United Arab Emirates

Tobacco products: any product that consists wholly or partially of tobacco leaves as a raw material, manufactured for the purpose of smoking, chewing, snuffing, or sucking (such as cigarettes, loose cigarette tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, moassel tobacco, water pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuffing tobacco).

The definition of “tobacco products” in the Standard Specifications on tobacco product packaging aligns with the definition of “tobacco product” provided in FCTC Art. 1(f).

Package: any materials in which the product is directly packaged for sale as a separate unit when offered to the consumer; what is meant here is the individual package.

Although the law does not contain specifically a definition for “outside packaging and labeling,” the definition of “package” does encompass any unit sold to the consumer. It accordingly aligns with the definition of “outside packaging and labeling” provided in FCTC Art. 11(4).

Tobacco products: products wholly or partially consisting of tobacco leaves as a raw material, whether whole, course-cut or fine-cut and whether in their natural state, mixed with other materials or formed into any shape, any form of ground tobacco and any other composite material that includes tobacco as one of its constituents.

The definition of “tobacco products” provided in the law and implementing regulations does not align with the definition provided in FCTC Art. 1(f) in that it does not state that the product is manufactured for smoking, sucking, chewing, or snuffing. The definition utilized in the Standard Specifications on tobacco product packaging, on the other hand, does align with the definition provided in FCTC Art. 1(f).

For greater clarity, the definition of “tobacco products” contained in the law should be the same as the definition contained in the Standard Specifications.

Data label: any label, tag, mark, picture, or any other descriptive data written, printed, stamped, or affixed to the package.

The definition of “data label” aids in the interpretation of the pack warning provisions.

Descriptive data: any writing, pictures, or graphics on the package’s information label.

The definition of “descriptive data” aids in the interpretation of the pack warning provisions.

Main display area: the front and back panels of the package. If this is not easily identifiable, the largest area is considered the front panel and the second largest area is considered the back panel.

The definition of “main display area” aids in the interpretation of the pack warning provisions.

Tobacco: all types of tobacco plants, tobacco species and tobacco parts, including roots, stems, leaves, fruit and green or dried seeds.

The definition of “tobacco” aids in the interpretation of the term “tobacco product.”

Tobacco: a mix of plants of the Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica species.

The definition of “tobacco” aids in the interpretation of the term “tobacco product.”

Moassel tobacco: finely cut tobacco derived from a mix of plants of the Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica species and/or any mix of both to which is added sugarcane syrup (black honey) or back honey, molasses and glycerin.

The definition of “moassel tobacco” aids in the interpretation of the term “tobacco product.”

Chewing tobacco: tobacco produced by cutting and folding the tobacco leaves into wide strips so that they are chewable. It can be mixed with spices, areca nut, betel leaves, or milk products.

The definition of “chewing tobacco” aids in the interpretation of the term “tobacco product.”

Snuffing tobacco: a tobacco powder with added sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, or both that is used by snuffing it. It may also have edible salt, sesame oil, other oils, or edible aromatic extracts added.

The definition of “snuffing tobacco” aids in the interpretation of the term “tobacco product.”