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| Party | Region | 2023 | 2020 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | EUR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Belgium | EUR | revocation of licence | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Benin | AFR | retrait de l'agrément et interdiction d'importer et de vendre le tabac au Bénin | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Brazil | AMR | Fine, confiscation of products and penalty from 2 (two) to 8 (eight) years of imprisonment, as provided for in art. 293 of the Brazilian Penal Code. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Burkina Faso | AFR | le retrait de la License | le retrait de la License | Report not provided |
| Cabo Verde | AFR | Report not provided | provided for in the customs code | Report not provided |
| Chad | AFR | En cas de fraude, les sanctions sont prevues aux articles 18 et 19 de la LOi 10 portant lutte antitabac au Tchad | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Comoros | AFR | Le gouvernement retire la licence et des amendes sont prévues | Le gouvernement retire la licence et des amendes sont prévues | Report not provided |
| Congo | AFR | les sanctions sont prévues dans la loii n° 3-2007 du24 janvier 2007 règlementant les importations, les exportations et les réexportations puis dans la loi n°12-2012 du 4 juillet 2012 prévoit les amendes allant de 200000à 1500000frs CFA et de 1500000 à 3000000 en cas de récidive | la loi n°12-2012 du 4 juillet 2012 prévoit les amendes allant de 200000à 1500000frs CFA et de 1500000 à 3000000 en cas de récidive | Report not provided |
| Costa Rica | AMR | Answer not provided | - | Report not provided |
| Côte d'Ivoire | AFR | -Confiscation des marchandises -Amende -Paiement de droits et taxes exigibles -Fermeture provisoire ou définitive de létablissement -Suspension ou retrait de la licence dexploitation -Sanctions pénales prévues par le code pénal | -Confiscation des marchandises -Amende -Paiement de droits et taxes exigibles -Fermeture provisoire ou définitive de létablissement -Suspension ou retrait de la licence dexploitation -Sanctions pénales prévues par le code pénal | Report not provided |
| Croatia | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Cyprus | EUR | For cross-border transfers of cash not declared, or breaches of provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, Cyprus has introduced penalties in its national law. Furthermore, according to the national law ratifying the Protocol any act or omission regarding the provisions of the Protocol constitutes a criminal offence and in case of conviction shall be liable to imprisonment or fine or both penalties. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Czechia | EUR | Financial penalties, Confiscation of goods. In addition, if the conditions relating to the licence are found to be breeched than the licence will be revoked. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Ecuador | AMR | De conformidad con las Competencias del Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador, el Código Orgánico de la Producción Comercio e Inversiones, determina lo siguiente, en cuanto a sanciones específicas, en torno al del comercio ilícito: *COPCI : Art. 107 - Art. 109 - Art. 175 - Art. 176 - Art. 190 - Art. 191 - Art. 193 - Art. 194 - Art. 195 Así mismo se considera lo estipulado en el Código Orgánico Integral Penal en los siguientes artículos, referentes a los delitos contra la administración aduanera: *COIP : Art. 299 - Art. 300 - Art. 301 | De conformidad con las Competencias del Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador, el Código Orgánico de la Producción Comercio e Inversiones, determina lo siguiente, en cuanto a sanciones específicas, en torno al del comercio ilícito: *COPCI : Art. 107 - Art. 109 - Art. 175 - Art. 176 - Art. 190 - Art. 191 - Art. 193 - Art. 194 - Art. 195 Así mismo se considera lo estipulado en el Código Orgánico Integral Penal en los siguientes artículos, referentes a los delitos contra la administración aduanera: *COIP : Art. 299 - Art. 300 - Art. 301 | Report not provided |
| Egypt | EMR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Eswatini | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| European Union | EUR | While not linked directly to control system in place under Directive 2008/118, there are various sanctions in place relating to Article 10. For cross-border transfers of cash not declared, or breaches of provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, Member States are obliged to introduce effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties. Some Member States have also legislated for revocation of licence and sanctions as appropriate. | While not linked directly to control system in place under Directive 2008/118, there are various sanctions in place relating to Article 10. For cross-border transfers of cash not declared, or breaches of provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, Member States are obliged to introduce effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties. Some Member States have also legislated for revocation of licence and sanctions as appropriate. | Report not provided |
