Question 12332 — commerce and crafts

Summary

Mrs. Brigitte Kuster reminds the Minister of Solidarity and Health that France ratified on November 20, 2015 the WHO Protocol to “eliminate the illicit trade in tobacco”, a trade which is a real scourge for health, particularly that of the youngest, and which constitutes a tax loss of 3 billion euros for the State. The said protocol officially comes into force on September 30, 2018 but has, to date, not given rise to the on the part of the public authorities to any measure aimed at ensuring its proper execution. Worse, the Government approved the decision of the European Commission to entrust tobacco manufacturers with ensuring the traceability of their products themselves, in clear contravention of Article 8 of the Protocol which provides that the parties set up independent monitoring systems “based on existing best practices”. How can this be the case with a provision granting tobacco manufacturers control over their own activities? She also asks what measures she intends to take to effectively combat the illicit tobacco trade and guarantee the proper application of the Protocol.

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