Former official of the State Administration for Market Regulation, Liu Sanjiang, has been Appointed as the Deputy Director of China STMA

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Dec.13.2024

Former official of the State Administration for Market Regulation, Liu Sanjiang, has been Appointed as the Deputy Director of China STMA

Previously, Liu served as the Director of the Department of Quality Development under SAMR.

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[Reported by 2Firsts from Shenzhen] On December 13, according to official announcements, former State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) official Liu Sanjiang has been appointed as the Deputy Director of China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA).

Previously, Liu served as the Director of the Department of Quality Development under SAMR. According to the department’s official mandate, it formulates and implements policies to advance the national quality strategy, coordinates national quality infrastructure services and applications, proposes measures to improve quality incentive systems, and develops systems for enhancing product and service quality, mandatory reporting of product quality incidents, and product recall mechanisms. The department also oversees quality supervision for major engineering projects, product anti-counterfeiting, service quality monitoring, and investigations of major quality incidents.

This appointment follows a series of corruption investigations targeting senior STMA officials, as disclosed in earlier official reports.

China operates under a state tobacco monopoly system. The STMA is the country’s official regulatory body overseeing the tobacco industry and market, including NGPs such as e-cigarettes.

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References:

[1] 国务院任免国家工作人员（2024年12月13日）

[2] 国新办举行“推动高质量发展”系列主题新闻发布会（国家市场监督管理总局）

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[1] State Tobacco Monopoly Administration Releases Typical Cases of E-Cigarette Law Enforcement

[2] Interpretation of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration's E-cigarette Logistics Regulations

[3] State Tobacco Monopoly Administration E-cigarette Trading Management Regulations Communication

[4] Notice on Issuing Application Forms for Tobacco Monopoly License

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