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NATIONAL TRADE MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 2009 (SLI NO 233 OF 2009) - REG 4.11

Set-out and form of measurement marking

         (1)   The required measurement marking must be:

                (a)    close to any name or brand of the product to which it relates; and

               (b)    marked to be read in the same direction as any name or brand of the product to which it relates; and

                (c)    at least 2 mm from the limits of the package; and

               (d)    separated by at least 2 mm in all directions from other graphic matter or copy; and

                (e)    in a form in which units of measurement under the metric system are ordinarily written in the English language.

         (2)   If the measurement is a decimal sub-multiple, the required measurement marking must also be preceded by a zero or other numeral.

         (3)   If the package is entirely or substantially cylindrical, spheroidal, conical or of oval cross-section:

                (a)    the measurement marking must also be positioned so that no part of the marking is further than one-sixth of the circumference of the package from the line that vertically bisects the part of the package on which the marking is required to be made; and

               (b)    the circumference of the package is taken to be the circumference where the measurement marking is made.



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