XT 2002-07 - Notice About Master Cigarette Settlement
Agreement (MSA) Reporting - October 18, 2002
New Signatories
There are several new signatories to the Cigarette Master
Settlement Agreement. Their brands listed below should no
longer be reported on your Master Settlement Agreement Report
(Form ET-60). This change is effective immediately and is
retroactive to July 1, 2000.
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Signatory
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Brand(s)
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Product
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Chancellor Tobacco
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Treasurer
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Cigarettes
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Von Eicken Group
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Tabak-Haus
Dingelstadt
Botschafter
CF Straight Virginia
John Aylesbury Paper Pipes
Shepheards Hotel
Joh. Von
Eicken, GMBH
Calume Full Flavor
Calume Lights
Rosebud
Springwater
Wild Geese
Charles
Fairmorn
Bull Brand Dark, Half
Dark
& Light
Charles Fairmorn Bright
Virginia Shag
Charles Fairmorn Dark
Fire Cured
Fine Cut Cherry, Chocolate,
Menthol &
Vanilla
Fine Cut Nos. 1 – 5
Pirat American Blend
Pirat Halfzware
Tabak-Haus
Dingelstadt
Harvest
Jan Willem
Joh. Von
Eicken, GMBH
Mynheer
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Cigarettes
Cigarettes
Roll Your Own
Roll Your Own
Roll Your Own
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Wind River Tobacco Company, LLC
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American Bison
American Bison
Canoe
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Cigarettes
Roll Your Own
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Winner Sales Company
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Boundary
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Cigarettes
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NOTE: Winner brand name
cigarettes is NOT an MSA brand and
still must be reported.
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Complaints
The Ohio Attorney General's Office filed complaints with the
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas against several
companies for failure to make payments to a qualified escrow
account. The complaints seek preliminary and permanent
injunctive relief ordering them not to sell cigarettes to
consumers in Ohio either directly or through a distributor.
The companies are as follows:
Grand Tobacco
Sterling Tobacco International, Inc.
Sun Tobacco
China National Tobacco Co.
a.k.a. China National Tobacco Import
& Export Co.
China Tobacco Import & Export Liaoning Corp.
China Tobacco Co.
Sable Waghire & Co., LTD.
Mongalore Ganesh Beedi Works
M/s Mohanlal Hargovinddas Bidi Udyog Private, LTD.
Sekap S. A., Greek Cooperative Cigarette Manufacturing
Company S.A.
Fortune Tobacco
Patriot Tobacco Company
Southern Tobacco, Inc.
If any injunctions are issued, they may prohibit the sale,
but not the possession, of their products in the state of
Ohio. Wholesalers, if necessary, may apply for a refund of
the Ohio cigarette tax if the stamped packages are returned
to the manufacturer in accordance with Rule 5703-15-15 or
sold out-of-state after the Ohio stamps are removed from the
package. We will notify you if any injunctions are issued.
Notification Alternative
The department now has the ability to send this and other
tobacco tax information electronically. If you wish to
receive information electronically instead of a paper copy,
simply send an email to Tobacco_Taxes@tax.state.oh.us.
In the comment area, enter your company name and the email
address or addresses to which you want future notifications
sent.
If you have any questions or problems, please contact the
Fuel Use and Excise Tax Unit at (614) 466-3410.