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Approaches for Controlling Illicit Tobacco Trade—Nine Countries and the European Union

May 29, 2015 / Vol. 64 / No. 20


MMWR Highlights

Implementation of common approaches to address illicit tobacco trade in nine countries and the European Union

  • All of the nations evaluated implemented licensing and enforcement procedures.
  • All of the nations evaluated, except Malaysia, implemented national record keeping and agencies’ coordination procedures.
  • Of the nations evaluated, only Canada, Brazil, Hungary and Turkey implemented track-and-trace procedures.
  • All the nations evaluated, except Brazil and Malaysia, have agreements with industry.
  • Of the nations evaluated, only Canada and Brazil have an export tax.
  • Of all the nations evaluated, only the European Union, Canada, the United Kingdom and Malaysia implemented public awareness programs.

 


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