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Notifying Member: ANGOLA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministry of Finance (Angola Revenue Administration).

Email: yuri.paulo@minfin.gov.ao

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Ministério da Indústria e Comércio

Largo 17 de Setembro

Luanda - Angola

Email: angola.omc@bluewin.ch

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):

HS 22.04, 22.05, 22.06, 22.07, 22.08, 24.01, 24.02, 24.03

(Listed in Annex I of the Presidential Decree No. 216/19, of July 15 and Executive Decree No. 64/23 of May 12)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Obligation to affix high security tax stamps on medicines, beverages, alcoholic liquids, tobacco and its manufactured substitutes and other products listed in Annex I of the Decree.; (2 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: Considering that the smuggling and counterfeiting of alcoholic beverages and liquids, as well as tobacco and its manufactured substitutes have become a worldwide problem, also affecting the Republic of Angola. Given that such illegal practices can deprive the State of an important source of revenue and pose a threat to public health and well-being of citizens. There is a need to implement the High Security Tax Stamp Program, which appears to be a fundamental step to ensure the fight against counterfeit products, the collection of tax revenue, as well as ensuring the reliability of goods and products in the national market.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

Presidential Decree no. 216/19, of July 15, the obligation to affix high security tax stamps on medicines, beverages, alcoholic liquids, tobacco and its manufactured substitutes and other products listed in Annex I of the same decree.

Executive Decree No. 64/23 of May 12 (Annex IV), which establishes the procedures applicable to the sealing process, prices for the sale of seals, rules for requisition and affixing, conditions of use, periods of use and validity, and the definition of dimensions by type of packaging, quantities, weight, number of minimum and maximum units of said packaging - Repeals Executive Decree No. 149/22 of March 10, 2003 (Annex IV).

Revokes Executive Decree No. 149/22 of March 10, approving the Regulation on the Compulsory Affixing of High Security Tax Stamps and Executive Decree No. 186/22 of April 8, suspending the said Regulation.

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Proposed date of adoption: In place

Proposed date of entry into force: In place

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Final date for comments: 19 December 2023

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Ministry of Finance (Angola Revenue Administration).

Email: yuri.paulo@minfin.gov.ao

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/AGO/23_14764_00_x.pdf