IE: Legislation plain tobacco packs as of September 2017

The Irish legislation for the standardised packaging of tobacco is to come into force in September 2017. The aim is to make tobacco packs look less attractive to consumers, to make health warnings more prominent and to prevent packaging from misleading consumers about the harmful effects of tobacco.
All tobacco products manufactured for sale in Ireland from 30 September 2017 must be in standardised retail packaging. There will be a wash through period allowed, meaning any products manufactured and placed on the market before the September date will be permitted to stay on the market for a 12 month period i.e. until 30 September 2018 (News Item Government of Ireland, 29 March 2017).
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