Before the developments in the tobacco smuggling, trafficking, concealment and trading in illegally imported tobacco have still occurred seriously, especially in the provinces and cities below: Quang Tri, Tay Ninh, Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang, Kien Giang, Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh…
Which causes serious damage to the domestic production and affects public health..on September 30, 2014, the Prime Minister issued the Directive No. 30/CT-TTg dated September 30, 2014 of the Prime Minister enhancing the tobacco smuggling.
At the same time, the Prime Minister requires People’s Committee of central-affiliated cities and provinces to direct the districts, towns, and competent authorities in the administrative division to fight, quickly detect and strictly tackle with acts of smuggling, trafficking, concealment and trading in illegally imported tobacco; enhance the organizational structure, provide necessary equipment for the competent authorities ensure finishing their assignments and make a plan or planning for economic development and job creation in order the inhabitants of border areas to settle down and not to take part in smuggling.
Vietnam Tobacco Association must cooperate with Ministries, authorities, local governments, and competent agencies in information exchange and provision about smugglers; manufacture the tobacco products in accordance with consumers in each region in order to meet the demand of domestic and exporting market.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade must direct the Market control forces to enhance the management of domestic market, regularly inspect wholesale or retail outlets of the illegally importer tobacco in order to quickly detect and tackle with violators; cooperate with the Police forces in inspection at such outlets and take charge and cooperate with relevant authorities in amendments to the Joint Circular No. 36/2012/TTLT-BCT-BCA-BTP-BYT-TANDTC-VKSNDTC dated December 7, 2012 on decreasing the amount of packs of illegally imported tobacco as the basis for criminal prosecution…
