The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration publicly solicited opinions on the “Notice of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration on Implementing E-cigarette Industry Policies to Further Promote the Dynamic Balance between Supply and Demand”. The “Draft for Solicitation of Comments” proposes to strengthen the regulation of e-cigarette production capacity. Adhere to market demand as the guide to supply-side structural reforms in the e-cigarette industry, coordinate enterprise equipment levels, business conditions and industrial trends, and implement e-cigarette certification capacity management in accordance with the principles of “fair disclosure, classification policies, and steady and orderly”. In principle, the approved production capacity of e-cigarettes should remain basically stable. E-cigarette related manufacturers should carry out production and operation within the approved production capacity, strictly prohibited from carrying out production and operation in excess of the approved production capacity, and those requiring adjustments should apply for re-approval of production capacity and carry out licensing procedures. E-cigarette related manufacturers that operate in accordance with the law and comply with the regulations of industrial policies and regulatory policies are allowed to integrate and restructure production capacity through production site mergers, etc., to improve enterprise management efficiency and capacity utilization.

The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration publicly solicited opinions on the “Notice of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration on Implementing E-cigarette Industry Policies to Further Promote the Dynamic Balance between Supply and Demand”. The “Draft for Solicitation of Comments” proposes to strengthen the regulation of e-cigarette production capacity. Adhere to market demand as the guide to supply-side structural reforms in the e-cigarette industry, coordinate enterprise equipment levels, business conditions and industrial trends, and implement e-cigarette certification capacity management in accordance with the principles of “fair disclosure, classification policies, and steady and orderly”. In principle, the approved production capacity of e-cigarettes should remain basically stable. E-cigarette related manufacturers should carry out production and operation within the approved production capacity, strictly prohibited from carrying out production and operation in excess of the approved production capacity, and those requiring adjustments should apply for re-approval of production capacity and carry out licensing procedures. E-cigarette related manufacturers that operate in accordance with the law and comply with the regulations of industrial policies and regulatory policies are allowed to integrate and restructure production capacity through production site mergers, etc., to improve enterprise management efficiency and capacity utilization.