SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, May 1. (EUROPE PRESS) –
From this Sunday, May 1, 2022, tobacco sales points in the Canary Islands risk fines of thousands of euros and even temporary closure of their shops if they sell poorly labeled black tobacco.
And it is that this Saturday, April 30, the transitional period set by the Government of the Canary Islands to allow the double seal of black tobacco has ended: the previous generic and the new one, which specifies that it is black tobacco and not blond, since they have with a more advantageous tax regime.
The packaged units of black cigarettes that already had the general seal attached and that have not been sold by this Sunday must be withdrawn. The penalties for businesses vary depending on the amounts, but under normal stocking conditions they can exceed 10,000 euros per enclave.
Industry sources have explained to Europa Press that the risk for at least part of the more than 6,000 points of sale is real, given that there is still volume of product on the street that some brands have not collected with the old labeling.
In this scenario, it becomes the responsibility of the business to inspect it and remove from the shelves the one that does not meet the requirements set in the order of July 14, 2021, which modifies the order of May 9, 2011, of development of the Law 1/2011 on the Tax on tobacco products and other tax measures.
