Member States shall require manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to submit to them a list of all ingredients, and quantities thereof, used in the manufacture of those tobacco products by brand name and type.

This list shall be accompanied by a statement setting out the reasons for the inclusion of such ingredients in those tobacco products. It shall indicate their function and category. The list shall also be accompanied by the toxicological data available to the manufacturer or importer regarding these ingredients in burnt or unburnt form as appropriate, referring in particular to their effects on health and taking into account, inter alia, any addictive effects. The list shall be established in descending order of the weight of each ingredient included in the product.

The information referred to in the first subparagraph shall be provided on a yearly basis and for the first time by 31 December 2002 at the latest.

Member States shall ensure the dissemination of the information provided in accordance with this article by any appropriate means, with a view to informing consumers. Due account shall nevertheless be taken of protection of any information on specific product formulae which constitutes a trade secret.

Member States shall ensure that the list of ingredients for each product, indicating tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields, is made public.

Each year Member States shall communicate all data and information submitted pursuant to this Article to the Commission, which shall take account thereof when drawing up the report referred to in Article 11.