China News Service, June 18. According to the website of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and the State Administration for Market Regulation have issued the "Special Action Plan for Protecting Minors from Smoke and "Guarding Growth"" (hereinafter referred to as the Action Plan). ).

The action plan requires earnestly implementing the requirement that no sales outlets be set up around campuses, strictly investigating illegal acts of selling cigarettes to minors, and continuously strengthening the supervision of the e-cigarette market.

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Jin Shuoshe

  The action plan requires earnestly implementing the requirement that no sales outlets be set up around the campus.

Clearly regulate the distance standards and measurement standards around the campus.

All local tobacco monopoly administrative departments must combine actual conditions and set distance standards scientifically and reasonably. They must take into account the local normal consumption needs and protect minors from the harm of tobacco.

The measurement standards should be reasonable and in line with common people’s perceptions, and the measurement methods should be simple and easy to implement and easy to verify.

  Clean up the existing cigarette sales outlets around the campus.

Before June 25, 2021, all local tobacco monopoly administrative departments shall comprehensively investigate the stock retail license holders around the campus, establish a working account, and regularly report on the progress of the cleanup.

It is necessary to actively persuade the holders of the license to withdraw from the campus; for those operating at a change of location, the conditions for applying for the license can be appropriately relaxed according to law; for operating at the original location, the license will not be renewed after expiration.

The market supervision department should strengthen the investigation and punishment of unlicensed business operations, investigate and deal with unlicensed business households around campuses in accordance with the law, and create a standardized and orderly market environment.

  The action plan emphasizes that strictly investigating and punishing illegal acts of selling cigarettes to minors.

Implement warning signs and ID verification regulations.

All local tobacco monopoly administrative departments should speed up the organization to post warning signs or special publicity signs prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to minors at prominent locations in cigarette sales outlets.

Supervise and urge operators to take the initiative to reject minors' requests to purchase cigarettes.

For those who are difficult to determine whether they are minors, strictly implement ID verification, explore the application of new technology and improve the effectiveness of verification.

  Effectively strengthen the daily supervision of the tobacco market.

All local tobacco monopoly administrative departments should improve the 12313 tobacco market supervision service hotline operating mechanism, unblock reporting and complaint channels, and respond to the demands of the masses in a timely manner.

Comprehensive use of "double random, one open" supervision and key supervision and other means to incorporate the campus surroundings into key supervision areas to ensure the effective implementation of the "Law on the Protection of Minors of the People's Republic of China".

  Investigate and punish illegal acts of selling cigarettes to minors in accordance with the law.

All local tobacco monopoly administrative departments should coordinate the application of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors", effectively standardize the administrative sanctions standards in their jurisdictions, and strengthen the fixation of evidence.

Persist in interpreting the law by case, warning by case, forming a deterrent, guiding cigarette sales outlets to abide by the law, and educating law enforcement personnel to strictly standardize civilized law enforcement.

  The action plan is clear, and the supervision of the e-cigarette market will continue to be strengthened.

Strictly supervise the operation of electronic cigarettes.

All localities must implement the requirements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on advancing the rule of law in e-cigarette supervision, gradually establish and improve e-cigarette supervision work system, improve supervision efficiency, regulate e-cigarette production and operation activities, and prevent the "resurgence" of chaos in the e-cigarette market.

  Continue to strengthen the control of Internet channels.

Implement the ``Notice on Prohibiting the Sale of Electronic Cigarettes to Minors'' jointly issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (State Administration for Market Regulation and State Tobacco Monopoly Administration Notice No. 26, 2018), the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and The "Notice on Further Protecting Minors from E-cigarettes" jointly issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation (State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and State Administration for Market Regulation Announcement No. 1, 2019) spirit, comprehensively clean up the Internet, make a facelift, and sell electronics in disguise Tobacco behavior and false and illegal advertisements.

Tobacco monopoly administrative departments in various regions want to talk to e-cigarette companies and Internet companies to consolidate the main responsibility and prevent the infringement of e-cigarettes on minors in the Internet field.

  Guide the legal and standardized operation of electronic cigarette stores.

All local tobacco monopoly administrative departments shall comprehensively investigate electronic cigarette sales outlets and register and establish files.

Clean up and rectify illegal sales outlets and automatic sales equipment around campuses, investigate and punish illegal sales of electronic cigarettes to minors in accordance with the law, and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of minors.