Proposals and technical specifications for the use of warning messages on tobacco packages

This document is deliverable D6 for the contract 2014 71 02 concerning technical specifications for combined health warnings on tobacco packages. It provides a summary of the work carried out for the contract: the methods applied, any problems or limitations encountered, and proposed solutions. The aim of the project is to provide the European Commission with proposals and technical specifications on the implementation of warning messages on tobacco packages, according to the provisions of the 2014 Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), including the requirements set out in Chapter II 'Labelling and Packaging'. A transposition period of two years until May 2016 was foreseen in the TPD for Member States to bring national legislation into line with the revised Directive. The work packages and deliverables under this contract have developed proposals for the size, shape and position of the warnings on smoked tobacco product packaging that will be used and respected by manufacturers and/or importers of these products throughout the EU.