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<p>It is UK policy that international treaties will not be ratified until all legislation
required for implementation has been passed by parliament. We have now met this requirement
with the introduction of legislation for the licensing of tobacco manufacturing machinery.
This was included in the Finance (No 2) Act 2017 and a statutory instrument for The
Tobacco Products Manufacturing Machinery (Licensing Scheme) Regulations 2018 was laid
before the House of Commons on 25 January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Now that legislation
has been passed, the text of the Protocol can be laid before Parliament as a Command
Paper with an Explanatory Memorandum. Unless Parliament resolves against it, the UK
can begin the formal ratification process, which we expect to start shortly.</p>
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