# 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), Article 8: Legal and financial independence

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The contract shall require providers and, where applicable, their sub-contractors, to issue to the manufacturer or importer, together with the data storage contract, a written declaration that they comply with the requirements for legal and financial independence as laid down in Article 35 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/573/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-573/article-8
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