21. (1) Every package of cigarettes that is manufactured before July 1, 2013 and that is intended to be sold in Ontario to a consumer who is required to pay tax under the Act shall be marked in the following manner: 1. The package shall be marked with a tear tape that is pressure sensitive to the satisfaction of the Minister. 2. The tear tape required under paragraph 1 shall bear an indicium that meets the following specifications: i. The indicium shall read “CANADA DUTY PAID — DROIT ACQUITTÉ — ONTARIO”. ii. The width of the indicium shall not be less than 4.5 millimetres. iii. The background colour of the indicium shall be in opaque process yellow, 100 per cent. iv. The colour of the text shall be in process black, 100 per cent. v. The text shall be in Helvetica eight point. 3. The tear tape required under paragraph 1 must also include the code or symbol approved by the Minister to identify the manufacturer of the tear tape. 4. The term “ON” shall be clearly printed in a visible location on the external side of the package of cigarettes.  O. Reg. 40/04, s. 2; O. Reg. 108/13, s. 10 (1). (1.1) Packages of cigarettes that are marked in accordance with subsection (1) shall not be sold to a consumer after December 31, 2013. O. Reg. 108/13, s. 10 (2). (1.2) Packages of cigarettes that are marked in accordance with subsection (1) and that are offered for sale to a consumer after December 31, 2013 are considered to be unmarked cigarettes. O. Reg. 108/13, s. 10 (2). (1.3) Every package of cigarettes that is manufactured after June 30, 2013 and that is intended to be sold in Ontario to a consumer who is required to pay tax under the Act shall be marked with an indicium that is an excise stamp as defined in section 2 of the Excise Act, 2001 (Canada) that includes the letters “ON” and a background colour of opaque process yellow. O. Reg. 108/13, s. 10 (2). (2) Every carton that is intended to be sold in Ontario to a consumer who is required to pay tax under the Act shall be marked with an indicium that meets the following specifications: 1. The indicium shall read “ONTARIO”. 2. The width of the indicium shall not be less than 2.9 centimetres. 3. The height of the indicium shall not be less than 1.4 centimetres. 4. The indicium shall be surrounded by a border that is a thickness of 1.5 point. 5. The background colour of the indicium shall be in opaque process yellow, 100 per cent. 6. The colour of the text and border shall be in process black, 100 per cent. 7. The text shall be in Helvetica bold ten point, upper case lettering.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1034, s. 21 (2); O. Reg. 108/13, s. 10 (3). (3) A carton of cigarettes that is manufactured, imported or acquired for sale in Ontario to a consumer who is required to pay tax under the Act shall be marked by the affixing or imprinting of the indicium. O. Reg. 108/13, s. 10 (4). (4) The indicium referred to in subsection (2) shall be affixed or imprinted, as the carton requires, on each end sticker that seals the end flaps of the carton or, if the carton is a paperboard box, at each end of the box.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1034, s. 21 (4); O. Reg. 108/13, s. 10 (5). (5) Every case that contains packages of cigarettes and cartons that are marked in accordance with this section shall be marked by printing on the case the word “ONTARIO”.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1034, s. 21 (5); O. Reg. 108/13, s. 10 (6). (6) The word “ONTARIO” referred to in subsection (5) shall be printed on the top of any two opposite face sides of the case and shall meet the following specifications: 1. The text shall be 38.1 millimetres in height, upper case lettering. 2. The colouring of the text shall be process black, 100 per cent.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1034, s. 21 (6).