| Fiji | WPR | Yes. Legislation such as the Financial Transaction Reporting Act 2004 has penalties for people who contravene their obligations. Under customs legislation avoidance of duty can be met with strong penalties. In some cases these can be 2 or 3 times the value of the goods if the this is greater than the penalty stated in the legislation. The Tobacco Control Act and Regs have provisions to enable suspension or revocation of licenses/registration. For example the PS can revoke wholesaler, retailer registration if they are convicted of crimes. | Yes. Legislation such as the Financial Transaction Reporting Act 2004 has penalties for people who contravene their obligations. Under customs legislation avoidance of duty can be met with strong penalties. In some cases these can be 2 or 3 times the value of the goods if the this is greater than the penalty stated in the legislation. The Tobacco Control Act and Regs have provisions to enable suspension or revocation of licenses/registration. For example the PS can revoke wholesaler, retailer registration if they are convicted of crimes. | Report not provided |
| France | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Gabon | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Gambia | AFR | Deregistration of licensees. | Deregistration of licensees. | Report not provided |
| Germany | EUR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Ghana | AFR | These sanctions are stated in the Public Health Act 2012,Act 851 and other customs laws | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Greece | EUR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Guinea | AFR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Hungary | EUR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| India | SEA | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | EMR | According to The Anti-Smuggling Law & The Anti-Money Laundering Act | According to The Anti-Smuggling Law, The Anti-Money Laundering Act | Report not provided |
| Iraq | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Jordan | EMR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Kenya | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Kuwait | EMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Latvia | EUR | Legislative acts provide administrative liability | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Lithuania | EUR | If a person loses his license, his permit to establish an excise warehouse and / or other permits related to bringing tobacco from other Member States are revoked. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Luxembourg | EUR | While not linked directly to control system in place under Directive 2008/118, there are various sanctions in place relating to Article 10 of the Protocol. For cross-border transfers of cash not declared, or breaches of provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, Member States are obliged to introduce effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties. Some Member States have also legislated for revocation of licence and sanctions as appropriate. Luxembourg National legislation : The modified law of 12 November 2004 regarding the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing ; Loi du 16 juillet 2021 portant organisation des contrôles du transport de l’argent liquide entrant au ou sortant du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Madagascar | AFR | La saisie et la confiscation prévue par l’article V- 84 et suivant du Code des Procédures fiscales, il y a lieu de préciser que toutes formes d’infractions doivent être constatées par un procès-verbal, conformément aux dispositions de l’article V-46 à V-105 du même code des Procédures fiscales. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Mali | AFR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Malta | EUR | Revoking of trade license, court proceeding and hefty penalties | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Mauritius | AFR | Sanctions in terms of penalties and criminal proceedings are stipulated in our legislations. | Sanctions in terms of penalties and criminal proceedings are stipulated in our legislations. | Report not provided |
| Mongolia | WPR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Montenegro | EUR | The police administration, in cooperation with the competent prosecutors, in accordance with the Criminal code of Montenegro (CC of MNE), prosecutes the perpetrators of crimes who carry out illegal production, procurement and further sale of tobacco and tobacco products. Prevailing criminal acts for illegalities in this area and to which the sanctions for the perpetrators of these acts are prescribed are the following: • Criminal association, Article 401 of the CC of MNE • Creation of a 401-a criminal organization, • Abuse of official position, Article 416 of the CC of MNE • Unauthorized production, Article 283 of the CC of MNE • Unauthorized trade, Article 284 of the CC of MNE • Smugglers, Article 265 of the CC of MNE | The Police Directorate of Montenegro acts in accordance with the Criminal Code of Montenegro, which prescribe sanctions for criminal offenses, Chapter XXIII against payment transactions and business activities, all related to this area. | Report not provided |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | EUR | EU: While not linked directly to control system in place under Directive 2008/118, there are various sanctions in place relating to Article 10 of the Protocol. For cross-border transfers of cash not declared, or breaches of provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, Member States are obliged to introduce effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Nicaragua | AMR | En la ley 727 "Ley para el Control de Tabaco" en su Capítulo VII. se establecen las Sanciones pertinentes. Sin embargo nunca se ha aplicado ninguna sanción. | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Niger | AFR | la saisie des produits considérés comme illicite | la saisie des produits considérés comme illicite | Report not provided |
