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Cuba renforce les contrôles sur les cigares contrefaits [Cuba strengthens controls on counterfeit cigars] 

Cuba has decided to strengthen the fight against the counterfeiting of its famous cigars and require travelers they now include puros original boxes and sealed their exit.

Travelers since 2007 could leave the country without commercial purpose, up to 50 cigars in a box or not, without having to submit an invoice or other documents of original denomination. They can now do so, but in an original box and sealed for the purchase of over 20 cigars. There is also still no restrictions for buying the unit of 20 cigars or less, by this measure dated July 10 and must be implemented within 90 days.

Considered the best in the world, Habano suffers from counterfeiting and black market tobacco that developed in Cuba in the wake of the serious economic crisis of the 1990s and the influx of tourists.

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