Table 4.

Comparison of number of priority additives identified from ‘CAS number’ variable versus ‘Priority additive’ variable in notifications active in EU-CEG for ingredients in cigarettes and RYO from 22 June 2016 to 21 October 2019 in 10 countries

Country	Priority additives from CAS a n	Priority additives from the variable ‘priority additive’ b n	Unknown valuesc %
BE	10322	8436	18.3
CZ	14576	11165	23.4
DK	6785	5173	23.8
FR	14595	10828	25.8
IT	15813	10958	30.7
LT	3749	2199	41.3
LV	3893	2415	38.0
MT	4188	3524	15.9
NL	10775	8580	20.4
SI	9345	7534	19.4
Total	94041	70812	24.7

^aNumber of priority additives identified from CAS number in notifications active in EU-CEG for ingredients in cigarettes and RYO.

^bNumber of priority additives identified from the variable ‘priority additive’ (true/false) in notifications active in EU-CEG for ingredients in cigarettes and RYO.

^cProportion of missing values for the variable ‘priority additive’ (true/false) compared to CAS in notifications active in EU-CEG for ingredients in cigarettes and RYO.