{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-576/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-576/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2018/576",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/576 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for security features applied to tobacco products (notified under document C(2017) 8435) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-576",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "For the purposes of this Decision, in addition to the definitions laid down in regulation 2 of the Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019, the following definitions shall apply:\n(a)‘authentication element’ means an element of a security feature;\n(b)‘overt’ means directly perceptible by one or more of the human senses without recourse to external devices. The ‘overt’ category of authentication solutions referred to in ISO 12931:2012 shall be presumed to meet this definition;\n(c)‘semi-covert’ means not directly perceptible by the human senses but detectable by those senses through the use of external devices, such as a UV torch or a special pen or marker, which do not require expert knowledge or specialist training. The ‘covert’ category of authentication solutions authenticated with off-the-shelf tools referred to in ISO 12931:2012 shall be presumed to meet this definition;\n(d)‘covert’ means not directly perceptible by the human senses and detectable only through the use of purpose built tools or professional laboratory equipment. The ‘covert’ categories of authentication solutions requiring purpose built tools and forensic analysis referred to in ISO 12931:2012 shall be presumed to meet this definition.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Tobacco Products (Traceability System and Security Features) (Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1496), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3 (with reg. 7(2)(3))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/576/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:08.518397+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}