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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-574/annex-II/chapter-I/section-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/574",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-574",
  "path": "annex/II/chapter/I/section/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "SECTION 1",
  "heading": "Data Type",
  "text": "Data Type\nDescription\nExample\nARC\nAdministrative Reference Code (ARC) or any successive code adopted under the Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS)\n‘15GB0123456789ABCDEF0’\naUI\nAggregated level unique identifier coded with:\neither\nthe invariant set of ISO646:1991 and composed of four blocks: (a) ID issuer's prefix in accordance with ISO15459-2:2015, (b) serialisation element in the format established by the ID issuer, (c) tobacco facility identifier code following the Data Type: FID and (d) timestamp following the Data Type: Time(s)\nor\nthe invariant set of ISO646:1991 forming a code structured in accordance with ISO15459-1:2014 or ISO15459-4:2014 (or their latest equivalent)\nBoolean\nBoolean value\n‘0’ (false/disabled)\n‘1’ (true/enabled)\nCountry\nCountry name coded with ISO-3166-1:2013 alpha-2 (or its latest equivalent)\n‘DE’\nCurrency\nCurrency name coded with ISO 4217:2015 (or its latest equivalent)\n‘EUR’\nDate\nUTC (Coordinated Universal Time) date corresponding to the following format: YYYY-MM-DD\n‘2019-05-20’\nDecimal\nNumber values, decimal allowed\n‘1’ or ‘2,2’ or ‘3,33’\nEOID\nEconomic operator identifier code corresponding to the format established by the ID issuer coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991\nFID\nTobacco facility identifier code corresponding to the format established by the ID issuer coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991\nInteger\nRounded number values, no decimal numbers\n‘1’ or ‘22’ or ‘333’\nMID\nMachine identifier code corresponding to the format established by the ID issuer coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991\nMRN\nMovement Reference Number (MRN) is a unique customs registration number. It contains 18 digits and is composed of the following elements: (a) last two digits of the year of formal acceptance of export movement (YY), (b) country name coded with ISO-3166-1:2013 alpha-2 (or its latest equivalent) of the country to which the declaration was sent, (c) unique identifier for entry/import per year and country, and (d) check digit.\n‘11IT9876AB88901235’\nSEED\nExcise number composed of: (a) country name coded with ISO-3166-1:2013 alpha-2 (or its latest equivalent) (e.g. ‘LU’) and (b) eleven alphanumeric characters, if needed, padded to the left with zeroes (e.g. ‘00000987ABC’).\n‘LU00000987ABC’\nITU\nIndividual transport unit code (e.g. SSCC) generated in accordance with ISO15459-1:2014 (or its latest equivalent)\n‘001234560000000018’\nText\nAlphanumeric values coded with ISO8859-15:1999\n‘abcde12345’\nTime(L)\nUTC (Coordinated Universal Time) in the following format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ\n‘2019-07-16T19:20:30Z’\nTime(s)\nUTC (Coordinated Universal Time) in the following format: YYMMDDhh\n‘19071619’\nTPID\nTobacco Product Identifier (TP-ID) – numeric identifier used in the CEG system in the format: NNNNN-NN-NNNNN\n‘02565-16-00230’\nPN\nProduct number – numeric identifier used in the CEG system to identify product presentations (e.g. GTIN (Global Trade Identification Number) of the product)\n‘00012345600012’\nupUI(L)\nUnit packet level unique identifier coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991 and composed of three blocks: (a) ID Issuer's prefix in accordance with ISO15459-2:2015, (b) middle block in the format established by the ID issuer and (c) timestamp following the Data Type: Time(s)\nupUI(s)\nUnit packet level unique identifier coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991 and composed of two blocks: (a) ID issuer's prefix in accordance with ISO15459-2:2015 and (b) serialisation element in the format established by the ID issuer (i.e. UI made visible in the human readable format on the unit packets)\nupUI(M)\nUnit packet level unique identifier coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991 and composed of 2 blocks: ID Issuer’s prefix in accordance with ISO154592:2015, middle block in the format established by the ID issuer\nLECNIzzzz000010000SLE\nYear\nUTC (Coordinated Universal Time) year in the following format: YYYY\n‘2024’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Annex 2 Ch. 1 s. 1 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. 1 para. 48(b)(ii) (with regs. 3(2)(3), 4-6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Annex 2 Ch. 1 s. 1 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. 1 para. 48(b)(i) (with regs. 3(2)(3), 4-6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex 2 Ch. 1 s. 1 inserted (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. 1 para. 48(b)(iii) (with regs. 3(2)(3), 4-6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:11.813780+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."
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