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Federal Law No. 203-FZ On state regulation of production and circulation of tobaccos, tobacco products, nicotine-containing products and raw materials for their production.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Legislation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Tobacco Enforcement/compliance Packaging/labelling Transport/storage Internal trade International trade Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Monitoring
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Federal Law shall enter into force on September 1 2023, except for the provisions for which this article set other dates for their entry into force.
Abstract

This Federal Law establishes the legal basis for manufacturing and circulation of tobaccos, tobacco products, nicotine-containing products and raw materials for their manufacturing in Russian Federation. State regulation of the manufacturing and circulation of tobaccos, tobacco products, nicotine-containing products and raw materials for their manufacturing is carried out in order to protect the rights and legitimate interests of citizens, the economic interests of the Russian Federation, ensure the safety of these products and raw materials, as well as to control compliance with the law in the area of manufacturing and circulation of tobaccos, tobacco products, nicotine-containing products and raw materials for their production regulated by this Federal Law. Raw materials shall be intended tobacco that has undergone post-harvest and (or) other industrial processing used in the manufacture of tobacco products (including smokeless tobacco products), products with heated tobacco or nicotine raw materials. Circulation shall be intended supply and purchase of tobaccos, nicotine-containing products and raw materials for their manufacturing (including when imported into the Russian Federation and exported from the Russian Federation), their transportation, storage, retail sales, which are subject to this Federal Law. During processing, putting into circulation when importing into the Russian Federation of tobaccos and nicotine-containing products, subject to mandatory labelling with means of identification, the licensee must ensure receipt of marking codes, application of identification means and transfer to the information monitoring system data and information on the application of means of identification.

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru