On March 11, 2024, Vietnam's Ministry of Finance reiterated its intention to levy a 50% import tax on e-cigarettes and related products.
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The Chinese government has decided to optimize the import and export management of controlled chemicals from February 1, 2024, in accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Controlled Chemicals and…
The Lebanese Tobacco and Tobacco Inventory Department, owns a monopoly over tobacco, subject to state control. The Minister of Finance has the right to decide on selling prices for exported tobacco and intermediary royalties.
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is thrilled that the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (STF) has upheld its ban on asbestos.