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Law of the People's Republic of China on Tobacco Monopoly(1991).

Country/Territory
China
Document type
Legislation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Tobacco Authorization/permit Policy/planning Plant production Plant variety Transport/storage Internal trade International trade Offences/penalties
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 46 Articles divided into 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.   The State shall exercise monopoly administration in accordance with law over the production, sale, import and export of tobacco monopoly commodities, and adopt a tobacco monopoly license system. The State shall exercise administration of tobacco monopoly in national autonomous areas, and shall take the interests of national autonomous areas into account and give preferential treatment to the plantation of leaf tobacco and the production of tobacco products in such areas. “Leaf tobacco” mentioned in this Law means flue-cured tobacco and selected air-and sun-cured tobacco needed for the production of tobacco products. The catalogue of selected air-and sun-cured tobacco items shall be determined by the tobacco monopoly administrative department under the State Council. Other air-and sun-cured tobacco items which are not included in the above-mentioned catalogue may be sold at fairs and trade markets. In growing tobacco, good varieties of tobacco shall be cultivated and popularized in line with the local conditions. Good varieties of tobacco shall be supplied by local tobacco companies. Leaf tobacco purchasing plans shall be assigned by the planning departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level on the basis of the plans assigned by the planning department under the State Council. A unified purchase of leaf tobacco shall be effected by tobacco companies or their authorized agencies in accordance with the standards and prices set by the State. The establishment of an enterprise producing tobacco products shall be subject to the approval of the department of tobacco monopoly administration under the State Council and the acquisition of a license for the tobacco monopoly production enterprise. Any enterprise which is to engage in the wholesale trade of tobacco products shall be subject to the approval of the department of tobacco monopoly administration under the State Council or the department of tobacco monopoly administration at the provincial level, and the acquisition of a license for the tobacco monopoly wholesale enterprise.

Full text
Chinese
Website
www.chinalaw.gov.cn