Investing in tobacco cultivation is a specific field that requires meeting many strict conditions from the law. To be granted a certificate of eligibility to invest in growing tobacco, businesses need to comply with regulations on location, plant varieties, growing techniques, and environmental protection. This article will help you understand the necessary conditions for effective and legal investment.

Competent authority issues Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation

The Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and centrally run cities is the competent authority to issue Certificates of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation. This regulation is clearly stated in Clause 1, Article 11 of Decree 67/2013/ND-CP. Enterprises need to submit an application for a Certificate to the Department of Industry and Trade where the enterprise is headquartered or has an investment project to grow tobacco.

Conditions to be granted a Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation

What conditions are required to trade in tobacco ingredients to be granted a certificate of eligibility to invest in growing tobacco, according to Article 7 of Decree 67/2013/ND-CP (amended by Clause 3, Article 4 of Decree 08/2018/ND-CP) stipulates the following conditions:

• Registered to trade tobacco ingredients;
• Regarding conditions on investment scale, facilities, technical equipment and people, there must be an investment scale of local tobacco growing of at least 100 hectares per year;
• Regarding the conditions for the tobacco raw material business process, there must be a tobacco growing investment contract with the tobacco grower appropriate to the business scale.

Procedures to obtain a Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation

Prepared documents

According to the provisions of Article 8 of Decree 67/2013/ND-CP (amended and supplemented by Decree 08/2018/ND-CP and Decree 106/2017/ND-CP). Dossier to request a Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation includes the following documents:

• 01 Original: Application for issuance of Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco growing (Original – according to Sample Appendix 4 Circular No. 57/2018/TT-BCT);
• 01 copy: Business registration certificate;
• 01 original, 01 copy: Tobacco growing investment contract with tobacco grower and general list of growing area, expected output of tobacco leaf raw materials (Original – according to Sample Appendix 5 of Circular No. 57/2018/TT-BCT);
• 01 original, 01 copy: List of tobacco growers, locations, areas certified by the Commune People’s Committee (Original – according to Sample Appendix 6 Circular No. 57/2018/TT-BCT).

Execution order

The procedure for granting a Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation is specifically stipulated in Clause 2, Article 11 of Decree 67/2013/ND-CP. This process includes the following steps:

Step 1: Enterprises investing in tobacco cultivation submit 01 set of application documents for a Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation to the Department of Industry and Trade.

Step 2: Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid documents, the Department of Industry and Trade reviews and issues a Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation.

• In case the enterprise does not meet the prescribed conditions, the Department of Industry and Trade will respond in writing to refuse the license and clearly state the reason.
• In case there are not enough valid documents, within 05 working days from the date of receiving the documents, the Department of Industry and Trade will send a written request to the enterprise to supplement.

The certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation is made into 04 copies: 02 copies are kept at the Department of Industry and Trade, 01 copy is sent to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, 01 copy is sent to the issuing enterprise.

The certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation is valid for 5 years. 30 days before the license expires, organizations and individuals submit 01 set of application documents to re-issue the Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation in case of continued operation.

Consulting and support for applying for a Certificate of eligibility to invest in growing tobacco in Long Phan

To ensure customers’ licensing procedures take place effectively and quickly. Customers can choose our professional consulting service to support the above process. With his experience, Long Phan will support businesses in preparing complete and accurate documents to apply for a Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation. Services at Long Phan include:

• Consulting on issues related to investing in tobacco growing, conditions to be met, administrative procedures, and legal responsibilities.
• Support in preparing documents to apply for a Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation.
• Check and supplement customer records and correct errors and omissions, ensuring records are complete before submission.
• Representing customers to submit applications and work with state agencies.
• Receive results and hand them over to customers.

The process of applying for a Certificate of eligibility to invest in tobacco cultivation requires careful preparation of documents and satisfaction of legal conditions and procedures. If you need support in applying for a Certificate of eligibility to invest in growing tobacco, please contact Long Phan via hotline. 0906735386. Long Phan will advise and support customers throughout the process, ensuring that your documents are processed quickly and effectively.