G/TBT/N/LCA/50  
 
18 May 2017  
(17-2661) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : SAINT LUCIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :  
2. Agency responsible:  Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2  [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Tobacco Products  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  SLNS 27: 2016 
Specification for Labelling of Tobacco products, (CRS, 26: 2013, MOD) (44 page(s), in 
English)    
6. Description of content:  This standard applies to the labelling of individual packages and 
cartons of tobacco products intended for retail sale in Saint Lucia. This standard specifies 
the information, the method of display of such information, the wording and presentation 
of health warnings to be included on the labels of retail packages of tobacco products 
intended to be sold in Saint Lucia.    
This standard does not apply to labelling of cases of such individual packages or cartons, 
irrespective of sizes, provided the cases are not displayed or used at the point of sale.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of  urgent problems where applicable: 
Consumer information, labelling; The revised specification is a modification of CARICOM 
Regional Standard CRS 26: 2013 Labelling of Tobacco Products, that incorporates 
advancements in requirements for labelling of tobacco  products in Saint Lucia regarding 
rotation of Graphic Health Warnings. This standard is also in compliance with the World 
Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).  
The original standard SLNS 27: 1992 Specification for label ling of retail packages for 
cigarettes was revised and updated based on systematic review requirements for older 
standards and advancements in product industry. This standard was first adopted in 1992 
and declared mandatory through Statutory Instrument Sta tutory Instrument No. 230 of 
2000 as part of the Standards regulations  
The scope of this edition was also increased to include not only cigarettes but all tobacco 
products intended for retail in Saint Lucia.  
This standard aims to prevent fraud and/or decep tion arising from misleading labelling of 
individual packages of tobacco products intended for retail sale in Saint Lucia.  G/TBT/N/LCA/50  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Standards Act Cap. 13.25,  
 CARICOM Regional Standard CRS 26: 2013 Labelling of Tobacco Products  
9. Proposed date of adoption: Adopted March 2016  
Proposed date of entry into force: 31 July 2017  
10. Final date for comments:  Already adopted  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards  
Bisee Industrial Estate, Castries  
1-758-456-0102/453 -0049 
E-mail: info@slbs.org