F.No. 528/133/2011-STO
(TU)
Government of India
Ministry of
Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Excise & Customs
Tariff Unit
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229A, North Block,
New Delhi,
22nd
February, 2012.
To
All Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs
(Prev.),
All Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise,
All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev.),
All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise,
All Directors General under CBEC.
Sir / Madam,
Subject:
Applicability of provisions of the Notifications No. 417 (E) dated
27.05.2011 on Molasses used in Hookah containing tobacco – regarding.
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Reference has been received on
import of molasses for
use in hookah without compliance
of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules,
2008 Rules, which prescribes the manner in which the specified health warning shall be displayed on the tobacco product
packs covering all types of tobacco
products produced, supplied and distributed in India. The Rules came into effect from 31st
May, 2009 and a set of new pictorial health warning has been
issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide Notification
G.S.R. No. 417 (E) dated 27th May, 2011 which came into force
from 1st December, 2011. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
has now confirmed that anything containing tobacco is covered under the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and
Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (COPTPA) Act, 2003.
2. Accordingly, in continuation to the CBEC instruction of even number dated 30.11.2011, it is
further clarified that imported Molasses
used in Hookah containing tobacco have to bear the new specified health warnings as prescribed
in the said Notification. A copy of the Rules is available on the Ministry’s
website: www.mohfw.nic.in
under National Tobacco Control Programme.
Yours faithfully,
(Subodh Singh)
OSD (Customs), Tariff
Unit
Fax: 011 - 23092173
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