Medical cannabis, procedures for paying licensing and packaging fees come into effect

2025-02-07 10:53:01Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Medical cannabis, procedures for paying licensing and packaging fees come into

Applications for operator licenses that allow them to cultivate and process cannabis in the country for medical purposes are expected to open this year.

The ministries have approved the procedures for making saved tariff payments for operator enterprises, and the rules for the control of product inspection and packaging.

The Official Gazette contains the instruction of the Ministry of Health and Finance and Economy.

The internet fee in article 14, point 9, of law no. 61/2023, “On the cultivation and processing of Cannabis plants and the production of its by-products for medical and industrial purposes” is in the amount of 100,000 lek. This fee is non-refundable.

The service instruction states that the fee will be paid by the entity requesting the license according to the collection invoice, referring to the model approved by order no. 35, dated 11.11.2009, of the Ministry of Finance, “On the approval of the collection invoice”.

To proceed with the payment, the entity must download the invoice for collection from the Agency's website. The "Invoice for Collection" is then presented by the entity to the second-tier bank for payment.

The second-tier bank will accept the collection of fees only with the person of the invoice filled in with the data according to the attached model. The document issued by the bank, which certifies the free performance, is submitted to the National Cannabis Control Agency together with the necessary documentation for the application.

The income derived from this fee is collected in the income account in favor of the National Cannabis Control Agency and as defined in the decision of the Council of Ministers No. 646, dated 16.10.2024, “On the actions and services of the National Cannabis Control Agency”.

The decision of the Council of Ministers states that 70% of the revenues from licensing fees will go to the state budget and 30% to the budget of the National Cannabis Agency.

Also, according to Article 15 of the law on the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes, it was determined that after the third year, operators must pay an annual fee equal to 1.5% of the annual fee, but, in any case, not less than 10,000.00 lek.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture "On the control instructions, regarding the methods of control, as well as the control and microbiological control, to control the packaging, and the control" defined in the Official Gazette the control methods, before packaging the material as well as the packaging, and the small quantity.

The instruction states that the methods that will be used to analyze the study in relation to the criteria of the importing language. While the packaging in any case must be completed according to Appendix No. 2 attached and an integral part of an instruction, including criteria such as labels must contain products and others that advertise misinformation to the consumer, as well as the packaging must be safe for transportation./ Monitor


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