The Agreement expired in July 2016.
Anti-Contraband and Anti-Counterfeit Agreement + appendixes:
A B C D E F G H I J K
The PMI Agreement made an important contribution to fight PMI illicit trade in the past and helped bring an end to all past disputes between the parties - the European Commission, ten Member States of the European Union and Philip Morris International - relating to this issue.
However, the market and legislative framework has changed significantly since the entry into force of the Agreement. Illicit tobacco trade is a global problem which requires cooperation on a worldwide scale.
The European Commission has concluded that there is no need to prolong the Anti-Contraband and Anti-Counterfeit agreement between Philip Morris International (PMI), the Commission and EU Member States, after it expires on 9 July 2016.
The Commission considers that the combination of the Tobacco Products Directive and the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products negotiated in the context of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) are the best instruments to fight illicit trade by regulatory means going forward.
- Summary of the Agreement
- Background: Legal action by the European Commission against cigarette smuggling
- Press release of the Commission
- Speech of Commissioner Michaele Schreyer
- Technical assessment of the experience made with the Anti-Contraband and Anti-Counterfeit Agreement and General Release of 9 July 2004 among Philip Morris International and affiliates, the Union and its Member States
- Vice-President Georgieva's statement of 6 July 2016 on the expiry of the PMI Agreement