Components of the repositories system
Article 24
1. The repositories system shall be composed of the following sub-systems: (a) repositories which are established for the purpose of storing data relating to tobacco products of individual manufacturers and importers (‘primary repositories’); (b) a repository which contains a copy of all data stored in the primary repositories system (‘secondary repository’); (c) a routing service (‘router’) set up and managed by the provider of the secondary repository system. 2. The sub-systems referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fully interoperable with one another, irrespective of the service provider used.