Undertaking date

Undertaking type

s.87B undertaking

Reference number

D05/23079

Section

s52, s53(a), s53(c), s55

Company or individual details

  • Name

    Philip Morris (Australia) Limited

    ACN

    004 316 901
  • Name

    Philip Morris Limited

    ACN

    004 694 428

Undertaking

Philip Morris has undertaken that:

  • it will not make claims about the health benefits of low yield cigarettes when compared to high yield cigarettes:
  • it will remove ‘light’ and ‘mild’ descriptors and related numbers from all cigarettes produced for Australian consumers from 31 July 2005; and
  • it will pay $4 million to fund anti-smoking information campaigns and programs concerning low yield cigarettes.