2020年6月29日

据《海峡时报》报道，从7月1日起，在新加坡经营的卷烟制造商将被要求以标准原包装出售其产品。

据卫生部称，新规定还要求扩大图形上的健康警告，将适用于所有烟草制品，包括卷烟，小雪茄，雪茄，比迪烟和手卷烟制品。

该措施于2018年10月31日宣布，旨在鼓励吸烟者戒烟并阻止不吸烟者加入吸烟行列。

作为新法规的一部分，烟草公司必须从其产品包装中去除所有徽标，颜色，图像和促销信息。

健康警告图形必须覆盖至少75％的表面，而当前的百分比是50％。

对于初犯者，将处以最高10,000新加坡元（7,171美元）的罚款，最长六个月的监禁或两者并罚。

那些有资格的人将面临较重的处罚。

新加坡政府已经给烟草制造商，进口商，批发商和零售商一年的时间来准备新措施。

卫生科学管理局还发送了信件和电子邮件，以提醒烟草被许可人新的包装规定。

Singapore to Require Plain Packaging From Wednesday

June 29, 2020

Cigarette manufacturers operating in Singapore will be required to sell their products in standardized packaging starting July 1, reports The Straits Times.

The new rule, which also mandates enlarged graphic health warnings, will apply to all tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, bidis and roll-your-own tobacco products, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).

Announced on Oct 31, 2018, the measures are intended to encourage smokers to quit and discourage nonsmokers from picking up the habit.

As part of the new regulations, tobacco companies will have to remove from their product packaging all logos, colors, images and promotional information.

The graphic health warnings must cover at least 75 percent of surfaces, up from the current 50 percent.

Non-compliance is punishable with a fine of up to SGD10,000 ($7,171), jail of up to six months, or both, for first-time offenders.

Those with a prior qualifying conviction will face heavier penalties.

The government of Singapore had given tobacco manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers a year to prepare for the new measures.

The Health Sciences Authority also sent letters and e-mails to remind tobacco licensees of the new packaging regulations.