(a) Except as provided in §34.1206 of this subchapter (relating to Alternative Testing Methods), each cigarette variety must be tested in compliance with the Health and Safety Code §796.003.     
      (b) The manufacturer is solely responsible for ensuring that all cigarette varieties not otherwise approved for alternative testing under §34.1206 of this subchapter are tested in compliance with the Health and Safety Code §796.003.     
      (c) This section does not apply to cigarette varieties that have been previously tested and certified in compliance with the Health and Safety Code Chapter 796 and this subchapter and have been subsequently altered only by changes which are not likely to alter the cigarette's compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by the Health and Safety Code Chapter 796.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §34.1205 adopted to be effective December 31, 2008, 33 TexReg 10443