How does the EU Tobacco Products Directive affect my business?
New legislation to regulate the global tobacco industry supply chain will make compliance much tougher to meet. The EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) II, which must be enacted by 20th May 2019, requires the industry to implement Track & Trace down to pack level – throughout the supply chain to point of sale.
The big four tobacco companies already have their solutions in place: now, it is incumbent upon you as one of the 5,000+ Economic Operators within the tobacco industry (3PLS, Shippers, Resellers / Wholesalers, Distributors, Manufacturers, Merchandisers) to meet stringent regulatory obligations through all lines of distribution. Failure to do so will expose your business to the enforcement the EU applies which could mean fines or incapacity to distribute tobacco goods in the EU.
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