The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019

Amendment of the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 U.K.

25.—(1) The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the appropriate place insert—

““Commission Implementing Regulation” means the 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;”.

(3) In regulations 3(4) and 7(4), after “other than these Regulations” insert “ or required by the Commission Implementing Regulation ”.

(4) In regulation 12, after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) Nothing in this regulation prohibits a feature which is required by any provision of any enactment (whenever passed or made) other than these Regulations.”.

(5) In Schedule 2, after paragraph 2(2) insert—

“(3) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to—

(a) any provision to the contrary made by any enactment (whenever passed or made) other than these Regulations, or

(b) anything required by the Commission Implementing Regulation.”.

(6) In Schedule 4—

(a) after paragraph 2(3) insert—

“(4) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to—

(a) any provision to the contrary made by any enactment (whenever passed or made) other than these Regulations, or

(b) anything required by the Commission Implementing Regulation.”.

(b) after paragraph 3(3) insert—

“(4) Sub-paragraph (1) does not prohibit a feature that is required to be carried by a unit packet by any provision of any enactment (whenever passed or made) other than these Regulations from being in the form of a tab.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 25 in force at 20.5.2019, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2015/829, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.