On Tuesday 20 February, MEPs at the environment and public health committee rejected a motion for a resolution to oppose a new tobacco product traceability system. This motion involved key elements in data storage contracts, given that the other sections have already been adopted (see EUROPE 11916).
It should be recalled that the tobacco product directive (2014/40/EU) sought to introduce a tobacco product traceability system by 20 May 2019 for cigarettes and rolling tobacco and by 20 May...