ANNEXURE 1
POSITION, AREA AND DURATION OF WARNINGS AND INFORMATION
Column A
Type of package or
advertisement

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Column B
Position of warning
referred in Part A of
Annexure 2 and area to
be occupied by it

Column C
Position of warning
referred to in Part B of
Annexure 2 and area to
be occupied by it

Column D
Position of information
referred to in Annexure 3
and area to be occupied
by it

Only on manufactured
cigarettes.
Position: On the front at Position: On the back at Position: On one of the
Package containing
long sides of the package.
the top across the full the top across the full
Area: 20% of one of the
cigarettes, cigars or
width of the package width of the package
Area: 15% of the front of Area: 25% of the back of long sides of the package,
loose tobacco
excluding the part that
the package
the package
forms part if the lid (if
any).
Position: On the package
Package containing a
Area: 15% of the surface Nil.
Nil.
single cigar
area of the package
Position: Special warning
enbossed or printed at
the top across the full
Container or package
width of the container
for snuff or chewing
Nil.
Nil.
or package
tobacco
Area: 15% of the lid or the
surface area of the
container or package
Position: At the top
Position: At the top
across the width of the
across the full width of
Written, pictorial or
advertisement (if
the advertisement
Nil.
visual advertisement
applicable).
Area: 10% of the
Area: 2% of the
advertisement
advertisement.
Position: At the top
across the full width of
Position: At the bottom
the screen
Position: A the top, under
Area: 10% of the screen across the full width of the
the warning, across the
Duration: At the
screen
full width of the screen.
Area: 80% of the screen
beginning of the
Film, video or cinema
Area: 2% of the screen.
advertisement for at least Duration: At the end of
Duration: At the end
advertisement
the advertisement
10 seconds; again as
simultaneously with Part A
simultaneously with Part A
soon as a tabacco
of the warning for at least
of the warning for at least
product is shown for at
15 seconds.
least 10 seconds and at 15 seconds
the end for at least 15
seconds
Position: At the end of
the advertisements
Position: At the end of
after the information
Duration: Of sufficient
the Advertisement before
Radio and spoken
duration for the warning to Nil.
the warning.
advertisements
Duration: As set out in
be clearly understood; in
column B.
the same voice and speed
as the rest of the
advertisement

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