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Ministerial Decision on Distinctive Marks for Excise Goods

Issued on 2020

Contents

Article 1 - Definitions

Article 2 - Placement and Activation of Distinctive Marks

Article 3 - Taxpayer Obligations

Article 4 - Authority Methods and Procedures

Article 5 - Activation and Verification Procedures

Article 6 - Exemptions

Article 7 - Authorized Suppliers

Article 8 - Purchase Orders

Article 9 - Termination and Deactivation

Article 10 - Cancellation and Return

Article 11 - Possession Requirements

Article 12 - Record Keeping

Article 13 - Implementation Stages

Article 14 - Publication and Enforcement

Having perused Customs Act promulgated by Law No. (40) of 2002, Act No. 25 of 2018 on the Excise tax, Emiri Resolution No. 29 of 1996 on the Resolutions of the Council of Ministers Submitted to the Emir for Ratification and Issuance;

Emiri Resolution No. 77 of 2018 on the establishment of the General Tax Authority, Executive Regulations of Law No. 25 of 2018 on the Excise Tax issued by the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 5 of 2019,

Council of Ministers Resolution No. 16 of 2020 on defining exempted goods from Excise tax and the conditions for exemption thereof,

Resolution No. 10 of 2021 issued by the Minister of Finance regarding the regulations for exempting diplomatic and consular bodies, international organizations, heads and members of diplomatic and consular corps accredited to the State from excise tax; and

The approval of this draft resolution issued by the Council of Ministers at its regular meeting No. (30) of 2021 conducted on 11 August 2021,

The following resolutions have hereby been issued by the Minister of Finance:

Article 1 - Definitions

In the application of the provisions hereof, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings ascribed thereto hereunder unless the context indicates otherwise:

Authority: General Tax Authority

Excise goods: Those goods that are subject to Excise tax in accordance with the provisions stipulated under the law.

Distinctive mark: Distinctive character, digital or physical stamp or mark which is approved by the Authority.

Authorized supplier: a person contracted by the Authority for supplying distinctive marks.

The system: it is the electronic system approved by the Authority for the purposes of managing and tracking distinctive marks.

Mark activation: a procedure whereby the distinctive mark is activated and linked to excise goods data in the system.

The Law: it is the aforesaid Law No. (25) of 2018.