Tobacco Track and Trace ID Issuer

In order to address the issue of illicit trade in tobacco products, all EU Member States have to ensure that unit packets of tobacco products are marked with a unique identifier so that their movements are recorded. As per Article 15 of the directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC (hereinafter the Tobacco Products Directive), member states must ensure that all retail packages of tobacco products are marked with a unique identifier. The concession contract is awarded to a single tenderer who will act as a Finland's (including Åland) ID issuer for the tobacco traceability system. The awarded tenderer will serve as the ID issuer for products placed on the Finnish market (including Åland). As the traceability system became operational on the 20th of May 2019, the present ID Issuer has issued Identifier Codes for the major part of the Economic Operators and operators of First Retail Outlets now present on the Finnish Market. The selected tenderer will have to cooperate with the present ID Issuer (All Soft Corps s.r.o.) to ensure a smooth transition. The Ministry of Health and Social affairs acts as a procurement unit on behalf of Åland.