1. Where a Member State (‘the initiating Member State’) or the Commission considers that a tobacco product might have a characterising flavour, it may initiate the procedure for determining whether a tobacco product has a characterising flavour. A Member State may also request the Commission to initiate a procedure.
2. The Commission may initiate the procedure referred to in paragraph 1 even where one or more procedures were initiated or concluded by one or more Member States, in particular, when it is necessary to ensure the uniform application of Article 7 of Directive 2014/40/EU.
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CitationArticle 3 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/779 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)
