Approaches for Controlling Illicit Tobacco Trade—Nine Countries and the European Union

May 29, 2015 / Vol. 64 / No. 20

MMWR Highlights

Implementation of common approaches to address illicit tobacco trade in nine countries and the European Union

• All of the nations evaluated implemented licensing and enforcement procedures.
• All of the nations evaluated, except Malaysia, implemented national record keeping and agencies’ coordination procedures.
• Of the nations evaluated, only Canada, Brazil, Hungary and Turkey implemented track-and-trace procedures.
• All the nations evaluated, except Brazil and Malaysia, have agreements with industry.
• Of the nations evaluated, only Canada and Brazil have an export tax.
• Of all the nations evaluated, only the European Union, Canada, the United Kingdom and Malaysia implemented public awareness programs.