The Government of the Russian Federation has submitted to the State Duma a bill on the introduction of criminal liability for the production and trafficking of tobacco and nicotine-containing products without labeling provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, the bill is available in the Duma database.
"The draft federal law On Amendments to Article 1711 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provides for the introduction of criminal liability for the production and turnover of tobacco and (or) nicotine-containing products without labeling and (or) applying information provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation," the explanatory note to the bill says.
It clarifies that the current legislation establishes administrative responsibility for the production and turnover of tobacco products without labeling or applying information provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
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