The Revenue and Customs Administration (UPC) announced that the Ministry of Finance, as a second instance authority, confirmed the legality of the decision made by that Administration regarding the appeal of the owner of cigarettes confiscated in the Free Zone of the Port of Bar.
"Out of a total of nine cases that were formed based on the appeal of the owners of cigarettes confiscated in the Free Zone of the Port of Bar to the first-instance decisions of the Revenue and Customs Administration, PJ Carinarnice Bar, which arrived at the address of the Directorate for Tax and Customs Procedures of the Ministry of Finance as a second-instance authority, in the procedure under of the appeal, seven cases were resolved, while the resolution of the remaining two is ongoing. At least the first-instance decisions of the customs office in question were confirmed as legal, and the Ministry of Finance determined that the first-instance authority correctly carried out the procedure for confiscating cigarettes, and that the decisions of the customs authority were based on the law, as well as that there were no violations of the rules of procedure that could lead to a different decision regarding these administrative matters," stated the UPC.
The conclusion is imposed, as they said, that the Revenue and Customs Administration fully complied with the Government's decision on the prohibition of the storage of tobacco products in the free zone of the Port of Bar, and that based on the established factual situation, and in accordance with the provision of Article 172 paragraph 3 of the Customs Law, as well as the provisions of articles 59 and 66 of the same law, it was decided that the said goods must be confiscated.
"Proceedings regarding the complaint against the confiscation of cigarettes, initiated by legal entities, are ongoing in two more cases. The mentioned cases will be resolved within the time frame provided by law," the announcement concludes.
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