Источник: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS A law introducing licensing of wholesale and retail trade of tobacco and nicotine-containing products comes into force in Russia on October 1.
According to the document, the purchase of tobacco and nicotine-containing products and raw materials for them, storage and supply of such purchased products and raw materials, retail and distribution of tobacco and nicotine-containing products will be subject to licensing.
At the same time, the ban on trading without a license will come into effect only in March next year.
Licensing will make the market for tobacco and nicotine-containing products more transparent, reduce the share of illegal trafficking and protect minors from tobacco and vaping, explained the office of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko.
According to RIA Novosti, the tobacco company JTI Russia, for the first time state regulation in the licensing format will cover the entire distribution chain: from manufacturers and importers to wholesale companies and retail outlets.
"Business, like the government, expects that the introduction of licensing of wholesale and retail trade in tobacco and nicotine-containing products will reduce the share of the illegal market and, due to this, increase the transparency of the industry," they noted.
According to the document, the purchase of tobacco and nicotine-containing products and raw materials for them, storage and supply of such purchased products and raw materials, retail and distribution of tobacco and nicotine-containing products will be subject to licensing.
At the same time, the ban on trading without a license will come into effect only in March next year.
Licensing will make the market for tobacco and nicotine-containing products more transparent, reduce the share of illegal trafficking and protect minors from tobacco and vaping, explained the office of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko.
According to RIA Novosti, the tobacco company JTI Russia, for the first time state regulation in the licensing format will cover the entire distribution chain: from manufacturers and importers to wholesale companies and retail outlets.
"Business, like the government, expects that the introduction of licensing of wholesale and retail trade in tobacco and nicotine-containing products will reduce the share of the illegal market and, due to this, increase the transparency of the industry," they noted.
