Summary:  In November 2009, Malta's Minister for Social Policy announced that all cigarette packs will carry a pictorial health warning by April 2011. Fourteen health warnings will be rotated on cigarette packages, and are required to cover 32% of the front and 45% of the back of packages.

Label Images

Click on the links below to access Malta's Health Warnings and Constituent Messages Galleries

Malta's Health Warnings Gallery

Legislation and Regulations

Listed below are documents relating to the implementation and regulation of picture-based health warnings in Malta.

Tobacco (Smoking Control) Act Labelling Regulations (Maltese and English) (2003)

Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Maltese and English) (2004)

Tobacco (Smoking Control) Act Labelling Regulations (Maltese and English) (2004)

Tobacco (Smoking Control) Act: Use of Colour Photographs or Other Illustrations as Health Warnings on Tobacco Packages Regulations (2009)