Pakistan’s Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations issued, on 19 December 2017, its order requiring an increase in the size of pictorial health warnings on cigarette packaging to 50%. The order was published in the National Gazette on 28 and 29 December 2017 (see attached).

he increased size warnings are to be implemented from 1 June 2018. According to the order, the size of warnings will further increase to 60% coverage in 2019. Currently cigarette packets feature pictorial warnings depicting mouth and throat cancer on 40% of their main surface areas.

On 7 November 2017, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted the draft law № 6776-д “On amendments to the Tax Code concerning balancing of the budget revenues in 2018”. This law, among the other changes, outlines a 7-year plan (2018-2024) for increasing tobacco taxes. The law was transferred to the President’s office for signature.

The text of the law is available at: http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc4_1?pf3511=62878.

Brazil requires a text message on the front 30% of cigarette packages, and a pictorial warning on 100% of the back of the package.

The country has finalized its fourth round of pictorial warnings, to take effect on 25 May 2018. Previous rounds of warnings appeared on packages in 2002, 2004 and 2009. Brazil was the second country in the world after Canada to require pictorial warnings.

The new warning messages can be seen in ANVISA Resolution No. 195 of 14 December 2017:

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