UK and Eire Dual Category Symbols

  1. UK and Eire category symbols may appear together on external packaging only in cases where the certificates awarded by the BBFC and the Eire Film Censors Office are identical (i.e. works classified 'PG', '12', '15' or '18' by both bodies). In the case of works classified 'U' by the BBFC and 'G' by the Eire Film Censors Office (both categories having the same basic meaning), the 'U' and 'G' may also be used alongside one another.
  2. On the reverse of the packaging, the Eire category symbol and explanatory statement must not be included within the same box as the UK category symbol and explanatory statement (eg "Suitable for persons of 18 years and over. Not to be supplied to any person below that age"). The UK and Eire category symbols and their explanatory statements must appear separately and in full.