Kommersant learned about the commercial reform of tobacco

Now the licenses should already suffer production, export and import of tobacco, but this does not concern trade. Sellers will be able to receive licenses in “public services”, and the registration of sellers of tobacco products can be created on the basis of the Automated Unified State Information System of “Alcohol” (EGAI), writes Kommersant.

According to him, the Ministry of Finance and RosalcoltabakControl requires admission to tobacco trade The availability of registration of the seller in the state information system to monitor the billing of goods (GIS MT), the lack of fiscal debts, availability, availability , Economic maintenance or lease for the period of the year of warehouses (for wholesale trade (for wholesalers) and commercial facilities (for retail trade).

In addition, sellers will have to pay the state rate. In retail trade, its size will amount to 10,000 rubles, in the wholesale sector: 500 thousand rubles, in Cachimba – 65 thousand rubles. Companies with a license for alcohol retail sale will be included in the “Tobacco” registry automatically, there will be the same exchange of departments about market participants. The Kommersant source said that officials are inclined to repeat the experience of the alcohol market, where the registration allows to operate.

What expects offenders? The Government also discussed the hardening of punishments for violations in the field of tobacco trade. Now, according to the ministers cabinet, their model is ineffective, since the increase in fines is compensated by increasing products prices. The economic tools that imply a prohibition of the sale of tobacco are more effective: a license to be reviewed or the exclusion of the commercial facilities of the registration.

Why is this necessary? The Government believes that it hardens the regulation of the tobacco market will suppress illegal activities, increase budget revenues and provide customers for confidence in the legal work of retail points of sale. RosalcoletabakControl or regions or regions can receive control over tobacco trade by analogy with the alcohol market, but it is possible to separate the powers (the service will obtain control of wholesalers, the regions – retail), Kommersant writes.

• In recent months, discussions on tobacco market regulation and products containing nicotine have intensified. At the end of January, Tass and Ria Novosti reported that the State Duma developed a bill on the full vanips prohibition in Russia. The document proposes to prohibit its billing in the country, including the importation of nicotine raw materials, fluids containing nicotine, nicenicotine fluids and devices for consumption.