These Regulations implement Article 15 (Traceability) and Article 16 (Security feature) of the 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. They also implement Article 23 (Cooperation and enforcement) of that Directive in relation to tobacco products that do not comply with the traceability and security features systems.