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Regie Overview The Lebanese Tobacco and Tunbac Monopoly Department (Regie) A public organization subject to the control of the Lebanese Minister of Finance, whose function includes the management of tobacco, tunbac and its derivatives plantation, manufacturing, trade and transport at seven branches distributed at all the Lebanese provinces (North, Beka’a and South). It plays a national, economic, social and development role and is considered as one of the pioneering and successful organizations in Lebanon at the productive and economical yield, and is one of the profitable organizations supporting the public balance (budget) of the state. The management of this public organization at the financial, trade, agricultural and industrial levels is effected by state-of-the-art scientific standards, means of electronic management and social trend based on the growth of both agriculture and farmers.

Exclusiveness Law Limiting the purchase, manufacturing and sale of tobacco and tunbac in Lebanon is subject to the Exclusiveness Law, which also controls similar products and other-like products so used. The scope of exclusiveness also includes the plantation, manufacturing, transport, export, sale and internal consumption, as well as contention of violations and smuggling of same.

Plantation The Corporation exclusively controls the issuance of agricultural licenses and permits to tobacco farmers, avails agricultural guidance and support to them and supervises the plantation methods and ways, and controls the planted areas, its quality and its development mechanisms, then it follows the harvest reaping, drying and packaging all the way up to its purchase and collection from the farmers, which steps lead to another stage at the Corporation’s plants, which includes the tobacco sorting, packaging and preparation, as well as its storage and preparation in special stores in order to proceed with its manufacturing or exporting.

Production & Fabrication The Lebanese Tobacco & Tunbac Monopoly Department (Regie) handles the fabrication of national (domestic) cigarettes and flavored tobacco at each of Hadath and Tripoli facilities. Its plants are equipped with automatic, fast and extremely precise production lines having high production capabilities and produce through said plants three national kinds being: Cedars, 100mm Maestro Violet, 100mm Maestro Regular, 2 Tunbac "Naqha" Persian Seed (Ajami)

Trading The Lebanese Tobacco & Tunbac Monopoly Department (Regie) is the exclusive agent for all imported tobacco products, hence such exclusiveness controls the import and purchase of fabricated tobacco and tunbac (under commercial marks), and it is the sole agency having the authority to grant permits for sale of tobacco. The Department also includes tobacco smuggling fighting cadre at the state boarders and within the country.

Exclusiveness Power The exclusiveness system is subject to the State’s control in line with the terms of the legislative Law No 151. Such control includes the overall technical, economical and financial management and is subject to the Ministry of Finance. Such control is affected by the government delegate and financial controller.