The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration Issued a Document to Strengthen the Supervision of Electronic Cigarettes

“Notice by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration of Matters Concerning Strengthening the Supervision of Electronic Cigarettes” was released on September 29, 2022.

The Notice clarified that the entities on electronic cigarette market shall carry out production and business activities in accordance with the law: from October 1, 2022, the entities engaged in the productions and operations of e-cigarettes or vapes shall obtain a tobacco monopoly license. The operation of e-cigarettes or vapes business shall comply with the requirements of “Law of China on Tobacco Monopoly”, “Measures for the Administration of electronic cigarettes” and other applicable regulations. The Notice also emphasized that electronic cigarette transactions should be conducted on the official transaction management platform.