THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

Decision No.  1988/QD-BCT dated April 01, 2013 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade approving the master plan on tobacco products and tobacco developments
Pursuant to the Decree No. 95/2012/ND-CP dated November 12, 2012 of the Government defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade; 
Pursuant to the Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP dated September 07, 2006 of the Government and the Decree No. 04/2008/ND-CP dated January 11, 2008 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Decree No. 92/2006/ND-CP of the Government dated September 07, 2006 on making, approving and managing the master plan on socio-economic development;
Pursuant to the official dispatch No. 1689/VPCP-KTN dated March 01, 2012 of the Governmental Office on authorizing for approval of the master plan on master plan on tobacco products and tobacco developments;
At the proposal of the Director of Light Industry Department,
DECIDES
Article 1. To approve the mater plan on producing tobacco products and developing the tobacco material region in Vietnam till 2020 with the following principal contents:
1. Development viewpoint
1.1. Regarding tobacco production
a. The State holds monopoly in provision of tobacco products, including production and import, strictly control activities of tobacco business. Only State-owned enterprises already being licensed and enterprises being venture between the licensed enterprises and foreign partners, in which the State hold dominant shares are entitled to produce tobacco products.
b. Production of tobacco products is a conditional investment field. Prohibit investment in new construction, expansion of facilities producing tobacco products for domestic consumption exceeding the output allowed production of tobacco products as inscribed in license. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall provide output allowed production of domestic-and foreign-branded tobacco products of enterprises in conformity with each period.