Tobacco Control Regulations, 2016 (L.I. 2247)
Regulation 10:
(1) A person who manufactures, imports or sells tobacco or a tobacco product shall ensure that the text and form for the health warnings and messages required on the packaging and labelling for tobacco and tobacco products are in conformity with sub-regulation (2) to (11)
(2) For a unit packaging, the warning and message consisting of the pictorial images and accompanying text as shall be determined by the Authority, shall cover fifty percent of the principal display area at the front and sixty percent at the back of a rectangular packaging, positioned in the lower portion of each of the principal display area.
(3) The warning and message shall be permanently inscribed on the package and shall not be inscribed on any cellophane or other wrapping that can be removed.
(4) The visibility of the warning and message in addition to any regulatory requirement shall not be susceptible at any time to being damaged, concealed, obstructed, obscured, disrupted, covered, or changed by any markings, package design feature or mechanism, or by anything supplied by the manufacturer or seller.
(5) The text of the warnings and messages shall be in the English language and shall be printed in legible characters on a contrasting background as shown in the electronic images determined by the Authority.
(6) Only the prescribed warning and message shall be inscribed on the part of the space reserved for the warning and message.
(7) The warning and message shall be surrounded by a black border that outlines the area in which the warning and message are displayed.
(8) The border shall be included within the coverage area reserved for the warnings and message.
(9) For a smokeless tobacco product, the health warning and a message shall cover sixty-five percent of the main display areas of the package and meet all the requirements specified in sub-regulation (3) to (8).
(10) A person who manufactures or sells tobacco shall only supply for sale in the country, tobacco products whose packaging and labelling complies with the provisions of this regulation within eighteen months from the time the Authority makes the source document containing the electronic images of the health warnings, messages, constituents and emissions information statement available to the public.
Procedure to Follow
Sales Restrictions
1. The law prohibits the sale of tobacco products via vending machine, the internet, and in educational facilities, stadiums, healthcare facilities, amusement parks, and movie theatres.
2. Sale of single cigarettes, small packets of cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco in unit packages weighing less than 30 grams is prohibited.
3. Tobacco products should not be sold in cultural facilities.
4. The sale of tobacco products is prohibited to persons under the age of 18....
Responsible Institution
Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry
Ministries
- Email: info@moti.gov.gh
- Website: www.moti.gov.gh
- GPS: GA-144-0150
- Telephone: 0500073887
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