State Monopoly Law - back in force; Deadlines for Tobacco Undertakings

According to the art. 16 of the Law: "The persons that, on the date of coming into force of this law, carry out one of the activities provided for by the art. 2, shall apply for relevant licenses within 90 days from coming into force of the law."  On the other hand, art. 17 par. 1 of the Law stipulates that: "The present law will come into force after 6 months from its publishing into the Official Gazette of Romania."

Corroborating the two legal texts, it results that the undertakings that, on the date of coming into force of the Law, are carrying out the operations falling under the State Monopoly Law, must apply for the license required by the Law within a term of 6 months plus 90 days from the date of its publishing into the Official Gazette of Romania. The Law No. 171/2001, which reinforced the State Monopoly Law, was published into the Official Gazette of Romania of April 11th 2001.

Conclusion

The State Monopoly Law comes back into force after 6 months from the publishing of the Law No. 171/2001 into the Official Gazette of Romania, thus from October 11th, 2001. The term of 90 days within which the undertakings must apply for the license required by the State Monopoly Law is counted down from the date of coming into force of the Law No. 171/2001 i.e. from October 11th, 2001. The deadline for filing by the undertakings - which at the date of October 11th, 2001 were carrying out activities falling under the state monopoly law - of the application for the license required by the State Monopoly Law is January 9th, 2002.

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