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primary packaging that:
 (a) is made from flexible material; and
 (b) takes the form of a rectangular pocket with a flap that covers the opening.
primary packaging means retail packaging of a tobacco product within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of retail packaging in subsection 4(1) of the Act.
primary packaging track and trace identifier means a unique identifier that:
 (a) appears on the primary packaging of a tobacco product; and
 (b) is of a kind referred to in Article 6 or 10 of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 of 15 December 2017, as existing on the day this definition commences.
Note: The Regulation could in 2018 be viewed on the European Union website (https://europa.eu).
secondary packaging means retail packaging of a tobacco product within the meaning of paragraph (b) of the definition of retail packaging in subsection 4(1) of the Act.
secondary packaging track and trace identifier means a unique identifier that:
 (a) appears on the secondary packaging of a tobacco product; and
 (b) is of a kind referred to in Article 6 or 10 of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 of 15 December 2017, as existing on the day this definition commences.
Note: The Regulation could in 2018 be viewed on the European Union website (https://europa.eu).
tear strip means a line of plastic incorporated into a plastic or other wrapper, to enable the wrapper to be opened quickly, but does not include any part of the wrapper that is removed with the tear strip when the wrapper is opened.

1.1.4  Purpose
  These Regulations prescribe requirements for the retail packaging and appearance of tobacco products for Part 2 of Chapter 2 of the Act.

1.1.5  Exemption from Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997
  For section 109 of the Act, on and from 1 October 2012 the Act is exempt from the operation of the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.
Note 1: The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 and these Regulations were temporarily exempted from the operation of the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 under section 46 of that Act and section 109 of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011. The temporary exemption operated from 1 October 2012 until the commencement of the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Legislation Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Regulation 2013.
Note 2: The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 and these Regulations are permanently exempted from the operation of the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 under subsection 4(2) and section 45 of that Act, and clause 3 to Part 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act. The permanent exemption began on the commencement of the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Legislation Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Regulation 2013.

Part 2—Requirements for retail packaging of tobacco products

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