Yesterday, the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau publicly solicited opinions on the measures for the administration of electronic cigarettes (Draft for comments). The draft for comments consists of six chapters and 48 articles. The main contents are: clarify the definition and supervision object of e-cigarette, strengthen the production management of e-cigarette, and establish the quality and safety assurance system and traceability system of e-cigarette products. The exposure draft proposes that no sales outlets of electronic cigarette products shall be set around ordinary primary and secondary schools, special education schools, secondary vocational schools, special schools and kindergartens. The exposure draft proposes that market entities engaged in the production, wholesale and retail of e-cigarettes must obtain the license issued by the tobacco monopoly administrative department accordingly. Electronic cigarette products shall be registered with the Department of tobacco monopoly administration before they are listed and sold in China. If they meet the conditions, they shall be approved for registration and included in the catalogue of electronic cigarette products; The establishment of e-cigarette production enterprises, e-cigarette processing enterprises, e-cigarette brand holding enterprises and e-cigarette nicotine production enterprises must be approved by the Department of tobacco monopoly administration under the State Council, obtain the license of tobacco monopoly production enterprises, and be approved and registered by the market supervision and administration department. The exposure draft proposes that the tobacco monopoly administration department of the State Council establish a national unified e-cigarette trading management platform. E-cigarette production enterprises, e-cigarette processing enterprises, e-cigarette brand holding enterprises, e-cigarette nicotine production enterprises, e-cigarette wholesale enterprises, e-cigarette retail enterprises and individuals that have obtained tobacco monopoly licenses according to law shall conduct transactions in the e-cigarette transaction management platform. E-cigarette production enterprises and e-cigarette brand holding enterprises that have obtained tobacco monopoly licenses according to law can only sell e-cigarette products to e-cigarette wholesale enterprises through the e-cigarette transaction management platform. Tobacco monopoly commodities such as tobacco leaves (including reconstituted tobacco leaves and tobacco stems, the same below), redried tobacco leaves and cut tobacco used by e-cigarette production enterprises, e-cigarette agent processing enterprises and e-cigarette nicotine production enterprises shall be purchased from tobacco enterprises with the right to operate tobacco leaves, redried tobacco leaves and cut tobacco, and shall not illegally purchase tobacco leaves, redried tobacco leaves Tobacco monopoly products such as cut tobacco and tobacco waste. E-cigarette production enterprises and e-cigarette brand holding enterprises that have obtained tobacco monopoly licenses according to law can only sell e-cigarette products to e-cigarette wholesale enterprises through the e-cigarette transaction management platform. In addition, the exposure draft proposes that sales outlets of electronic cigarette products shall not be set around ordinary primary and secondary schools, special education schools, secondary vocational schools, special schools and kindergartens. It is prohibited to sell electronic cigarette products to minors. E-cigarette operators shall set up signs in prominent places not to sell e-cigarettes to minors; If it is difficult to determine whether they are minors, they shall be required to produce their identity documents. It is prohibited to sell flavored e-cigarettes that are easy to induce minors to smoke, such as marijuana, and e-cigarettes that can add cigarette liquid by themselves. (outlook new era)