TOBACCO PRODUCTS (CIGARETTE COMPOSITION) [ S.L.315.05 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 315.05
TOBACCO PRODUCTS (CIGARETTE 
COMPOSITION) REGULATIONS
5th April, 2004
LEGAL NOTICE 245 of 2003.
Title and 
commencement.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Tobacco Products
(Cigarette Composition) Regulations.
(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 5th April,
2004.
Interpretation.
''tar'' means the raw anhydrous nicotine-free condensate of
smoke;
''nicotine'' means nicotinic alkaloids.
Maximum yields.
greater than 10mg per cigarette for tar, 1mg per cigarette for
nicotine and 10mg per cigarette for carbon monoxide.
Measurement of 
yields.
4. The yield of cigarettes shall be measured according to ISO
standards 4387 for tar, 10315 for nicotine and 8454 for carbon
monoxide.
Testing of yields.
regulations 3 and 4 shall be carried out or verified by or in licensed
laboratories.
(2) Verification of the tar and nicotine indication on cigarette
packets shall be in accordance with ISO Standard 8243.
