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Issue 73 Tuesday 12 February 2008 Geneva Building Support for Death Clock and minute silence Global Tobacco Control Respecting a minute’s silence, delegates commemorated the victims of tobacco- Inside this issue related diseases since FCTC negotiations began at 9am on 25 October 1999. Niger 2 World Customs Organisation Guess what… Japan 2 throws weight behind Protocol Treaty and tobacco 3 4 Illicit money Speaking at yesterday’s opening Ple- against this global scourge.” It called nary session, the World Customs on customs organisations, “to take Organisation said that, given the advantage of this historic opportunity links with transnational crime, with a view to strengthening their “countering tobacco smuggling is statutory powers to counter the illicit given a high priority” by our organi- trade in tobacco products, since such sation and its Members.” It went on strengthened Customs powers may to say that it “attaches great impor- also apply to all other types of smug- Since the opening of the first tance to internationally consolidated gling and fraud in the long run.” It working group for the Frame- law enforcement actions with a view summed up by saying, “We can all work Convention on Tobacco to preventing illicit trade in tobacco agree that the Protocol holds enor- Control on 25 October 1999, products.

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• Publié par: angueran
• Nombre de lectures: 479
• Langue: Français

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Today’s Weather: Sunny but still a tad on the cool side in the shade.

High 8ºC Low –1ºC

Since the opening of the first

working group for the Frame-

work Convention on Tobacco

Control on 25 October 1999,

36,048,097

people have died from tobacco-

related diseases.

(At 9am 12 February 2008)

Building Support for

Global Tobacco Control

Issue 73

Tuesday 12 February 2008

Geneva

Death Clock and minute silence

Speaking at yesterday’s opening Ple-

nary session, the World Customs

Organisation said that, given the

links with transnational crime,

“countering tobacco smuggling is

given a high priority” by our organi-

sation and its Members.” It went on

to say that it “attaches great impor-

tance to internationally consolidated

law enforcement actions with a view

to preventing illicit trade in tobacco

products.” The WCO Secretariat is

convinced that the development of

the Protocol will pave the way for the

“implementation of internationally

co-ordinated law enforcement actions

against this global scourge.” It called

on customs organisations, “to take

advantage of this historic opportunity

with a view to strengthening their

statutory powers to counter the illicit

trade in tobacco products, since such

strengthened Customs powers may

also apply to all other types of smug-

gling and fraud in the long run.” It

summed up by saying, “We can all

agree that the Protocol holds enor-

mous potential for addressing the

illicit trade epidemic. It is our hope

that we can now work together for an

ambitious agreement that will fully

realise this potential.”

World Customs Organisation

throws weight behind Protocol

Respecting a minute’s silence, delegates commemorated the victims of tobacco-

related diseases since FCTC negotiations began at 9am on 25 October 1999.

Niger

2

Guess what… Japan

2

Treaty and tobacco

3

Illicit money

4

Inside this issue