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ILLICIT TRADE PROTOCOL SNUFF PRODUCTS

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the thorny topic of smuggling, counterfeiting and illicit manufacture of snuff products, collected by the Article 15 of the Framework Convention for the Control of FCTC Snuff under the generic name of illegal trade. E l illicit trade of cigarettes rises to 11.6% of global market and costs governments $ 40,500 million a year in lost revenue

ONI-4

to work these issues, development of the fourth round of the Body Intergovernmental Negotiating a Protocol on Illicit Trade (INB-4) from March 14 in Geneva by mandate of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the FCTC, in order to consider a draft protocol to submit for consideration / approval of the COP of Uruguay in November. "The protocol is incorporated into Article 15 of the FCTC and recognizes that control effectively snuff is essential to eliminate all forms of illicit trade in products derived from snuff. Snuff transnationals are increasing their efforts to undermine the protocol. With the help of powerful trade associations and their closest allies in government officials, Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) are coordinating a challenge for interference against the Framework Convention " .

In the past ONI-3 (July 2009), delegates of States Parties to the FCTC have to, under Article 5.3 of the FCTC, excluding 23 representatives of industry and groups pressure to respond to their interests in the negotiations of the protocol. "A representative of PMI assumed that the corporation met with 8,000 government employees during the past year to promote its system of control and monitoring of cigarettes." countries like Japan, Vietnam and China had industry representatives on their delegations snuff during the third round of negotiations on the illicit trade protocol.

INDUSTRY TACTICS

tactics snuff industry to weaken the protocol are: "Develop close ties with governments, ensuring their representation in government delegations to the negotiations and trade associations to use tax-free to lobby against the key provisions."

During the discussion in ONI-3, the European Community said that "for every ten containers full of goods duty free cigarettes, nine of them will end the illegal trade." The parties have demonstrated that a ban on sales of duty-free snuff is a key strategy to reduce illegal trade. And according to the report prepared by experts for the INB-3, the "snuff products to be sold tax free, and therefore are produced, stored and transported without paying duties or taxes, often end up diverted to illicit trade"

Already in the regional or national policy, remember that the industry repeatedly used the argument of illegal trade in opposition to increased taxes and cigarette prices. In this context, it is resolved in ONI-4 has a major impact on snuff control policies and the reaffirmation of the will of States parties to deepen their commitment to the FCTC, distancing definitely the commercial interests of the industry.

"Given the historical conspiracy snuff industry in illicit trade and the continuing danger of interference from the manufacture of snuff on all the provisions of the FCTC, this protocol must be consistent with the Article 5.3 of the FCTC and its implementation guidelines. " According to the first principle of these guidelines: "There is a fundamental and irreconcilable conflict between the interests of the tobacco industry and the interests of public health policies."

Successes ONI-4, with the responsible and rewarding contest of delegates of the States Parties and observers of organizations snuff control of America.
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ALERT! INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE

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De : Group 5.3 Work in Latin America, Civil Society

To : Snuff Control Organizations

Tabacalera committed : Nobleza Piccardo, British American Tobacco subsidiary of BAT - Argentina.

Alert Level : Media

Everyone knows the difficulties faced by Argentina in the realization of their legitimate aspiration to ratify the Framework Convention Snuff Control FCTC. All kinds of strategies used by the tobacco industry to disrupt this process. Now recorded an unusual approach to industry media and the instrumentalization of the so-called social responsibility "protection campaigns child "as a strategy of political interference to snuff control.

FACTS :

days ago, the media reported as " Nobleza Piccardo, the tobacco company with greater experience of the Argentine market, won the Eikon 2009. Trivia winning activity was 110, an interactive game for journalists allowed the company to bring information from a close and descontracturar (sic). It was an interactive competition that allowed the company to provide a space meeting with journalists and at the same time about information about the company and business. Participated ninety (90) journalists from various media outlets in Argentina, who answered questions for three weeks Nobleza Piccardo and related to the tobacco industry. All responses were on the corporate website, which favored the immersion of this public company information " ( http://bit.ly/bniDVn ) .

No wonder these industry activities that are now rewarded with Eikon Award 2009, which also included a second case in this tobacco awarded with the title "Dialogue as management strategy " ... that reinforced, in the words of those who gave the award, "Nobleza Piccardo commitment to the problematic smoking in children through dialogue with various sectors of society involved in the issue to further the search for concrete proposals for action. "

Get ready for the arrival of Trivia 110 to other countries in the region with this or another name, so it is useful to go denouncing the strategy. Those interested in consulting the list of journalists who excel in the digital marketing action and learn about its scope, can see these pages: http://bit.ly/a2ofWV and http: / / bit.ly/d0DujH

RECOMMENDED ACTION :

1. Monitor Web pages for the tobacco companies can call the journalists to participate in digital marketing activities such as Trivia 110 or the like, as the award for journalistic excellence sponsored by the BAT CSR in El Salvador and the prize "Central Academy of professional journalism, sponsored by Tabacalera Costarricense, an affiliate of Philip Morris International.

2. Verified existence: (i) Report to the media and public opinion, this strategy of the tobacco industry as a violation of the FCTC, for their potential to adversely affect snuff control policies, (ii) Alert communicators, how are you moving arguments initiatives seek to engage or co-opt with positions related to the tobacco industry, contrary to the public health policies.

3. should inform the smoke-free networks and networks of national and regional journalists committed to the control of snuff, the facts of the interference.

4. inform communicators guidelines Article 5.3 adopted by the COP3 ( http://bit.ly/9j6PwH ) prevents partnerships or collaborations with the tobacco industry, which are exclusively designed to interfere with and undermine the laws of control of snuff, must therefore be rejected.

5.3 Working Group Latin American Civil Society

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Dilian Francisca, LEADERSHIP IN SMOKE-FREE POLICY CONTROL SNUFF

Last week, Senator Dilian Francisca Toro , representing Colombia, was honored by the Global Smokefree Partnership Organization as winner of the "2009 Award for leadership and excellence in smokefree policies Smoke in the world "award in the framework of the Tenth Conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.

This recognition is an expression of its legislative work that led to the adoption of Act 1335 of 2009 or integral control law snuff, urging Colombia to a position global leadership. Remember that the law guarantees spaces 100% smoke-free, total advertising ban, health warnings with pictograms, ban cigarette sales to minors and retail, primarily.

Reaffirms the importance of the Global Smokefree Partnership recognition of the fact that publications such as the Semana selected Control Act of snuff as one of the two laws passed by Congress Republic of greatest impact in 2009. And also celebrate its 75 years, the National Cancer Institute ESE, gave Senator Francisca Toro Dilian the Order of Merit "José Vicente Huertas" for his ongoing work on the development and promotion of important laws for the nation's health as a smoking ban, the law seeks comprehensive cancer care, better known as Sandra Ceballos law and the law against obesity, which demonstrates his commitment to improving the quality of life and wellbeing of the Colombians

Those who work for public health policies and in particular for control of snuff, we welcome the legislative work of Senator Dilian Francisca Toro in support of the Framework Convention for the Control of Snuff, waiting for the electoral support of the March 14 pro to continue the legislative work! You've earned it!

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