Law of the People's Republic of China on Tobacco Monopoly (2015). Country/Territory China Document type Legislation Date 1991 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Tobacco Authorization/permit Policy/planning Plant production Plant variety Transport/storage Internal trade International trade Offences/penalties Inspection Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Law is formulated for purposes of exercising tobacco monopoly administration, organizing the production and management of tobacco monopoly commodities in a planned way, improving the quality of tobacco products, safeguarding consumers' interests and ensuring the national revenue. the Text consists of 8 Chapters: General Provisions; Plantation, Purchase and Allocation of Leaf Tobacco; Production of Tobacco Products; Sale and Transportation of Tobacco Products; Production and Sale of Cigarette Paper, Filter Rods, Cigarette Tow and Special Tobacco Machines; Import and Export Trade and Foreign Economic and Technological Cooperation; Legal Liability; Supplementary Provisions. Full text Chinese Website www.tobacco.gov.cn References - Legislation Implemented by Regulations on implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Tobacco Monopoly. Legislation | China | 1997 Keyword: Tobacco, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance, Plant production, Plant variety, Transport/storage, Internal trade, International trade, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations on implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Tobacco Monopoly (2016). Legislation | China | 1997 (2016) Keyword: Tobacco, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance, Plant production, Plant variety, Transport/storage, Internal trade, International trade, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Measures for the administration of licenses for transport of tobacco monopoly commodities. Legislation | China | 1998 Keyword: Tobacco, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Transport/storage, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Measures for the Administration on Liscences for Tobacco Monopoly (1998). Legislation | China | 1998 Keyword: Tobacco, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Inspection, International trade, Processing/handling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Provisions on administrative punishment for tobacco monopoly. Legislation | China | 1992 Keyword: Tobacco, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Provisions on the procedures of administrative punishment for tobacco monopoly (2023). Legislation | China | 2023 Keyword: Tobacco, Offences/penalties, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China and Other Four Laws (including the Law on Tobacco Monopoly, the Insurance Law, the Civil Aviation Law, and the Animal Husbandry Law. Legislation | China | 2015 Keyword: Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX