ID issuer
- ID Issuer must generate and issue unique identifiers with operational safeguards
Retained EU Law
2018
United Kingdom
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products (Text with EEA relevance)
At a glance
What's here
22 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Validity of unique identifiers and deactivation
- Use unique tobacco identifiers within six months or deactivate them
Marking by means of unit level UIs
- Assign a unique identifier to every unit packet of tobacco products
Verification of unit level UIs
- Verify tobacco product codes and install anti-tampering device
Structure of unit level UIs
- Ensure unit-level UI codes are properly structured and not reused
Request and issuing of unit level UIs
- Request unique identifiers for tobacco products from the ID issuer
Marking by means of aggregated level UIs
- Mark aggregated tobacco packages with unique identifier if using aggregated packaging
Structure of aggregated level UIs generated by the ID Issuer
- Add timestamp to aggregated level UI code
Request and issuing of aggregated level UIs generated by the ID Issuer
- Submit electronic requests for aggregated level UIs and supply required information
Request for an economic operator identifier code
- Apply for an economic operator identifier code for tobacco products
Issuing and registration of economic operator identifier codes
- Share your economic operator identifier code with supply chain partners
Request for a facility identifier code
- Apply for a facility identifier code for each tobacco supply chain facility
Issuing and registration of facility identifier codes
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ID issuer must issue facility identifier codes to operators within 2 working days Statutory regulator
Issuing and registration of machine identifier codes
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ID issuer must generate and transmit machine identifier codes within 2 working days Statutory regulator
Transfer of offline flat-files and registries
- Provide offline flat-files and registries to the data repository
Quality of the optical data carriers
- Ensure high readability and 5-year durability of optical data carriers on tobacco products
Human-readable code
- Include a human-readable code on each product data carrier
Costs of the data repository
- Pay all costs of the tobacco traceability data repository
Recording and transmission of information on product movements
- Record and report tobacco product movements to the traceability system
Recording and transmission of transactional information
- Record and transmit tobacco transaction data to the router
Time frame for transmission of required information
- Transmit tobacco product movement information within 3 or 24 hours
Security and interoperability of communications and data
- Use secure electronic communications and ensure data completeness in tobacco traceability system
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Subject matter
Definitions
Competent ID issuers for generating and issuing unique identifiers
Request to pair associated unit level codes and unit level UIs
Link between UI levels
Request for a machine identifier code
Data carriers for the Unique Identifiers
Components of the data repository
General characteristics of the data repository
The data repository: establishment
The data repository: technical requirements
Coordination tasks of the provider of the data repository
Router
Deadline for the establishment of the repositories system
Independence
Transitional provision
Entry into force
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