The involvement of specialists from Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise in the work of the eTobacco portal will allow consumers to receive information about illegal and substandard tobacco products in real time. This was reported by Myroslav Laba, a tax and regulatory policy specialist at the Economic Expert Platform, in an exclusive commentary to UNN.
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Also, according to the expert, this will allow law enforcement agencies to respond more quickly to crimes in the field of illegal tobacco trafficking.
We support the use of digital tools to counteract the illegal market. We expect the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise to take samples from all production lines in Ukraine. The involvement of KFI in the process of determining the origin of illegal products will involve the mandatory publication of information in real time on which line produced the illegal product submitted for research, who owns this line. Such notification of a crime provides for an automatic response by law enforcement agencies. And consumers will have access to information about unscrupulous manufacturers,
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Starting in February 2025, the eTobacco portal will be launched in Ukraine , which will contain information on the ingredients of tobacco products and emissions from their use.
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Director of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise Oleksandr Ruvin saidthat all studies of tobacco products are important because they help the state avoid billions of dollars in losses from the shadow market.
The issue of researching all types of tobacco products, their analogues and modern substitutes is also relevant for the state in the context of paying taxes, as it concerns excisable goods and billions of dollars in losses due to the shadow market. The task of the experts is to provide law enforcement agencies with scientific and methodological support in a timely and accurate manner to create a reliable evidence base and ensure fairness and trust in the judicial system of Ukraine,