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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-586/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/586",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/586 of 14 April 2016 on technical standards for the refill mechanism of electronic cigarettes (notified under document C(2016) 2093) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-586",
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  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/586\nof 14 April 2016\non technical standards for the refill mechanism of electronic cigarettes\n(notified under document C(2016) 2093)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC, and in particular Article 20(13) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 20(3)(g) of Directive 2014/40/EU requires Member States to ensure that electronic cigarettes and their refill containers have a mechanism that ensures refilling without leakage.\n(2)\nArticle 20(13) of Directive 2014/40/EU empowers the Commission to lay down technical standards for the refill mechanism of electronic cigarettes by means of an implementing act.\n(3)\nIn view of the toxicity of the nicotine-containing liquids used in electronic cigarettes and refill containers, it is appropriate to ensure that electronic cigarettes can be refilled in a manner that minimises the risk of dermal contact and accidental ingestion of such liquids.\n(4)\nOn the basis of feedback received from stakeholders and work carried out by an external contractor, technical standards have been identified which are intended to ensure that compliant refill mechanisms provide sufficient protection against leakage.\n(5)\nThe technical standards identified also comprise measures ensuring that consumers are properly informed of how to operate the refill mechanisms in order to ensure leakage-free refilling.\n(6)\nStakeholders may wish to provide the Commission with information on alternative mechanisms they have developed to ensure leakage-free refilling, which may lead to this Decision being revised.\n(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 25 of Directive 2014/40/EU,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "OJ L 127, 29.4.2014, p. 1."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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