February 12, 2012
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Pact against smuggling stalled
20 March 2010 / REUTERS, GENEVA
A global pact to halt smuggling and counterfeiting of tobacco products, which costs governments up to $40 billion a year in lost taxes, has become bogged down over ways to trace products, officials said on Friday.
The agreement would also ban duty-free sales of cigarettes, popular with international air travelers, but which health campaigners claim are often diverted into illicit trade. The aim is to reach agreement in Geneva by Sunday ahead of a meeting in November in Uruguay where the pact could be adopted.
But by Friday, debate had not even begun on duty-free sales. Campaigners have accused multinational tobacco companies and duty-free lobbyists of trying to derail the week-long negotiations being held among officials from 168 countries under the auspices of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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