S.L. 37.5 чл. 49Tobacco, cigars, etc.

The dividing of packages of unmanufactured tobacco and the unpacking or repacking of manufactured tobacco, cigars and cigarettes in warehouse may be allowed under the following conditions:

(a) application shall be made in writing in each instance to the officer at the warehouse;

(b) the operation shall be performed in the presence of an officer of Customs;

(c) the dividing or repacking of any package shall be completed in one operation, after which it shall not be permissible to sub-divide or re-pack the packages further, except on the written authority of the Comptroller of Customs;

(d) the packages resulting from the operation shall be properly sealed by the owner thereof to the satisfaction of the officer of Customs who shall affix to each such package a Customs seal and label showing the original marks and numbers and the mark or number given to the package at the time of the operation, the weight of tobacco, cigars or cigarettes in each package and the date of the operation;

(e) when a package shall have been divided or re-packed into two or more packages, each package shall be weighed by a customs weigher at the owner’s expense and the weight registered on the label to be attached thereto shall be counter-signed by the customs weigher;

(f) the original register account shall be duly noted at the completion of the operation and an entry shall be made giving the date of the operation, the number of packages resulting from the operation and the weight of each package.