Law on tobacco packaging hailed

The Commerce and Industry Ministry represented by the Directorate-General of Specifications and Standards in collaboration with the GCC Standardisation Authority yesterday organised a seminar on the mechanisms for implementing the GCC executive bylaw on tobacco packages products. The opening ceremony was held under the auspices of Dr Said bin Khamis al Ka'abi, Chairman of the Public Authority for Consumer Protection, in the presence of a number of experts in the field of specifications and standards from the GCC countries. Saud bin Nasser al Khusaibi, Director-General of Standards and Specifications at the Commerce and Industry Ministry said approving the technical bylaw for the tobacco packages is a positive step to curb the growing consumption of tobacco in the Gulf Region. Mohammed al Dablan, Representative of the GCC Standardisation and Specification Authority, said that the Gulf specifications outline the technical bylaws and requirements that should be met by these products.