Expert Meeting on Tobacco Product Label Design in Russia

Dec.01.2022
Expert Meeting on Tobacco Product Label Design in Russia
Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade held a meeting on tobacco and nicotine product label design. Statistics were presented.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia held an expert group meeting on the design of labels for tobacco and nicotine-containing products.


A. Zheleznov, who represents CRPT (Chestny znak), presented statistical data on the circulation and withdrawal of tobacco products. According to packaging input from October, the numbers are as follows: cigarettes at 824,493,946, ATP (alternative products) at 26,142,102, and NSP (nicotine-containing products) at 99,875,000.


Sergey Glazkov provided crucial information about technical support activities in October and November. Out of 5666 requests received, 5617 were resolved, with 99% of applications being closed within the stipulated deadline.


The most popular topics of discussion include electronic file management, code extraction through cash registers, and personal account authorization. Other issues raised include adding personal accounts to product groups, personal account withdrawals, entry requirements, registration status, adding users and changing permissions, and marking codes for cancellation.


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