CHAPTER IITECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO THE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER

SECTION 2Unique identifiers at unit packet level

Article 6Marking by means of unit level UIs

F11.

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.

2.

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.