Very discretely, on Monday 4 September, the European Commission published its proposals for secondary legislation that could mean that all packets of cigarettes and packs containing several packets will soon be marked with a unique identifier.
Stakeholders will have until 2 October to submit their comments. Given what is at stake financially, it is to be expected that the discussion will be heated. The minutes of the Council of the EU speak of a €1 billion cost.
The directive on tobacco...