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International tobacco smuggling

Tobacco smuggling is an international problem requiring a global response. A protocol to tackle the problem is being developed under Article 15 of the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).

This section outlines the current and historical work done on international smuggling and the legal actions taken against the tobacco companies and their alleged involvement with tobacco smuggling.

Cost Benefit Analysis of the FCTC

This report assesses the impact of introducing the measures currently proposed under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control draft protocol on sm ...

The world's response

This section also outlines the international response to the global problem that is tobacco smuggling, since 1998. The protocol being developed ...

JTI Smuggling Agreement

JTI Smuggling Agreement2007 - Key features of the agreement on smuggling between the European Commission, JTI and 26 of the 27 Member States. .Author ...

Briefing note on Gallaher & JTI

ASH Briefing on Gallaher & Japan Tobacco InternationalBriefing on Gallaher & JTIAuthor : ASH ASH Briefing on Gallaher and Japan T ...

Racketeering Legal Action

In 2002 four major tobacco companies: British American Tobacco, Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds and Japan Tobacco International, faced legal action over t ...

British American Tobacco

In 2000 British American Tobacco (BAT) was forced to release millions of pages of internal documents as a result of litigation in the United States. ...

Philip Morris and EU agreement

In 2004 the European Commission, together with 10 Member States of the European Union and Philip Morris International announced a 12 year agreement t ...