Ahead of the tobacco ‘track and trace’ regulations coming into effect on 20th May 2019, HMRC has launched a technical consultation on the draft regulations. The consultation asks views on what circumstances should a retailer lose their Economic Operator Identifier Code and their ability to purchase cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco.
The Mayor of London has launched his Draft Health Inequalities strategy to help create a healthier and fairer society, and to help make the healthier choice easier for everyone, including the most disadvantaged.
The EU Commission have launched a consultation on the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products (also known as ‘track and trace’), which will require all unit packets of tobacco products to be marked with a unique identifier and their movements tracked throughout the European Union from May 2019. ‘Track and Trace’ was one of the measures implemented by the EU Revised Tobacco Products Directive.
