- aggregated packaging
means any packaging containing more than one unit packet of tobacco products;
- anti-tampering device
means the device allowing for the recording of the verification process following the application of each unit level unique identifier by means of a video or a log file, which once recorded cannot be further altered by an economic operator;
- common data dictionary
means a set of information describing the contents, format, and structure of a database and the relationship between its elements, used to control access to and manipulation of the databases common for all primary and secondary repositories;
- data carrier
means a carrier representing data in a form readable with the aid of a device;
- disaggregation of aggregated packaging
means any disassembly of aggregated packaging of tobacco products;
- economic operator
means any natural or legal person who is involved in the trade of tobacco products, including for export, from the manufacturer to the last economic operator before the first retail outlet;
- export
means shipment from the Union to a third country;
- facility
means any location, building, office or vending machine where tobacco products are manufactured, stored, logistically or financially handled or placed on the market;
- first retail outlet
means the facility where tobacco products are placed on the market for the first time, including vending machines used for the sale of tobacco products;
- machine
means assemblies of machinery that are used for the manufacture of tobacco products and are integral to the manufacturing process;
- machine part
means any identifiable fixed or mobile part of a machine provided that such a part constitutes a complete module.
- offline flat-files
means the electronic files established and maintained by each ID issuer that contain data in a plain text format allowing for the extraction of information encoded in the unique identifiers (excluding the time stamp) used at the unit packet and aggregated packaging levels without accessing the repositories system;
- primary repository
means a repository storing traceability data relating exclusively to the products of a given manufacturer or importer;
- registry
means the record established and maintained by each ID issuer of all the identifier codes generated for economic operators, operators of first retail outlets, facilities and machines along with the corresponding information;
- repositories system
means the system consisting of the primary repositories, the secondary repository and the router;
- router
means a device established within the secondary repository that transfers data between different components of the repositories system;
- secondary repository
means a repository containing a copy of all traceability data stored in the primary repositories;
- time stamp
means the date and time of occurrence of a particular event recorded in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time in a prescribed format;
- trans-loading
means any transfer of tobacco products from one vehicle to another during which tobacco products do not enter and exit a facility;
- unique identifier
means the alphanumeric code enabling the identification of a unit pack or an aggregated packaging of tobacco products;
- vending van
means a vehicle used for the delivery of tobacco products to multiple retail outlets in quantities that have not been predetermined in advance of the delivery;
- working day
means every day of work in the Member State for which the ID issuer is competent;