{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-573/article-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/573",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/573 of 15 December 2017 on key elements of data storage contracts to be concluded as part of a traceability system for tobacco products (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-573",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "For the purpose of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions laid down in Directive 2014/40/EU and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574, the following definitions shall apply:\n(1) ‘contract’ means a contractual agreement between a manufacturer or importer of tobacco products and a provider of data storage systems in accordance with Article 15(8) of Directive 2014/40/EU and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574;\n(2) ‘provider’ means any legal person contracted by a manufacturer or importer of tobacco products for the purpose of establishing and operating its primary repository and the related services;\n(3) ‘data portability’ means the ability to move data among different repositories, by the use of technology that is readily available on the market and commonly used in the sector.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/573/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:11.920260+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."
}