Customs and Excise Administration (CEA) announced in a press release that new standards regarding the composition of cigarettes sold in Morocco will apply starting January 1, 2024.
“The CEA informs the public that the provisions of Decree No. 2-21-235 dated September 18, 2021, which sets the maximum levels of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide contained in cigarettes marketed in the Moroccan market, will come into effect from January 1, 2024,” as stated in a press release.
These maximum levels are set at 10 mg for tar, 1 mg for nicotine, and 10 mg for carbon monoxide, the source emphasized, noting that to be marketed in Morocco, cigarettes must not contain levels higher than the specified thresholds.
In order to ensure that cigarettes entering the Moroccan market are in compliance with these new standards, all product analyses pertaining to imported or locally produced cigarettes–carried out from January 1, 2024 onwards–must be accompanied by results which demonstrate such compliance and which were obtained by recognized competent laboratories.
The referenced decree designates the CEA as the entity responsible for the control of the aforementioned levels of imported or locally produced cigarettes.