draft commission implementing decision on the precise position of the general warning and the information message on roll-your-own tobacco marketed in pouches 4 pages plus annex 5 pages in english this draft commission implementing decision establishes the position of the general warning and information message on roll-your-own ryo tobacco marketed in pouches. directive 2014 40 eu of the european parliament and of the council of 3 april 2014 on the approximation of the laws regulations and administrative provisions of the member states concerning the manufacture presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing directive 2001 37 ec provides for in article 9 that general warnings smoking kills or smoking kills quit now and information messages tobacco smoke contains over 70 substances known to cause cancer shall be put on roll-your-own ryo packages and cover 50 on the surfaces on which they are placed. the exact positioning of these warnings is not set out in the directive and should be established through implementing legislation. the directive will need to be transposed into national legislation by 20 may 2016. the draft decision lays down rules for the positions of the warnings on the three main forms of ryo pouches wraparound pouches flat bottomed pouches and standing pouches. for wraparound pouches and flat bottomed pouches the general warning and information message should be positioned on the two surfaces which become visible when the packages are fully opened. in order to allow industry additional time to adapt their packages to the requirements of this decision a grace period of two years will be granted to manufacturers of wraparound pouches in laminate material. this will mean that they may put the information message on the surface that becomes visible when the package is partly opened and the general warning on the bottom surface that becomes visible when the package is fully opened until may 2018. for standing pouches the warnings should be placed on the surfaces at the bottom of the pouch.