the standardised packaging of tobacco product regulations 23 pages in english the draft regulations relate to the retail packaging of hand rolling tobacco and the retail packaging and appearance of cigarettes.the draft regulations would not affect other labelling requirements for tobacco products such as health warnings and fiscal marks or features such as authentication markings and security features. the provisions of the regulations only apply to the areas of the packaging remaining after those requirements have been applied.the draft regulations would require the use of specified standard colours for all external and internal packaging and would only permit specified text in a standard typeface. the draft regulations would have the following effect for packs of cigarettes and pouches of hand-rolling tobacco pack colour regulations 3 and 7 the outside surfaces of packs external packaging would be drab brown with a matt finish. the inside surfaces of packs internal packaging would be white or drab brown.permitted text and features schedules 1 and 3 text on packaging would be in a grey helvetica typeface with a specified maximum size. brand and variant names may appear once on each of the front to and bottom surfaces of cigarette packs once on each of the front and back surfaces and on the surface hidden beneath the fla of hand-rolling tobacco pouches. a bar code may appear once on a pack or pouch to facilitate sale and stock control. a producers contact details may appear once on a pack or pouch. the pack or pouch may include a measurement mark and a trade description for example 20 cigarettes or 30g hand-rolling tobacco . if a pack of hand-rolling tobacco includes filters or cigarette papers inside the pack then the pack may have text giving this information for example includes cigarette papers and filters or includes cigarette papers .cigarette packets regulation 4 cigarette packets must be cuboid and made of either a carton or soft material. if packets can be re-closed or re-sealed then they must either have a flip-ti lid or be a shoulder box with a hinged lid. a pack of cigarettes must contain a minimum of 20 cigarettes.packets of hand-rolling tobacco regulation 8 hand-rolling tobacco packets must be cuboid cylindrical or in the form of a pouch. a pack of hand-rolling tobacco must contain at least 30 grams of tobacco.other provisions schedules 3 and 4 and regulations 11 and 12 pack surfaces must be smooth with no embossing or irregularities of texture. wrappers must be completely clear and transparent. inserts or other additional material not integral to the packaging would be prohibitedindividual cigarettes regulation 5 cigarettes would be white with a cork effect or white ti and may have text indicating the brand name in a specified typeface and location .the draft regulations would also implement articles 13 and 14 of the tobacco products directive directive 2014 40 eu see regulations 4 8 and 10 of the draft regulations .a web link to an illustration of what a cigarette pack could look like if the draft regulations were to be introduced has been included at section 8 of this notification.