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Restriction on Smoking (Standardised Packaging and Labelling) (Jersey) Regulations 202-

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A decision made on 18 May 2021

Decision: MD-HSS-2021-0020

Decision Summary Title :

Restriction on Smoking (Standardised Packaging and Labelling) (Jersey) Regulations 202-

Date of Decision Summary:

17th May 2021

Decision Summary Author:

 

Senior Public Health Policy Officer  

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Report - Restriction on Smoking (Standardised Packaging and Labelling) (Jersey) Regulations

Date of Written Report:

17th May 2021

Written Report Author:

Senior Public Health Policy Officer 

Written Report:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject: Draft Restriction on Smoking (Standardised Packaging and Labelling) (Jersey) Regulations

Decision(s): The Minister for Health and Social Services approved the draft Regulations and requested the Greffier of the States to arrange for their lodging “au Greffe” for consideration by the States Assembly at the States Sitting of 29th June 2021.

Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister, in line with the Government of Jersey’s Tobacco Strategy commitments, agreed that it is a priority for Jersey to proceed with bringing into force regulations on standardised packaging for tobacco and tobacco-related products. This will limit the ability of these products, which are well evidenced to cause significant loss of life in Jersey, to be branded and marketed to incentivise uptake, particularly among children and young people. The regulations also ensure removal of the use of the EU image library for the picture warning element of the combined warning notices, instead directing manufacturers of tobacco products to a new set of images provided the UK Department of Health with the permission of the Australian Department of Health.

Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications for the States arising directly from the adoption of these draft Regulations.

Action required:

Under direction of The Minister for Health and Social Services, officers requested the Greffier of the States to arrange for the lodging “au Greffe” of the Draft Restriction on Smoking (Standardised Packaging and Labelling) (Jersey) Regulations for consideration by the States Assembly at the States Sitting of 29th June 2021.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position: Minister for Health and Community Services/Health and Social Services

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

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