Zhongxin Finance, April 15th. On the 15th, the website of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration released the "Guiding Opinions on the Issuance of Tobacco Monopoly Production Enterprise Licenses for Electronic Cigarette-related Production Enterprises".

It is clear that electronic cigarette products that have not obtained a registered trademark in China will not be issued a production enterprise license.

　　The "Opinions" make it clear that, according to the "Measures for the Administration of Electronic Cigarettes", to engage in the production and operation of electronic cigarette products, atomizers, nicotine for electronic cigarettes, etc., a production enterprise license should be obtained, and the scope of the license is classified into three categories: production enterprise license (electronic cigarette products), production enterprise license (atomizer), production enterprise license (nicotine for electronic cigarettes).

　　The "Opinions" pointed out that when applying for a production enterprise license, e-cigarette-related production enterprises should have funds suitable for production; have the technology and equipment conditions required for production; meet the requirements of the national e-cigarette industry policy; regulations of the tobacco monopoly administrative department of the State Council other conditions.

Branches of e-cigarette-related production enterprises that directly engage in the production and operation of e-cigarette products, atomizers, nicotine for e-cigarettes, etc., shall apply for a production enterprise license separately.

　　According to the "Opinions", a production enterprise license shall not be issued under any of the following circumstances:

　　1. The production and operation sites are not suitable for the production and operation of electronic cigarette products, atomizers, nicotine for electronic cigarettes, etc. based on safety factors;

　　2. The business license has been revoked by the market supervision department or the qualification for engaging in the production and operation of electronic cigarettes has been cancelled for less than three years;

　　3. The applicant has been punished more than twice by law enforcement agencies or investigated for criminal responsibility within one year due to the production and sale of fake and inferior products, infringement of intellectual property rights, illegal production and operation, etc., and the applicant applies for a production enterprise license within three years;

　　4. The applicant applies again within one year after the tobacco monopoly administrative department makes a decision of not accepting or disapproving because the applicant conceals relevant information, or provides false materials, or there is a major difference with the declared information;

　　5. After the production enterprise license obtained by the applicant through fraud, bribery and other improper means is revoked, the applicant applies again within three years;

　　6. During the period when the applicant is included in the list of abnormal business operations or the list of seriously illegal and dishonest enterprises;

　　7. The electronic cigarette products produced, processed and owned by the applicant have not obtained a registered trademark in China;

　　8. Other circumstances of disapproval as stipulated by the competent department of tobacco monopoly administration under the State Council.

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