New EU ruling paves the way for allowance changes
18-Dec-2006
The European Union’s ruling on inbound traveller allowances will allow governments to adopt their own limits on the amount of duty-free tobacco passengers can bring into their countries, industry campaigners have warned
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Governments will also be able to vary the tobacco allowance depending on the mode of entry into the country. Although the EU approved the proposal to double general allowances for........
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