China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration has just released a guidance explaining how local manufacturers can obtain the newly required licence.
The local industry had operated within a grey area for years. A new bill which went into effect last month, will ban 122 vape flavours as proposed by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA), including numerous fruit and alcohol flavours.
The draft rules also amend the country’s tobacco monopoly, extending it to e-cigarettes, which forces local businesses to register with the tobacco authority.
Moreover local manufacturers must now obtain an additional licence to prove they are in possession of sufficient funds for production, and an adequate facility and equipment that meet the set standards. Subsequently the STMA has just published a guidance outlining the process for Chinese e-cigarette manufacturers to obtain the required manufacturer licence.
An article on The National Review summarised the major requirements for obtaining the licence as follows:
Diane Caruana – VapingPost – 2022-06-10.
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