JAMAICA: STANDARDS SPECIFICATION FOR THE LABELLING OF CIGARETTE PACKAGES The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.103 dated 26 March 1997. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: JAMAICA. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: The Bureau of Standards (Jamaica) JBS. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Cigarettes. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Standards Specification for the Labelling of Cigarette Packages (Approximately 9 pages). 6. Description of content: Sets out the information to be included on the labels of packages of cigarettes and the method of display of such information. It gives the health warning to be placed on labels. This applies to all cigarettes which are offered for retail sale in Jamaica. The document must be read in conjunction with JS 1, Part 20, Jamaican Standard Specification for the labelling of prepackaged goods. 7. Objective and rationale: Consumer protection. 8. Relevant documents: The Daily Gleaner, 26 January 1996, page 7C. When adopted the document will appear as a Jamaican National Standard which will be available for sale. The document is equivalent to the Regional (CARICOM) Standard CCS 0026: 1992. 9. Proposed date of adoption: N/A; Proposed date of entry into force: September 1996. 10. Final date for comments: July 1996. 11. Text available from: The Bureau of Standards, 6 Winchester Road, P.O. Box 113, Kingston 10, Jamaica, West Indies. Tel: (809) 926-3140-6. FAX: (809) 929-4736. (0104)

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