Tobacco agreements: Fighting illicit tobacco trade
At a Glance
13-05-2015
To fight illicit trade in tobacco products, the European Union and its Member States currently have agreements with the four largest tobacco manufacturers. The European Commission has now proposed that the EU join a new international agreement in this field. The topic is due to be discussed with the Commission during the May I plenary session.
At a Glance
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- agreement (EU)
- agri-foodstuffs
- AGRI-FOODSTUFFS
- consumption
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- fight against crime
- health
- health risk
- illicit trade
- industrial counterfeiting
- international affairs
- international agreement
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- product quality
- product safety
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- renewal of an agreement
- research and intellectual property
- smoking
- social affairs
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- tobacco industry
- TRADE
- trade policy