| Nigeria | AFR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Norway | EUR | Possible violations are i.a. regulated in the Criminal Code and the Act on measures against money laundering and terrorist financing. | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Pakistan | EMR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Panama | AMR | Ley 34 de 8 de mayo de 2015 en su artículo 288-A establece que quien introduzca o extraiga del territorio aduanero mercancías de cualquier clase, origen o procedencia, eludiendo la intervención de la Autoridad Aduanera, aunque no cause perjuicio fiscal, o quien evada el pago de los derechos, impuestos, tasas y cualquier otro gravamen que corresponda, será sancionado con prisión de dos a cinco años. Igual sanción se impondrá a quien realice alguna de las siguientes conductas: 6. Posea o introduzca productos de tabaco a la República de Panamá sin que se hayan pagado los impuestos de su introducción o incumpla con las regulaciones sanitarias y normas de salud vigentes en el territorio nacional. Los productos de tabaco que se encuentren en la condición descrita en el numeral 6 serán decomisados y destruidos por la Autoridad Nacional de Aduanas, la Policía Nacional y el Ministerio de Salud, indistintamente. | Ley 34 de 8 de mayo de 2015 en su artículo 288-A establece que quien introduzca o extraiga del territorio aduanero mercancías de cualquier clase, origen o procedencia, eludiendo la intervención de la Autoridad Aduanera, aunque no cause perjuicio fiscal, o quien evada el pago de los derechos, impuestos, tasas y cualquier otro gravamen que corresponda, será sancionado con prisión de dos a cinco años. Igual sanción se impondrá a quien realice alguna de las siguientes conductas: ... 6. Posea o introduzca productos de tabaco a la República de Panamá sin que se hayan pagado los impuestos de su introducción o incumpla con las regulaciones sanitarias y normas de salud vigentes en el territorio nacional. Los productos de tabaco que se encuentren en la condición descrita en el numeral 6 serán decomisados y destruidos por la Autoridad Nacional de Aduanas, la Policía Nacional y el Ministerio de Salud, indistintamente | Report not provided |
| Portugal | EUR | While not linked directly to control system in place under Directive 2008/118, there are various sanctions in place relating to Article 10 of the Protocol. For cross-border transfers of cash not declared, or breaches of provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, Member States are obliged to introduce effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Qatar | EMR | payment penalty according to the Tobacco law No 10 year 2016 - Article 19 A corporate person shall be penalized with a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand (100,000) Riyals should any of the crimes stipulated in this Law is committed on its behalf or in its name, without prejudice to the liability of the natural person. Article 16 Without prejudice to any more severe penalty stipulated in any other law, imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, in addition to a penalty not exceeding one hundred thousand Riyals or either of the above mentioned penalties, shall be imposed on anyone who violates any of the provisions stipulated in articles 2, 3, 4 (first paragraph), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13 of this Law | payment pelanty according to the Tobacco law No 10 year 2016 | Report not provided |
| Republic of Moldova | EUR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Samoa | WPR | Under the Tobacco Control Amendment Act 2019, the Director General of Health has the power to suspend or cancel the license when do not adhere. | Under the Tobacco Control Amendment Act 2019, the Director General of Health has the power to suspend or cancel the license when do not adhere. | Report not provided |
| Saudi Arabia | EMR | وفقا للائحة ظبط المخالفات التبغ في المملكة فإنه يتم توقيع غرامات مالية تصل إلى 20000الف ريال سعودي على مخالفي المادة العاشرة، بالإضافة إلى الملاحقة القضائية والتي تصل إلى السجن. | وفقا للائحة ضبط مخالفات التبغ بالمملكة فإنه يتم توقيع غرامات مالية تصل إلى 20000 ريال سعودي على مخالفي المادة 10 بالاضافة إلى الملاحقة القضائيةو التي تصل إلى السجن | Report not provided |
