Article 6 Marking by means of unit level UIs

United Kingdom

Manufacturers and importers must mark each unit packet manufactured or imported into the United Kingdom with:

(a)

a unique identifier (‘unit level UI’) compliant with Article 8, or

(b)

an associated unit level code that relates to the same unit packet that has been paired with a unit level UI compliant with Article 8.

In the case of tobacco products that are manufactured F2outside the United Kingdom, the unit level UI F3or the associated unit level code that is paired with a unit level UI shall be applied on the unit packet before the tobacco product is imported F4into the United Kingdom.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 6(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. 7(a) (with regs. 3(2)(3), 4-6)
F2: Words in Art. 6(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. 1 para. 7(b)(i) (with regs. 3(2)(3), 4-6)
F3: Words in Art. 6(2) 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. 7(b)(ii) (with regs. 3(2)(3), 4-6)
F4: Words in Art. 6(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. 1 para. 7(b)(iii) (with regs. 3(2)(3), 4-6)