Decision No. 1988/QD-BCT approving the master plan on production of tobacco products and development of tobacco planting zones of Vietnam through 2020.

This Decision approves the master plan on production of tobacco products and development of tobacco material zones of Vietnam through 2020 with the following objectives. Tobacco production: a) The State holds the monopoly in the supply of tobacco products, including production and import, and closely controls tobacco trading activities; b) Tobacco production is a field of conditional investment. Tobacco producers for domestic consumption may not exceed the investments stated in their licenses; c) New tobacco products of foreign brands for consumption in Vietnam must stay within the output limit of the entire tobacco industry and be approved by the Prime Minister; d) Investment in tobacco processing plants must meet cigarette factories' demand for tobacco materials, except for export. Develop zones for intensive plantation of high yield and quality tobacco to meet the demand for production of high quality tobacco materials in response to the requirements of product restructuring, gradual substitution of imported materials and increase of exports, etc.