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JUL 17 '95 15:44 M E T A 582 P03i05 VARIATIONS ON STANDARDIZATION AND METROLOGY ORGANIZATION FOR GCC COUNTRIES ITEM DRAFT 1992 DRAFT 1995 2.1 Gulf Standard No. "Additives Gulf Standard No. 101/88 Permitted in Tobacco Products" "Tobacco and Tobacco T'roducts- Determination of Alkaloids in Cigarette Smoke Condensates- Spectrophotometric Method. 2.2 Gulf Standard No.... "Cigarettes - Gulf Standard No. 102 j88 Sampling "Tobacco and Tobacco Products- Determination of Water Content- Karl Fisher Method: " 2.3 Gulf Standards which the Organization shall be approved concern.ing: 2.3.1 "Cigarettes-Sampling" 2.3.2 "Cigarettes-Determination of Total and Dry Particulate Matter Using a Routine Analytical Cigarette Smoking Machine-Glass Fibre filter Smoke Trap Method". 2.3.3 "Cigarettes-Determ.inaiion of Carbon Mono)dde in the Vapour Phase of Smoke-Non-Dispersive Infrared(NDIR) Method." 2.3.4 "Tobacco and Tobacco Products - Cigarettes and Filters - Determination of Nominal Diameter." 2.3.5 "Tobacco and Tobacco Products - Determination of Silica Content". 2.3.6 "Tobacco and Tobacco Products - Draw Resistance of Cigarettes and Filters Rods - Definitions, Standard Conditions and General Aspects. „ N Cn 0 ~ 0 ~ co t- ON N I

JU.. 17'9515:45 META 582 P@5/05 PTEM DRAFT 1992 DRAFT 1995 4 CHARACTERISTICS REQUIREMENTS 4.2.9 The manufacturing tolerance in length and circumference between random samples of cigarettes of the same kind or batch shall not exceed +-1.5, 2% respectively. The manufacturing tolerance in length and circumference between random samples of cigarettes of the same kind or batch shall not exceed length t 1.5%, circumference ±2%, weiiLt 9f t0hacco f5%. 4.2.12 The filtration efficiency for filter shall not be less than 35% for filtered cigarettes. NONE. 4.3 CHARACTERISTICS OF CIGARETTES SMOKE REQUIREMENTS OF CIGARETTES SMOKE The following characteristics shall be met for cigarettes smoke when tested: The following requirements shall be met for cigarettes smoke: 4.3.1 The nicotine yield shall not exceed The 'cotine yield s 1 not 0.8mg/cig. exceed 0.bu g/cig. 4.3.2 The tar yield shall not exceed 12 The yieldd shall not exceed 10 mg/cig• mdsig- 4.3.3 The carbon monoxide yield shall The carbon monoxide yield sh I not exceed 15 mg/ci.g. not exceed 12 mg/ci&. 8.6 Nicotine and tar content in Nicotine, tar and carbon cigarette smoke/cigarette/ mQnoxide content_ in cigarette smfllce, in the aAI_X cigarettes with s de yentilatiort channels, awerage of e cgntent befo wt and s shonld_ be after closing c el , Mentioned. 9 NONE TRANSPORTATION I? STORA E Cig•a`rettes s all be tr sported clean places at , an storage in _ room teMperature. 3

.TIX. 1? 195 15: 44 M E T A 582 Pe4i05 TTEM DRAFF 1992 DRAFT 1995 23.7 "Permissible Additives in Tobacco Products." 2.3.8 "Tobacco and Tobacco Products - Determination of Nicotine with Chemical Methods." 3.1 Cigarettes: Cigarettes: One of Tobacco products ready for One of Tobacco products ready smoking. It is a longitudinal paper for smoking. It is a longitudinal roll of a cylindrical or an oval paper roll of a rylindrical or an cross-section, which contains oval cross-section, which contains pieces of tobacco arranged in a pieces of tobacco arranged in a manner suitable for direct manner suitable for direct smoking. It is produced with or smoking. It is produced with or without a filter tip. without a filter tip. Filter tip may be normal or with side ventilation ghannel9. 3.3 The total particulate matter The total particulate matter retained by filter smoke trap, after retained by filter smoke trap, after deduct on of its nicotine alkaloids deduction on its nicotine alkaloids and water content according to the and water content according to method mentioned in GS which Gulf Standard "Cigarettes - the Organization shall be approved Determination of Totai and Dry and concerning "Cigarettes - Particulate Matter Using Routine Determination of Total and Analytical Cigarette Smoking Nicotine-I'ree Dry Particulate Machine-G1ass Fibre Filter Matter Using a Routine Analytical Smoke Trap Method." Smoking Machine." 3.4 Smoke Nicotine: Smoke Nicotine: The nicotine alkaloids content The nicotine alkaloids content retained by filter smoke trap, retained by filter smoke trap, according to the method when pass through it according to mentioned in GS No. 101 Gulf Standard mentioned in GS "Determination of Alkaloids in No. 101/88 "TobaCco an.c~ Cigarette Smoke Condensate - Toba co 1'roducts-Determi.nation Spectrophotometric Method" and of Alkaloids in Cigareft Smoke the standard shall be approved by ensates-SpectrophotomeWc Cond the Organization and concerning , Method" "Cigarettes - Determination of Nicotine in Smoke Condensate - Gas Chromatographic Method." 2