Decree-Law imposing a duty on matches and lighters

Type

Decree-Law

Number

135

Date of the text

20/12/1933

Official Gazette

published in 1933

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

37

What it provides

This legislative decree imposes a duty on matches and lighters, collected by affixing a stamp or revenue label to match boxes and stamping lighters, with set rates for each type; customs collects it on import and the stamp office collects it otherwise.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 0/1946 of 04/02/1946, articles 23
• Amended by Law No. 0/1944 of 09/03/1944, articles 26,28

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1933. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.