Seasoning electronic cigarettes have been completely banned from October. What is the response to the Yueyang market?

Author:Yueyang Evening News Time:2022.06.21

Yueyang Evening News all -media reporter Luo Kai

Starting from May 1, the "Administrative Measures for Electronic Cigarettes" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures") is officially implemented, which clearly stipulates that the sale of seasoning electronic cigarettes except tobacco taste and electronic cigarettes that can be added by themselves will be prohibited. Electronic cigarette products should obtain relevant license to sell electronic cigarettes. The "Measures" proposes that "electronic cigarette products should meet the national standards of electronic cigarettes." Considering the process of the introduction and implementation of policies, the State Council tobacco monopoly administrative department set up a transition period after the implementation of the "Measures". In view of the national standards of "Electronic Cigarette", it will be implemented on October 1, 2022, and the transition period will be completed until September 30, 2022. At present, it is only more than 3 months since the end of the transition period. How the e -cigarette sales in the Yueyang market, what kind of attitude of the new policy to the new policy, what actions will the regulatory authorities take, and the reporter conducted a visit to investigation.

Seasoning electronic cigarettes are still selling normally

Strawberry fragrant, honeydet champagne, lemon ice, rose morning dew ... near the city pedestrian street, a brand of electronic cigarette shop shelves with different colors of "smoke rods" and various flavors of "smoke bombs".

In another nearby electronic cigarette store, the "smoke rods" in the store are diverse, diverse, and smoke shells that specialize in "smoke rods", which can make the "smoke rod" look more fashionable. taste. The salesman said: "At present, the store sells about one or twenty e -cigarettes a day, which is mainly based on fruit flavor. Most consumers are women, accounting for 60%."

During the visit, many consumers said that at the beginning, it was attracted because of the variety of electronic cigarettes and good appearance. "Electronic smoke is good and easy to carry, so I have been smoking." A young clothing store owner said.

"In order to quit smoking, I bought a cigarette cigarette. I like fruity." Ms. Huang, who had smoked for a long time, said that she wanted to use electronic cigarettes instead of cigarettes. I did not expect that electronic cigarettes were also addictive.

Does the control of the flavor of electronic smoke persuade some consumers? The reporter randomly interviewed a number of electronic cigarette users, of which 60%said that if the "fruit flavor" electronic cigarette is banned in the future, it will consider quitting smoking.

"At that time, the seasoning electronic cigarettes cannot be sold, and the sales of the store will definitely be affected to a certain extent. The specific situation will be available for the listing of the national standard products." A retail household of the e -cigarettes expressed concern, but it is also about the national standard electronics Smoke is full of expectations. Electronic cigarettes have a unified standard, which can make everyone smoke electronic cigarettes healthily, and market competition will be more orderly.

Electronic cigarettes from convenience stores

"Now no longer allowed to sell electronic cigarettes. If the electronic cigarette is reported, the product will be persuaded to get off." The owner of the convenience store in front of the city station told reporters. Recently, the reporter visited a number of supermarkets, convenience stores, non -staple food shops, tobacco and alcohol stores on the streets of Yueyang, and no electronic cigarette products were seen.

Why no longer sell electronic cigarette products on street convenience stores? Relevant staff of Yueyang Tobacco Monopoly Bureau told reporters that Article 18 of the Measures implemented on May 1st stipulates that engaged in e -cigarette retail business shall apply to the tobacco monopoly administrative department in accordance with the law Certificate or change license scope.

Therefore, although the above -mentioned convenience stores, tobacco and alcohol non -staple foods such as tobacco have obtained a tobacco specialty retail license, they can only sell ordinary cigarettes before they have changed the scope of tobacco business permits and cannot sell electronic cigarettes and related products. At the same time, because of the blind spots in laws and regulations, some businessmen who have not obtained a retail license for tobacco were obtained.

Home is also selling electronic cigarettes. Today, these merchants must only sell electronic cigarettes after obtaining a tobacco specialty retail license. It is reported that there are currently 20 e -cigarette retail households who have applied for permits in Yueyang City. Citizens can report to the tobacco department if they find other unprecedented supermarkets and convenience stores selling electronic cigarettes.

Regulatory authorities:

Carry out special rectification actions

In response to the current market situation, the Yueyang Tobacco Monopoly Bureau specializes that the Yueyang Market Supervision and Administration Bureau has carried out the special action of "Dongting Clean Fog" in the supervision of the electronic cigarette market. For electronic cigarette retail households who have applied for permits, they focus on checking whether there are illegal operations such as exclusive operations and selling to minors. For retail households who do not apply for permits, the focus is to urge them to abide by the law and integrity operations, digest and seasoning electronic cigarettes and other non -national standard electronics as soon as possible Smoke products; for non -existing market entities that are still operating, they mainly use policy interpretations to remind the operating risks and relevant legal responsibilities after the transition period. At the same time, actively publicize the relevant policy knowledge of the "Measures" to the residents, and carry out the law of popularizing the law to enter the campus, and jointly carry out the cleanup and rectification operations around the campus.

It is understood that since March 2021, the Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau has taken the lead in the province's first manufacturers or dealers such as please -carved e -cigarettes, Xuejia electronic cigarettes, Fulu electronic cigarettes, and YOOZ electronic cigarettes. The investigation was investigated, and 6 cases were filed. The municipal tobacco department filed a case and investigated four cases of cigarettes to minors and 4 cases of electronic cigarettes selling electronic cigarettes to minors. The public security department cracked two electronic cigarettes containing "synthetic marijuana" components, and 9 people were arrested. In April 2022, the public security department cracked a case of "e -cigarettes" drugs for others.