Does anyone know the legalities of growing Tobacco at home in BG for personal consumption? Can't seem to find anything on the internet.

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Thanks Oddball,But I need to know whether it is legal to grow tobacco at home in bulgaria.The villagers used to grow it in the village during communist times but don't now.Some say it's legal and some say it isn't.Just wanted to make sure it's legal before I have a go.Anyone know the answer?

I cannot find anything that says growing tobacco for personal use is illegal, but the law does not define personal use (1 plant, 2 plants ) so not a lot of help really. .
maybe the local kmet has the answer.

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Without government regulation in the tobacco sector (Sorry about the translation)

We have no government regulation in the tobacco sector. This is reflected in the law on tobacco and tobacco products, which were adopted at first reading in parliament.

The idea intended to drop production quotas and premium tobacco growers and industry to operate on a commercial basis.

Release is "
Tobacco"
Fund, which carry out public support in the sector. To assist growers in the future it is proposed to apply the general scheme for farmers.

The opposition accused the government that destroyed the industry.



Вече да няма държавно регулиране в тютюневия сектор. Това предвиждат промените в закона за тютюна и тютюневите изделия, които бяха приети на първо четене в парламента.

Идеята предвижда да отпаднат квотите за производство и премиране на тютюнопроизводителите и секторът да функционира на пазарна основа.

Закрива се фонд "
Тютюн"
, който осъществява държавното подпомагане в сектора. За подпомагане на тютюнопроизводителите в бъдеще се предлага да се прилага общият режим за земеделските производители.

От опозицията обвиниха управляващите, че унищожават сектора.

Thankyou.

still nothing there that gives an answer for personal growing and personal use of tobacco. ::

how much are you intending to grow? Is your garden walled (ie hidden from view) I would guess (though at your own risk) if your not growing dekars of the stuff you'd have no probs in a village. Alternately, plant your tobacco, but put through it some decorative tobacco (you'll know the difference when it flowers) and if anyone says anything just say you bought decorative seeds and there must have been some kind of mix up.

I can help with decorative stuff if you need it.

Moving in a week so no longer need advice on this matter as I will be living in my apartment for a while but thanks to those who contributed to this thread.

ABC Property Surveyors.BG wrote:

Moving in a week so no longer need advice on this matter as I will be living in my apartment for a while but thanks to those who contributed to this thread.

Thanks for update ABC. Good luck

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Bulgaria's declaration against the new measures for tobacco

Bulgaria officially support Greece in its position against some of the measures set out in the European Directive on tobacco. It provides standards for tobacco products and their packaging, a ban on flavored ingredients and eliminate whole categories of products in the European market, such as slims cigarettes.

In our country, these measures would have a detrimental impact on employment in the tobacco industry. In Bulgaria, the sector employed over 200,000 people - the highest number compared to all other Member States.

At a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture of the EU, which took place in Brussels on 13-14 May 2013, the Greek Minister of Agriculture Athanasios Tsaftaris warned that some of the proposals of the European Commission, covered, will have a devastating effect on EU farmers. They will lead to massive job losses, not to achieve the objective - the protection of public health. Greek Party may initiate consideration of the Tobacco Products Directive and the Council of Ministers of Health, and the Council of Agriculture Ministers.

The Declaration of Greece, supported by Bulgaria, Spain, Poland, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Croatia, it is claimed that the new rules for tobacco products adopted by the Commission in December last year, would seriously affect the livelihood of over 500 000 EU citizens engaged in the cultivation and processing of tobacco. 25,000 Greek families rely for their living on the cultivation of tobacco variety Burley. This sort of tobacco is grown in some of the most remote and inaccessible regions in Greece. In Bulgaria, this is the situation with Oriental tobacco.

Tobacco production is an important agricultural sector in 11 member states of the EU, including Bulgaria. In 2012, about 214,000 tons of tobacco was grown on an area of over 96,000 hectares. The sector provides employment, exports, agricultural development and economic stability of many of the least developed areas in Bulgaria and other EU countries.

At the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture Mr. Tsaftaris described the Commission's proposal as disproportionate to the anticipated results. He also said that the introduction of appropriate changes in the Commission proposal, the objectives of protecting public health can not be achieved without leading to undue negative impact on the tobacco industry, agriculture and the economy of the EU.

Tobacco in Greece, Bulgaria and the EU as a whole is sensitive industry that supports the economy in areas where there is no other alternative. In order to survive, tobacco needs more careful attention, both within the Tobacco Products Directive and in the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, Minister Tsaftaris.

The Commission's proposals will lead to serious difficulties in tobacco and tobacco trade and cause expansion of the market for illegal cigarettes coming from non-EU countries where these measures will not apply. Bulgaria joined the defense of the interests of the sector and all involved in the entire chain of tobacco - production, processing and trade.