Tobacco and Matches Board

Role

The Monegasque Tobacco and Matches Board under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, operates the Principality’s monopolies on tobacco and matches.

  • Ensuring compliance with the Sovereign Ordinances of 5 December 1865 and 12 December 1891 granting the Principality exclusive rights to import, to export, distribute and origin control of tobacco and matches on Monegasque territory
  • Approving and publishing in the Monegasque Journal Officiel (official gazette) the retail sale prices of tobacco manufactured according to the tariffs in force in France pursuant to Article 19 Title III of the Franco-Monegasque Neighbourhood Agreement of 18 May 1963 (see Article 19 Title III of Ordinance 3039)
  • Applying tax and customs procedures
  • It is consulted for advice by the Business Development Agency and The State Property Authority regarding the opening of tobacconist shops, and the granting and duration of management concessions
  • Within the Principality, it supplies around 30 tobacconists and supermarkets, which only sell matches
  • It selects and determines which monopolised products can be entered or withdrawn from the market
  • It acts on behalf of the State to negotiate with manufacturers and distributors of tobacco and related products, including e-cigarettes and all other related accessories
  • It issues authorisations for all advertising and promotional activities relating to tobacco and related products, matches, e-cigarettes and all other related accessories
  • It is responsible for collecting State revenue accrued from tobacco and related products, matches, e-cigarettes, miscellaneous products, and all other related accessories
  • Its bonded warehouse has been operational since 9 June 1965 to manage the provisioning of ships for export in accordance with current European customs regulations

Legal References

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Sovereign Ordinance of 05 December 1865 rendering the agreement signed with France concerning the customs union and neighbourly relations enforceable on 9 November 1865

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Sovereign Ordinance of 12 December 1891 concerning the production and sale of matches

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Ordinance no. 3039 of 19 August 1963 rendering the Neighbourhood Agreement, signed in Paris, enforceable in Monaco on 18 May 1963

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Sovereign Ordinance no. 2.448 of 01 August 1940 concerning the fiscal control of tobacco shops

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Sovereign Ordinance no. 2.719 of 08 February 1943 which increases penalties

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Sovereign Ordinance no. 15.116 of 23 November 2001 changing amounts expressed in francs in certain sovereign ordinances, which were passed in application of international treaties, into euros

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Ministerial Decree no. 2008-295 of 16 June 2008 implementing the Act no. 1.346 of 9 May 2008 pertaining to protection from smoking

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Act no. 1.346 of 09 May 2008 pertaining to protection from smoking

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Sovereign Ordinance no. 4.225 of 20 March 2013 establishing the Monegasque Tobacco and Matches Board

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Sovereign Ordinance no. 6.698 of 7 December 2017 amending the Ordinance no. 5.891 of 16 June 2016

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Sovereign Ordinance no. 9.124 of 25 February 2022 concerning various measures pertaining to tobacco

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Erratum in Sovereign Ordinance no. 9.124 of 25 February 2022 concerning various measures pertaining to tobacco, published in the Journal de Monaco on 4 March 2022

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Ministerial Decree no. 2022-112 of 1 March 2022 amending Ministerial Decree no. 2008-295 of 16 June 2008 implementing the Act no. 1.346 of 9 May 2008 pertaining to protection from smoking

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Administrative contact

Tobacco and Matches Board

Opening hours :

from 8.30am to 16.30pm from Monday to Friday

Phone :

(+377) 98 98 85 92

Fax :

(+377) 93 30 58 36

Procedures and Information

Sector-specific or regulated activities