Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00008:reg:100
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00008
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 100
Character Range: 95458–96762

100  Tear strips on wrappers
 (1) A plastic or other wrapper that covers:
 (a) the primary packaging of a tobacco product; or
 (b) the secondary packaging of a tobacco product; or
 (c) a tobacco product that is for retail sale;
may include one tear strip.

Tear strips—generally
 (2) The tear strip must:
 (a) be either:
 (i) entirely black; or
 (ii) entirely transparent and not coloured; and
 (b) form a single continuous straight line of constant width, not wider than 3 mm, around the circumference of the primary packaging or secondary packaging, or the tobacco product, covered by the wrapper.
 (3) However, a transparent and not coloured tear strip may include a single solid black line not more than 15 mm long indicating where the tear strip begins.

Tear strips—cigarette packs and cigarette cartons
 (4) A tear strip on a plastic or other wrapper that covers one cigarette pack must be parallel, and as close as possible, to the bottom edge of the flip‑top lid.
 (5) A tear strip on a plastic or other wrapper that covers a cigarette carton, or more than one cigarette pack, must be parallel to any straight edge of the cigarette carton or the cigarette packs, as the case requires.

Part 3.10—Plain packaging—inserts (other than health promotion inserts) and onserts

Division 1—Preliminary