Thursday 15/January/2026 – 11:45 am
The Official Gazette published the decision of the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade regarding standardizing the weights of tea packages and regulating its import.
The text of the decision included: After reviewing Law No. 281 of 1994 regarding the suppression of fraud and fraud and its amendments, and Law No. 95 of 1945 regarding supply affairs and its amendments,
And the laws related to forced pricing and determining profits and its amendments, and the National Food Safety Authority Law promulgated by Law No. 1 of 2017 and its executive regulations, and the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Resolution No. 148 of 1992 regarding regulating trade in tea, and the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Resolution No. 283 of 1998 regarding standardizing the weights of tea packages and its amendments, and the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Resolution No. 330 of 2017 regarding Commitment to announce prices and prohibit trade in goods of unknown origin that are not accompanied by tax sales invoices, and upon Resolution of the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade No. 45 of 2022 regarding the ban on the trading of food commodities of unknown origin, and after presenting to the committee formed by Resolution of the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade No. 150 of 2024; With the approval of the Supreme Supply Committee.
Article 1 decision
The decision of Article One was as follows:
Without prejudice to the provisions of Resolution No. 148 of 1992 referred to, all companies and establishments operating in the import of raw tea and tea packing factories are committed to the weights of packages prepared for sale to the consumer being in accordance with the following weights: (25 – 40 – 50 – 100 – 225 – 250 – 500 – 1000) grams.
For tea bag packages – Fatla tea – the weight of the bag must be 2 grams, and the package must contain 10 or 25 bags or multiples of the last number.
Article 2 decision
Companies and establishments operating in the import of raw, unpackaged tea, and not having a license to operate a tea packing factory, are obligated to provide the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, the Central Administration for Control Affairs, with a monthly statement of the imported quantities of tea and sales operations, provided that the statement includes the following data: quantities delivered – name and address of the receiving establishment – approved tax sales invoices – license to practice the activity – commercial registry – proof of registration with the National Food Safety Authority.
(Article Three)
Companies and establishments working in the import of raw tea and tea packing factories are given a grace period until April 1, 2026 to dispose of the containers that were filled in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Resolution No. 283 of 1998 and its amendments.
(Article 4)
Any violation of the provisions of this decision shall be punished with the penalties stipulated in Article 56 of Law No. 95 of 1945 referred to.
(Article 5)
Ministerial Resolutions No. 324 of 2000, 214 of 2020, 99 of 2023, 25 of 2024, 165 of 2024, and 222 of 2024 shall be cancelled.
