Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 21U.K.Herbal products for smoking

1.Each unit packet and any outside packaging of herbal products for smoking shall carry the following health warning:

‘Smoking this product damages your health.’

2.The health warning shall be printed on the front and back external surface of the unit packet and on any outside packaging.

3.The health warning shall comply with the requirements set out in Article 9(4). It shall cover 30 % of the area of the corresponding surface of the unit packet and of any outside packaging. That proportion shall be increased to 32 % for Member States with two official languages and to 35 % for Member States with more than two official languages.

4.Unit packets and any outside packaging of herbal products for smoking shall not include any of the elements or features set out in Article 13(1)(a), (b) and (d) and shall not state that the product is free of additives or flavourings.