Putin entrusted Rosalkogolregulirovanie with control over the tobacco market

Russian President Vladimir Putin entrusted the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation with the functions of controlling the production and circulation of tobacco products. Decree of the head of state published on the portal of legal acts.

According to the document, Rosalkogolregulirovanie will be renamed the Federal Service for the Control of Alcohol and Tobacco Markets. In addition to the previous functions, the department will be engaged in supervision in the field of production and circulation of tobacco products, tobacco and nicotine-containing products, as well as raw materials for their production.

Within six months, the government needs to resolve organizational and financial issues, as well as determine the number of employees of the department, taking into account the new powers, and bring the acts in accordance with the decree. In addition, it is necessary to clarify the functions of federal bodies in the field of tobacco products production in connection with the adoption of the law “On State Regulation of the Production and Turnover of Tobacco Products”.

The decree comes into force on September 1, 2023, the document says.

June 13 President signed the law on state regulation of the tobacco market, which establishes the legal basis for the production and circulation of tobacco products in Russia, as well as specialized state control in this area. Production, storage and supply of tobacco and nicotine-containing products and raw materials for their production, import and export of such products are classified as goods that require a license. It will be required from March 1, 2024.