Recent Announcement: Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau's Responsibility List

Sep.19.2023

Recently, the Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau released a list of rights and responsibilities. (Original Article: Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau List of Rights and Responsibilities)

Recently, the Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau released its list of powers and responsibilities. (Click to view the original article: List of Powers and Responsibilities of the Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau)

The following is the full text:

Legal Basis (including national laws, regulations, rules, administrative normative documents, etc.):

Law of the People's Republic of China on Tobacco Monopoly" (Presidential Decree of the People's Republic of China No. 26, Revised on April 24, 2015)

The Implementation Regulations of the Tobacco Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China (State Council Decree No. 750 of the People's Republic of China, revised on November 10, 2021)

The Administrative Coercion Law of the People's Republic of China (Presidential Decree No. 49 of the People's Republic of China, amended on June 30, 2011)

Administrative Reconsideration Law of the People's Republic of China" (Presidential Decree No. 16 of the People's Republic of China, revised on September 1, 2017)

Administrative Reconsideration Law Implementation Regulations of the People's Republic of China (State Council Decree No. 499, published on May 29, 2007)

6. "Administrative Penalties Procedures for Tobacco Monopoly" (Order No. 61 of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, January 21, 2010, amended on May 16, 2023).

Regulations on the Management of Tobacco Monopoly License (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China Decree No. 36, revised on May 26, 2016)

Regulations on the Administration of Tobacco Monopoly Licenses" (Order No. 37 of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, revised on May 26, 2016)

Regulations on the Management of E-Cigarettes" (Announcement No. 1 of 2022 by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration)

References:

[1] 深圳市烟草专卖局权责清单

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[2] The E-Cigarettes Exports from Shenzhen up 35.8% for First Half of 2023

[3] Shenzhen's Electronic Cigarette Exports Dominate 68.3% of China's Total

[4] Illegal Electronic Cigarette Production Raided in Shenzhen

[5] Notice on the Declaration of Contribution Incentive Projects in the First Half of 2023 by the Industrial and Information Bureau of Bao'an District, Shenzhen

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