G/TBT/N/AGO/1  
20 December 2023  
(23-8728) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ANGOLA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Finance (Angola Revenue Administration).  
Email: yuri.paulo@minfin.gov.ao  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of a gency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Ministério da Indústria e Comércio  
Largo 17 de Setembro  
Luanda - Angola  
Email: angola.omc@bluewin.ch  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise  national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
HS 22.04 , 22.05 , 22.06 , 22.07 , 22.08 , 24.01 , 24.02 , 24.03  
(Listed in Annex I of the Presidential Decree No. 216/19, of July 15 and  Executive Decree 
No. 64/23 of May 12 ) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Obligation to 
affix high security tax stamps on medicines, beverages, alcoholic liquids, tobacco and its 
manufactured substitutes and other products listed in Annex I of the Decree.; (2 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Considering that the smuggling and counterfeiting of alcoholic 
beverages and liquids, as well as tobacco and its manufactured substitutes have become 
a worldwide problem, also affecting the Republic of Angol a. Given that such illegal 
practices can deprive the State of an important source of revenue and pose a threat to 
public health and well -being of citizens. There is a need to implement the High Security 
Tax Stamp Program, which appears to be a fundamental step to ensure the fight against 
counterfeit products, the collection of tax revenue, as well as ensuring the reliability of 
goods and products in the national market.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/ANG/1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Presidential Decree no. 216/19, of July 15, the obligation to affix high security tax stamps 
on medicines, beverages, alcoholic liquids, tobacco and its manufactured substitutes and 
other products listed in Annex I of the same decree.  
Executive Decree No.  64/23 of May 12 (Annex IV), which establishes the procedures 
applicable to the sealing process, prices for the sale of seals, rules for requisition and 
affixing, conditions of use, periods of use and validity, and the definition of dimensions 
by type of p ackaging, quantities, weight, number of minimum and maximum units of said 
packaging - Repeals Executive Decree No. 149/22 of March 10, 2003 (Annex IV).  
Revokes Executive Decree No. 149/22 of March 10, approving the Regulation on the 
Compulsory Affixing of High Security Tax Stamps and Executive Decree No. 186/22 of 
April 8, suspending the said Regulation.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  In place  
Proposed date of entry into force:  In place  
10. Final date for comments:  19 December 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Finance (Angola Revenue Administration).  
Email: yuri.paulo@minfin.gov.ao  
https://www.ucm.minfin.gov.ao/cs/groups/public/documents/document/a%0Aw4z/ntkx
/~edisp/minfin3591707 
https://www.ucm.minfin.gov.ao/cs/groups/public/docum ents/document/a%0Aw4z/njax
/~edisp/minfin3601299.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/AGO/23_14764_00_x.pdf