Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1994 No. 83 TRADE PRACTICES (CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION STANDARDS) (TOBACCO) REGULATIONS - REG 18

18. (1) The testing methods to be used for the purposes of subregulation 17
(7) to determine the average amount of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide
produced by a cigarette are the following standard methods published by the
International Standards Organisation:

   (a)  tar-ISO 4387 (Determination of total and nicotine-free dry particulate
        matter using a routine analytical smoking machine);

   (b)  nicotine-ISO 10315 (Cigarettes-determination of nicotine in smoke
        condensates-gas chromatographic method);

   (c)  carbon monoxide-ISO 8454 (Cigarettes-determination of carbon monoxide
        in the vapour phase of smoke (NDIR method)).

(2) The testing methods specified in subregulation (1) are to be used in
accordance with the following standards published by the International
Standards Organisation:

   (a)  ISO 3308 (Routine analytical cigarette-smoking machine-definitions and
        standard conditions);

   (b)  ISO 8243 (Cigarettes-sampling);

   (c)  ISO 3402 (Tobacco and tobacco products-atmosphere for conditioning and
        testing).