| Senegal | AFR | Des sanctions ont été instaurées par l’autorité etatique si les titulaires de licence ne respectent pas les règles établies comme exemple de sanctions: - le retrait de la licence - une condamnation - une amande | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Serbia | EUR | Report not provided | Criminal sanctions are prescribed, as well as security measures for the seizure of the items of the criminal offence of illicit trafficking, as well as misdemeanor penalties for unregistered activity. The imposition of criminal sanctions leads to a reconsideration of the conditions for further activity and may lead to the revocation of a license (administrative measure) if the licensed person is involved in the criminal activities, e.g. diversion of tobacco products into illicit trade channels. | Report not provided |
| Seychelles | AFR | Answer not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Slovakia | EUR | Legislative measures in Section 279 of the Act No. 300/2005 Coll. (Penal Code) as amended - Violation of regulations on state technical measures for the identification of goods, Section 41 and 41a of the Act No. 106/2004 Coll. on Excise Duty on Tobacco Products as amended Act No. 297/2008 Coll. on protection against money laundering and terrorist financing as amended Providing that the offender commits intentional offence referred to in Section 233 and 233a) of Act 300/2005 Coll. Criminal Code as amended (Legalization of the Gains of Crime, note: transactions over 10.000 EUR may be considered legalization upon decision of the courts), he ceases to fulfil the conditions of the granting of the license for the production of tobacco products or, for operation of the tax warehouse as referred to in Section 19 (4f) and 19a (11e) of the Act 106/2004 Coll. on Excise Duty on Tobacco Products as amended, in such case the tax authority (customs office) withdraws the license. Legislative measures in Section 20 “Administrative offences” of the Act No. 89/2016 Coll. on the manufacture, labelling and sale of tobacco products and related products as amended: According to a national legislation for Track & Trace (Act No 89/2016 Coll.) the customs office shall impose a fine of up to EUR 10,000 for the administrative offences: Administrative offence shall be committed by the manufacturer or importer if a) does not mark the consumer packaging of the tobacco product to be placed on the market in Slovak Republic, by a unique identifier issued by the competent ID issuer b) does not conclude a contract for the data storage with the data storage provider c) does not reimburse the costs of the external auditor. Administrative offence shall be committed by a manufacturer if he does not provide to a distributor, importer or other manufacturer equipment needed to record the purchase, sale, storage and transport of a tobacco product; An administrative offense shall be committed by a manufacturer, importer or distributor, if a) does not record traceability data properly, b) does not ensure the storage of complete and accurate records or make in them additional changes or remove or destroy them. An administrative offence shall be committed by a person who is entitled to sell tobacco products within the business, which stores, sells or offers for sale consumer packaging of tobacco product, which is not marked with a unique identifier issued by the competent ID issuer. Amended document available in Slovak language only: https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2016/89/20230101.html The administrative offences enforced by the Regional Veterinary and Food Administration are laid down in national legislation, Section 13 of Act No. 335/2011 Coll. about tobacco products as amended. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Spain | EUR | Si bien no están vinculados directamente al sistema de control establecido en virtud de la Directiva (UE) 2020/262, existen varias sanciones en relación con el artículo 10. Para las transferencias transfronterizas de efectivo no declaras o las infracciones de las disposiciones de la Directiva contra el blanqueo de capitales, los Estados miembros están obligados a introducir sanciones efectivas, proporcionadas y disuasorias; actualmente estas sanciones están previstas en la Ley 10/2010, de 28 de abril, de prevención del blanqueo de capitales. Artículo 34. Obligación de declarar. 1. Deberán presentar declaración previa en los términos establecidos en el presente Capítulo las personas físicas que, actuando por cuenta propia o de tercero, realicen los siguientes movimientos: a) Salida o entrada en territorio nacional de medios de pago por importe igual o superior a 10.000 euros o su contravalor en moneda extranjera. b) Movimientos por territorio nacional de medios de pago por importe igual o superior a 100.000 euros o su contravalor en moneda extranjera. 