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Are the cigarettes sold in big supermarkets fake?

The cigarettes sold in regular large supermarkets are generally not fake. If you buy fake cigarettes, you can ask for triple compensation, and the Tobacco Bureau will also impose strict penalties on the supermarkets. Therefore, regular large supermarkets will not sell fake cigarettes.

According to Article 55 of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests", if an operator commits fraud in providing goods or services, it shall increase compensation for the losses suffered by the consumer in accordance with the requirements of the consumer. , the amount of increased compensation shall be three times the price of the consumer's purchase of goods or the cost of receiving services; if the amount of increased compensation is less than 500 yuan, it shall be 500 yuan. If the law provides otherwise, such provisions shall prevail.

If an operator knows that the goods or services are defective but still provides them to consumers, causing death or serious damage to the health of consumers or other victims, the victims have the right to request the operator to comply with Article 49 of this Law. Article 51 and other laws stipulate compensation for losses, and the party has the right to demand punitive compensation of less than twice the loss suffered.

Penalties for selling counterfeit tobacco.

Article 32 of the "Tobacco Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China" If one does not have a tobacco monopoly retail license and operates the retail business of tobacco products, the industrial and commercial administration department shall order him to stop operating the retail business of tobacco products. Illegal gains shall be confiscated and fined.

Article 33 Whoever produces or sells cigarettes, cigars, or packaged tobacco without a registered trademark shall be ordered by the industrial and commercial administration department to stop production and sales, and shall be fined. Anyone who produces or sells tobacco products that counterfeit someone else's registered trademark shall be ordered by the industrial and commercial administration department to stop the infringement, compensate the infringer for losses, and may also be fined; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be pursued in accordance with the law.

The above content refers to the National People's Congress website - Consumer Rights Protection Law of the People's Republic of China