G/TBT/N/EU/333  
 
4 January 2016  
(16-0010)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: European Commission 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Tobacco products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission 
Implementing Decision on technical standards for the refill mechanism of electronic cigarettes (3 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Implementing Decision establishes the 
technical standards for leakage-free refilling.  
 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, in Article 20(3)(g), establishes that refillable electronic 
cigarettes and refill containers should have a mechanism that ensures refilling without leakage. The technical standards for this mechanism shall be established through 
implementing legislation 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Ensure uniform application of the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU  
8. Relevant documents:  
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 (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 127, 29/04/2014, p. 1-38: 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1398761379066&uri=OJ:JOL_2014_127_R_0001  G/TBT/N/EU/333 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 2nd quarter 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: The provisions shall enter into force immediately after 
adoption (The Directive will need to be transposed into national legislation by 20 May 2016) 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
The text is available on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/  
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_5038_00_e.pdf