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H.__"Units sold" has the same meaning as in section 1580-H,
subsection 10.

 
2.__Certification; participating manufacturer.__Every
participating manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this
State, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or
similar intermediary, shall execute and deliver in the manner
prescribed by the Attorney General a certification to the
Attorney General no earlier than April 15th of each year and no
later than April 30th of each year under penalty of perjury that
as of the date of certification the tobacco product manufacturer
is a participating manufacturer.

 
A.__A participating manufacturer shall include in its
certification a list of its brand families.__The
participating manufacturer shall provide an updated list 30
calendar days prior to any addition to or modification of
its brand families and deliver a supplemental certification
to the Attorney General.

 
3.__Certification; nonparticipating manufacturer.__Every
nonparticipating manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this
State, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or
similar intermediary, shall execute and deliver in the manner
prescribed by the Attorney General a certification to the
Attorney General no earlier than April 15th of each year and no
later than April 30th of each year under penalty of perjury that
as of the date of certification the tobacco product manufacturer
is in full compliance with subchapter 3.

 
A.__A nonparticipating manufacturer shall include in its
certification a complete list of all of its brand families
that:

 
(1)__Separately lists for each brand family the number
of units sold in the State during the preceding
calendar year;

 
(2)__Indicates all of the nonparticipating
manufacturer's brand families that have been sold in
the State at any time during the current calendar year;

 
(3)__Indicates by an asterisk any brand family sold in
the State during the preceding calendar year that is no
longer being sold in the State as of the date of
certification; and

 
(4)__Identifies by name and address any other
manufacturer of the brand families in the preceding or
current calendar year.


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