Qatar Signs Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products

Source from:  Kingdom Of Bahrain- Information Affairs Authority (bh)  06/20/2013

Qatar signed last night the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. The signing ceremony took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN Shaikh Mishaal bin Hamad Al Thani signed the Protocol.

The signing ceremony was attended by Representative of UN Secretary General and Head of the Treaty Section Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli .

The Protocol aims at eliminating all forms of the illegal trade in tobacco products by requiring parties to take measures to control the supply of tobacco products and to cooperate internationally on a wide range of matters, including licensing, tracking and tracing, record-keeping, security and preventive measures, sale by Internet or international transit and duty free sales.

The Protocol was adopted in November 2012 in Seoul by the States Parties to the World Health Organization (WHO) and was opened for signature at the beginning of January 2013.

The State of Qatar is the 19th country signed the Protocol which requires the ratification from 40 States Parties to WHO to enter into force. Enditem