South Korea proposes warning images and messages on smoking

Ministry of Health and Welfare proposes amendment pursuant to national health promotion act that requires updating pictorial and textual health warnings on cigarette packaging every 24 months, the draft stipulates the changed specifics of pictorial and textual health warnings on the cigarette packaging.

Products covered : Tobacco Products; Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes,  Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; "homogenised" or "reconstituted" tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences

HS Code: 2402, 2403

Proposed date of adoption: 22 June 2020

Proposed date of entry into force: 23 December 2020

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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