2. Cuando se produzca la entrada o salida del territorio nacional de medios de pago no acompañados por persona física que formen parte de un envío sin portador, tales como envíos postales, envíos por mensajería, equipaje no acompañado o carga en contenedores, por importe igual o superior a 10.000 euros o su contravalor en moneda extranjera, deberá presentarse declaración dentro del plazo de 30 días anteriores al movimiento no acompañado. La obligación de declaración del movimiento será responsabilidad del remitente o su representante legal en el caso de movimientos de salida de medios de pago. En los casos de entrada de medios de pago procedentes de un tercer país, será responsable de la declaración el destinatario del efectivo, o su representante legal. Artículo 35. Control e intervención de los medios de pago. 2. Procederá la intervención provisional de la totalidad de los medios de pago objeto del movimiento por parte de los funcionarios aduaneros o policiales actuantes, salvo el mínimo de supervivencia que pueda determinarse mediante orden de la persona titular del Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital, en los casos siguientes: a) No presentación de la declaración previa a que se refieren los apartados 1 y 2 del artículo 34 cuando esta sea preceptiva. b) No presentación en plazo de la declaración previa a que se refiere el apartado 2 del artículo 34 cuando esta sea preceptiva. c) Presentación de la declaración previa a que se refieren los apartados 1 y 2 del artículo 34 con información incorrecta o incompleta. A estos efectos, y sin perjuicio de su aplicación en otros supuestos, en todo caso se considerará información incorrecta o incompleta la falta de veracidad total o parcial de los datos relativos al portador, propietario, remitente, destinatario, procedencia o uso previsto de los medios de pago, así como la variación por exceso o defecto del importe declarado respecto del real en más de un 10 por ciento o de 3.000 euros. d) Cuando los medios de pago no se pongan a disposición de las autoridades para su control en los términos previstos en la normativa, cuando el movimiento esté sometido a la obligación de declaración. e) Cuando, no obstante haberse declarado o ser el importe del efectivo inferior al umbral que determina la obligación de su declaración, existan, al menos, indicios de que los medios de pago están vinculados a una actividad delictiva. 5. El acta de intervención, de la que se dará traslado inmediato al Servicio Ejecutivo de la Comisión para su investigación y a la Secretaría de la Comisión para la incoación, en su caso, del correspondiente procedimiento sancionador, deberá indicar expresamente si los medios de pago intervenidos fueron hallados, en su caso, en lugar o situación que mostrase una clara intención de ocultarlos. Las sanciones por ausencia de declaración son Mínimo 600 € Máximo 50% de la cantidad intervenida. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Sri Lanka | SEA | Report not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |
| Sweden | EUR | In the law on tobacco and similar Products (2018:2088) 7 kap. 10 § p.2 shows that a supervisory authority specified in the law may, in its supervisory activities, notify the injunctions or prohibitions necessary for compliance with this law and the associated regulations. In a decision on injunction or prohibition, the supervisory authority may issue a penalty. The Government's assessment is that a permit regulation, which includes an opportunity to test in advance the suitability and conduct of the trader and an opportunity to later revoke the permit, is an appropriate measure to limit the presence of illegal tobacco in the retail trade and that such a duty, together with the proposed rules on traceability and labeling can help to curb illicit trade at all stages of the supply and sales chain. | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Togo | AFR | Article 29 : Les auteurs et complices de toute contrebande ou toute contrefaçon du tabac et de ses produits dérivés sont passibles d’un emprisonnement de trois (03) mois à deux (02) ans et d’une amende de vingt millions (20 000 000) FCFA à cent millions (100 000 000) FCFA ou l’une de ces peines seulement. Cette peine peut être cumulée avec la confiscation et la destruction du tabac et de ses produits dérivés qui font l’objet de contrebande et de contrefaçon, la révocation du droit d’exercer et la publication de la décision judiciaire. | Article 29 : Les auteurs et complices de toute contrebande ou toute contrefaçon du tabac et de ses produits dérivés sont passibles d’un emprisonnement de trois (03) mois à deux (02) ans et d’une amende de vingt millions (20 000 000) FCFA à cent millions (100 000 000) FCFA ou l’une de ces peines seulement. Cette peine peut être cumulée avec la confiscation et la destruction du tabac et de ses produits dérivés qui font l’objet de contrebande et de contrefaçon, la révocation du droit d’exercer et la publication de la décision judiciaire. | Report not provided |
| Türkiye | EUR | Administrative and judicial sanctions (such as suspend, revoke and/or cancel of the license, administrative fine, judicial fine, imprisonment) are applied | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| Turkmenistan | EUR | Report not provided | Report not provided | Report not provided |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | EUR | A penalty not exceeding £5 million can be issued for tobacco manufacturers failing in their supply chain obligations. Other penalties are available, as well as options to alter or revoke licences depending on circumstances. | A penalty not exceeding £5 million can be issued for tobacco manufacturers failing in their supply chain obligations. Other penalties are available, as well as options to alter or revoke licences depending on circumstances. | Report not provided |
| Uruguay | AMR | Answer not provided | Answer not provided | Report not provided |