The purpose of these Measures is to regulate the management of tobacco monopoly license and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, juristic persons and other organizations. The Measures consist of 67 Articles divided into 7 Chapters: General Provisions; Application and Acceptance; Examination, Approval and Issuance; Use of the tobacco monopoly licenses; Supervision and Administration; Legal Liabilities; Supplementary Provisions. To engage in the production, wholesale, retail, import and export of tobacco monopoly products and other related business, the citizens, legal persons or other organizations shall apply to tobacco monopoly administrations for a tobacco monopoly license. Tobacco monopoly administrations shall, according to their statutory power, scope, conditions and procedures, examine and approve and issue tobacco monopoly licenses, and carry out effective supervision and administration.
China · 2016-05-26