Informal working group on the draft protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products

At its first session in February 2006, the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control recognized that international

Any increase in illicit trade in these to- bacco products will lower their cost and therefore increase their availability, especially to the younger generation who are regular

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) in collaboration with the Convention Secretariat to the WHO FCTC has been advocating for Parties to

The first session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, after considering rule 21 of the draft rules of procedure, DECIDED that

• the country would implement a national central point using a generic clearing house software provided by the Convention Secretariat. Information technology support

Pursuant to its Article 44.1, the Protocol is subject to ratification, acceptance, approval or accession by States and to formal confirmation or accession by regional

A Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control that is in a free-trade agreement or customs union might be able to impose internal charges on tobacco imports (such as

In particular, if the domestic measure applies to all Internet sales operations, both domestic and foreign, it is compatible with GATT 1994 Article I and, arguably, Article III..