircular of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration on Modifying Requirement for Tar Limit in Cigarette Mainstream Smoke Labelled on Packages |
| General Requirement£ºChinese |
Part£º1 |
Downlands£º
CHN731_ZH_1_1
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| 6.Description of content£ºIt is decided that all cigarettes produced after 1 January 2011, with tar content in the mainstream of smoke labelled on packages of cigarettes more than 12mg/piece, are not allowed to be sold on the domestic market. This decision applies to imported cigarettes equally. |
| 7.Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable£ºFor the protection of consumer health. |
| 8.Relevant documents£ºNation Standard of P.R.C. GB 5606.5-2005 Cigarettes-Mainstream Smoke. |
| 9.Proposed date of adoption:16 March 2010 |
| Proposed date of entry into force£º1 January 2011 |
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| 10.Final date for comments£º- |
