The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Preliminary

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and effect

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Meaning of tobacco products supplied in any part of the United Kingdom

    4. 4.Meaning of tobacco products supplied in another member State

    5. 5.Competent ID issuer for the purposes of Article 4(1) of the Commission Implementing Regulation

  3. PART 2 Prohibition from supply of non-compliant tobacco products

    1. 6.Prohibition from supply of non-compliant tobacco products

  4. PART 3 Traceability system

    1. 7.Integrity requirements of a unique identifier

    2. 8.Provision of equipment for recording and transmitting information

    3. 9.Primary repository requirements

    4. 10.Access to anti-tampering device records

    5. 11.External auditor: annual report on primary repository

    6. 12.Access to stored data in duly justified cases

  5. PART 4 Security feature system

    1. 13.Unit packets must carry a security feature

    2. 14.Verification of authenticity of tobacco products

  6. PART 5 Independence of service providers

    1. 15.Authentication elements provider

    2. 16.Declaration of independence from the tobacco industry

  7. PART 6 Deactivation of identifier codes

    1. 17.Discretion to deactivate identifier codes

    2. 18.Circumstances in which economic operator identifier codes may be deactivated

    3. 18A.Circumstances in which facility identifier codes may be deactivated

    4. 19.Application to cancel a deactivation notice

    5. 20.Restriction on re-application

  8. PART 7 Enforcement

    1. 20A.Sanctions

    2. 20B.Penalties

    3. 20C.Penalty notices

    4. 21.Forfeiture

    5. 22.Compliance notices

    6. 22A.Reasonable excuse

  9. PART 8 Reviews and appeals

    1. 23.Reviews and appeals

  10. PART 9 Administrative matters

    1. 24.Administration of communications and providing samples

    2. 24A.Investigations and information

  11. PART 10 Consequential amendments

    1. 25.Amendment of the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015

  12. Signature

  13. Explanatory Note