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and clause 3 to Part 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act. The permanent exemption began on the commencement of the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Legislation Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Regulation 2013.

Part 2—Requirements for retail packaging of tobacco products

Division 2.1—Physical features of retail packaging

2.1.1  Physical features of cigarette packs
 (1) The dimensions of a cigarette pack, when the flip‑top lid is closed, must not be:
 (a) height—less than 85 mm or more than 125 mm; and
 (b) width—less than 55 mm or more than 82 mm; and
 (c) depth—less than 20 mm or more than 42 mm.
 (2) A cigarette pack must not contain an opening that can be re‑closed or re‑sealed after the opening is first opened, other than the flip‑top lid.
 (3) The flip‑top lid to a cigarette pack must be hinged only at the top of the pack.
Note 1: Subsection 18(1) of the Act sets out general requirements for the physical features of retail packaging for all tobacco products. Subsections 18(2) and (3) of the Act set out additional requirements relating to the physical features of cigarette packs and cigarette cartons.
Note 2: Paragraph 18(3)(b) of the Act sets out other requirements in relation to flip‑top lids.

2.1.2  Physical features of cigarette cartons
  A cigarette carton may include a perforated strip for opening the carton that leaves serrations on the edge of a surface of the carton when the carton is opened.

2.1.3  Physical features of lining of primary packaging of tobacco products
 (1) The lining of primary packaging of tobacco products may be textured over the entire surface of the lining with small dots or squares embossed into the lining, for the purpose of the automated manufacture of the packaging, or the packing of tobacco products into the packaging.
 (2) If the lining is embossed as permitted by subregulation (1), the dots or squares embossed into the lining must be:
 (a) equidistant from each other; and
 (b) closely spaced; and
 (c) of uniform size.
 (3) However, the embossing of the lining must not:
 (a) except as permitted by subregulations (1) and (2), form a pattern; or
 (b) form an image or other symbol; or
 (c) constitute tobacco advertising and promotion.

2.1.4  Physical features of cigar tubes
 (1) A cigar tube:
 (a) must be cylindrical and rigid; and
 (b) may have one or both ends tapered or rounded.
 (2) The opening to a cigar tube must be at least 15 mm in diameter.

2.1.5  Physical features of other primary packaging
  Primary packaging of tobacco products, other than a cigarette pack or a cigar tube, must comply with the following requirements:
 (a) the largest dimension of the packaging must be at least 85 mm;
 (b)