Section 5: Traceability

I.-Packaging units of tobacco products manufactured in France, imported from a non-European Union Member State or originating from a European Union Member State or intended for export to a non-European Union Member State or a European Union Member State or placed under a fiscal or customs regime such as victualling or sales counters, are marked with a unique identifier, printed or affixed in an irremovable and indelible manner. This unique…

I.-Tobacco product manufacturers and importers shall enter into a contract for the storage of data accessible through the unique identifier with an independent third party, for the purpose of hosting the data storage facility in compliance with the provisions laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/573 of 15 December 2017 on the essential elements of data storage contracts to be concluded in the context of a tobacco traceability system…

I.-In addition to the unique identifier referred to in Article L. 3512-23, unit packets of tobacco products manufactured, imported from a non-EU Member State or originating from an EU Member State must include a forgery-proof security feature comprising at least five types of authenticating element, including at least one visible element, one semi-perceptible element and one non-perceptible element. At least one of these elements must be provided by an independent…

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The model report referred to in Article L. 3512-7 ; 2° The conditions for application of article L. 3512-16 ; 3° The content of the declarations referred to in articles L. 3512-17 and L. 3512-18, the procedures for their transmission and updating, the nature of the information that is made public…