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CHAPTER IV: Production, Importation, and Sale of Tobacco and Alcohol Products
Article 28
No manufacturer may accept a contract to produce tobacco or alcohol for another when that manufacturer was established pursuant to Article 11 or has not obtained a tobacco or alcohol producer license permit.
Article 29
A tobacco or alcohol producer that repackages tobacco or alcohol products for sale shall not change the original brand of the products, and shall obtain documents from the original producer verifying authorization for the repackaging. The verification documents shall indicate the quantities to be repackaged, the proportions and methods of the repackaging, and the authorization for the labeling to be used.
For the tobacco or alcohol products to be imported for repackaging, the certificates of origin issued by the government of the country where such products are produced or by the appropriate chamber of commerce authorized by such foreign government shall be presented along with the products at the time they are imported.
Article 30
The alcohol may not be sold or transferred by a method by which the age of the buyer or transferee cannot be identified, and which methods include, but are not limited to, vending machines, postal sales, or transactions via electronic platforms.
Special zones or special counters may be established for alcohol sales. Regulations governing the scope of such zones or counters, their specific features, methods for establishment, and other compliance matters will be prescribed by the central competent authority.
Tobacco or alcohol products which have exceeded their expiration date or storage life may not be sold.
The sale of tobacco shall comply with the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act.