Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 132 | Classification | MOF-40 MHW-86 |
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| Date of Acceptance | October 27, 1983 | Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint | Economic Planning Agency |
| Responsible Ministries | Ministry of Finance Ministry of Health and Welfare |
Related Laws | Tobacco Monopoly Law The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law |
| Complainant | British firm | Exporting Countries | UK |
| Subject | Permission to import Herbal Cigarettes | ||
| Details of Measures | 1. It was explained to the complainant that herbal cigarettes could not be sold as they came under "the articles substituting for cigarettes" in Article 67 of the Tobacco Monopoly Law, which says, no person shall manufacture or sell for the purpose of business any article usable as a substitute for manufactured tobacco. 2. Further it was explained that unless there was a statement about indications and effects as a drug, Herbal Cigarettes would not be regulated under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. |
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| Classification of Processing | 1. D 2. Ca |
Directions | 1. I-b 2. I-b |
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