I. – Deactivation of the economic operator identifier code is required in the following cases:
1° Total cessation of the economic operator’s activity ;
2° Cessation of activity related to tobacco ;
3° Loss of the status of supplier, approved manufacturer, purchaser-reseller or distributor of tobacco products;
4° Loss of authorised warehousekeeper status.
Deactivation of the economic operator identifier code automatically deactivates the installation identifier codes and the related machine identifier codes.
II. – Deactivation of the facility identifier code is required in the following cases:
1° Permanent cessation of activity relating to the manufacture, storage or marketing of tobacco products ;
2° Relocation of the economic operator’s activity.
Deactivation of the installation identifier code automatically deactivates the related machine identifier codes.
III. – Deactivation of the machine identifier code is required in the following cases:
1° Permanent withdrawal of the machine from the production line ;
2° Permanent incapacitation of the machine.
IV. – When the deactivation of an identifier code is requested by an operator in accordance with point 3 of Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system for the traceability of tobacco products, the operator shall immediately inform the customs service of its request for deactivation.