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Nicola Sudan

30 Nov. 2021

3 min read

Track and Trace Decisions Adopted in Record Time at FCTC Meeting

The Second Meeting of the Parties (MOP2) to the FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products concluded a few weeks ago, with some decisions adopted in record time.

Regulations

Nicola Sudan

12 Nov. 2021

4 min read

ITSA Calls For EU TPD Improvements

The International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA) is calling for improvements to a directive that controls the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products in the European Union.

Associations Regulations

Michael Eads

24 Feb. 2021

7 min read

What Does the Future Hold for Traceability in Europe?

The European Union represents the world’s first attempt at implementation of wide-scale, multi-country tobacco traceability and the largest iteration of the FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (the Protocol) in action. The implications in relation to one of the world’s largest tobacco market’s interpretation and implementation of the Protocol, as well as the benefits that traceability can provide in terms of combatting illicit trade, has the significant potential to influence tobacco traceability the world over.

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Nicola Sudan

9 Dec. 2020

4 min read

FCTC Secretariat Concerned Tobacco Control Measures Being Pushed Aside

In a recent interview by the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) with Dr Adriana Blanco Marquizo, Head of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat, Dr Blanco expressed her concerns with the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the progression of the FCTC and its Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. She further stressed the importance of civil organisations in helping parties to implement FCTC provisions at national, regional and global level.

Regulations

Nicola Sudan

30 Oct. 2020

3 min read

Bath University Reveals Tobacco Industry Not Transparent in Key EU Consultation

An extensive lobbying effort by the tobacco industry has been revealed in a paper by researchers at the University of Bath (UK), published in October in Tobacco Control.

Regulations

Nicola Sudan

28 Aug. 2020

3 min read

Tax Stamps can Boost Government Finances in Post-COVID World, Says ITSA

In July, an online webinar held by the International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA) brought together 160 stakeholders from around the world to discuss best practices for implementing a tobacco control and revenue-raising programme, against the backdrop of the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.

Associations Regulations

Nicola Sudan

9 Dec. 2019

5 min read

Track and Trace Working Group for FCTC Protocol Launches in Panama

This month, in Panama, the first meeting of a working group set up by the parties to the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products was held, with a focus on the tracking and tracing, global information-sharing focal point and unique ID requirements of the Protocol.

Regulations Track and Trace

Latest News

Track and Trace Decisions Adopted in Record Time at FCTC Meeting

ITSA Calls For EU TPD Improvements

What Does the Future Hold for Traceability in Europe?

FCTC Secretariat Concerned Tobacco Control Measures Being Pushed Aside

Bath University Reveals Tobacco Industry Not Transparent in Key EU Consultation

Tax Stamps can Boost Government Finances in Post-COVID World, Says ITSA

Track and Trace Working Group for FCTC Protocol Launches in Panama

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