Disposal of seized/confiscated cigarettes of foreign origin vis-a-vis provisions of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008

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.... Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev). All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs (Appeals). All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise. All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise. (Appeals). Webmaster, CBEC. Subject: Disposal of seized/confiscated cigarettes of foreign origin vis-a-vis provisions of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008. Madam/Sir, I am directed to refer to Board's Circular No. 09/2017- Customs dated 29.03.2017 on the above mentioned subject. Guidelines for disposal of seized/confiscated cigarettes were prescribed by the said Circular, which inter alia, emphasised the need to en....

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....r the said Rules, during the rotation period of twenty-four months, two images of specified health warnings as notified in the Schedule, shall be displayed on all tobacco product packages and each of the images shall appear consecutively on the package with an interregnum period of twelve months. 4.      Therefore, on completion of a period of twelve months from the 01.04.2016, the MoH & FW vide Notification GSR 292 (E) dated 24.03.2017 has notified the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2017 (effective from 01.04.2017) which prescribes that "the date of coming into effect of the second image (image2) of specified health warning shall be for all tobacco products manuf....

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....Central Government has notified the new specified health warnings vide GSR 727 (E) of Gazette Notification dated 15th October, 2014 and issued notification G.S.R. No. 739 (E) dated 24th September, 2015 for mandatory display of new specified health warnings covering 85% of the principal display area on all tobacco product packages, from 1st April, 2016. As per the Rules, during the rotation period of twenty four months, two images of specified health warning as notified in the Schedule, shall be displayed on all tobacco product packages and each of the image shall appear consecutively on the package with an interregnum period of 12 months. Further as per notification GSR No. 292 (E) dated 24th March, 2017 read with the a....