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Review of the PMI Anti-Contraband Agreement

Summary

The motion evaluates the expiring tobacco anti-smuggling agreement with Philip Morris International and calls for stronger, more transparent legislative measures to combat the rising illicit market of unbranded cigarettes.
10 09.03.2016
Other
health
economy
taxation
environment
social policy
administrative law
public administration
business and competition
public finance and budget policy

Key points

  • The current agreement with Philip Morris International is set to expire in July 2016.
  • The agreement has successfully reduced the volume of seized genuine brand-name cigarettes by approximately 85% between 2006 and 2014.
  • Illicit tobacco trade causes an estimated loss of over 10 billion euros in public revenue every year.
  • New tracking systems required by the Tobacco Products Directive are expected to become operational for cigarettes by May 2019.
Documents (PDFs)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission’s ‘Technical assessment of the experience made with the Anti-Contraband and Anti-Counterfeit Agreement and General Release of 9 July 2004 among Philip Morris International and affiiliates, the Union and its Member States’ and the forthcoming expiry of the agreement MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission’s ‘Technical assessment of the experience made with the Anti-Contraband and Anti-Counterfeit Agreement and General Release of 9 July 2004 among Philip Morris International and affiliates, the Union and its Member States’ and the forthcoming expiry of that agreement MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission’s ‘Technical assessment of the experience made with the Anti-Contraband and Anti-Counterfeit Agreement and General Release of 9 July 2004 among Philip Morris International and affiliates, the Union and its Member States’ and the forthcoming expiry of that agreement MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Anti-Contraband and Anti-Counterfeit Agreement and General Release of 9 July 2004 among Philip Morris International and affiliates, the Union and its Member States JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the tobacco agreement (PMI agreement) JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the tobacco agreement (PMI agreement) MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the tobacco agreement (PMI agreement) MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Tobacco Agreement (PMI Agreement) MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the tobacco agreement (PMI agreement) Tobacco agreement (PMI agreement)
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