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In Russia, from February 1 this year, amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses (New Article of the Code 14.53.1.) came into force, which establish liability for the illegal movement of tobacco products and tobacco products through the territory of the Russian Federation by individuals that are not marked with special (excise) marks .
This also applies to the transportation of non-labeled tobacco products of the Eurasian Economic Union, said Yury Dakhov, a leading lawyer of the Eurasian law firm Senator Plus, in an interview with PRIME.
According to him, “an exception is the movement through the Russian territory by individuals who have reached eighteen years of age, tobacco products in the amount of not more than 200 cigarettes, or 50 cigars (cigarillos), or 250 grams of tobacco, or the specified tobacco products in the assortment weighing no more than 250 grams. per person, except for the cases provided for by Article 16.21 of the Code.”
Thus, Dakhov explained, the transportation of tobacco products, subject to the above requirements, is allowed.
At the same time, the lawyer warned, violation of the norm entails liability in the form of a fine for citizens in the amount of 15,000 to 25,000 rubles. “with the confiscation of products that were the subject of an administrative offense.”
The right to draw up protocols on administrative offenses is given to officials of the Department of Internal Affairs (police) and officials of bodies exercising federal state transport supervision, the expert added.
Source: Rosbalt
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