China News Service, December 2nd. According to the website of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, in accordance with the newly revised "Implementation Regulations of the Tobacco Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China", the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration has studied and drafted the "Administrative Measures for Electronic Cigarettes (Draft for Comment)" ( Hereinafter referred to as the "Administrative Measures"), we are now openly soliciting opinions from the public.
The "Administrative Measures" proposes that ordinary primary and secondary schools, special education schools, secondary vocational schools, specialized schools, and kindergartens shall not set up sales outlets for electronic cigarette products.
It is prohibited to sell electronic cigarette products to minors.
The "Administrative Measures" has six chapters and 48 articles.
The main content is: clarify the definition of e-cigarettes and the objects of supervision.
Strengthen the management of e-cigarette production and establish an e-cigarette product quality and safety assurance system and an e-cigarette product traceability system.
Market entities engaged in the production, wholesale, and retail of electronic cigarettes must obtain licenses issued by the tobacco monopoly administrative department accordingly.
Establish a unified national electronic cigarette transaction management platform to conduct transaction management on electronic cigarette products and nicotine used in electronic cigarettes.
E-cigarette products shall comply with the national standards for electronic cigarettes, as well as the relevant regulations on packaging logos and warnings, and use registered trademarks in accordance with the law.
E-cigarette advertisements are subject to the relevant regulations of tobacco advertisements.
The administrative department of tobacco monopoly under the State Council supervises and manages the import and export trade of electronic cigarettes and foreign economic and technological cooperation in accordance with the law.
Electronic cigarette tax collection is implemented in accordance with national tax laws and regulations.