Issuance of Technical Recommendations for Imports of Tobacco

The Minister of Agriculture (“Minister”) has finally addressed provisions on the securing of technical recommendations for imports of tobacco (“Recommendations”) through the issuance of Regulation No. 23 of 2019 on Technical Recommendations for Imports of Tobacco (“Regulation 23/2019”).

Regulation 23/2019 corresponds to imports of tobacco as addressed under Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 84 of 2017 on Import Provisions for Tobacco (“Regulation 84/2017”), while Recommendations serve as a prerequisite document for applications for import approvals which are undertaken via the Minister of Trade.[1]