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Dear 
,
Thank you for your email. Mr Charalambous has informed me of your meeting with him
and your concerns.
I am currently out of the office. 
Should you wish to provide further details beyond what you have explained to Mr
Charalambous, I suggest that you provide these to me in writing.
We naturally follow legislative developments and policy making in Kosovo and advise the
authorities on acquis alignment and their EU commitments.
Yours,
Personal 
On 1 Oct 2018, at 19:12, 
 wrote:
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Dear 
,
I work for British American Tobacco and I am based in Brussels responsible
for excise and trade.
My colleagues in BAT covering Kosovo are currently facing an issue on
excise in Kosovo which has emerged since late summer.
A concept document which developed by a working group advising the
authorities on how to create support for local growers and producers of
tobacco. This concept document is suggesting the creation of a separate
excise regime for tobacco products produced locally against imported
products. This proposal would be voted into law in October, becoming
effective as of January 2019.
My colleagues are very concerned about this as it would create several
issues in the market. Besides the existence of one excise regime for locally
produced tobacco products and another for imported products, the excise
structure for the locally produced tobacco products could be a concern for
collection purposes.
Me and my colleague have met earlier today with Mr Charalambous from
the Cabinet who suggested to get in touch with you directly.
Therefore, I would kindly like to ask for a meeting to discuss further in
detail the proposal and what the consequences would be.
Looking forward to your hear from you.
Best regards,