# 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), Article 16: Request for a facility identifier code

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

1. All facilities from manufacturing to the first retail outlet shall be identified by a code (‘facility identifier code’) generated by the ID issuer ....
2. Economic operators and operators of first retail outlets shall apply for a facility identifier code providing to the ID issuer the information listed in point 1.4. of Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex II, in the format indicated therein.
3. For first retail outlets, the obligation to apply for a facility identifier code shall lie with the operator of the first retail outlet. This obligation may also be discharged by any other economic operator registered with the ID Issuer, who may act on behalf of the operator of the first retail outlet. The registration by the third party shall be subject to the consent of the operator of the first retail outlet. The third party shall inform the operator of the first retail outlet about the full details of the registration, including the allocated facility identifier code.
4. The obligation to apply for a facility identifier code related to manufacturing facilities located outside the United Kingdom shall lie with the importer .... The importer shall apply to any ID issuer appointed by a Member State on whose market they place their products. The registration by the importer shall be subject to the consent of the entity responsible for the ... manufacturing facility. The importer shall inform the economic operator responsible for the ... manufacturing facility about the full details of registration, including the allocated facility identifier code.
5. Any modification of the information submitted in the initial application form and any facility closure shall be notified by the economic operator to the ID issuer without delay, in the formats indicated in points 1.5 and 1.6 of Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex II.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/574/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-574/article-16
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