Brexit and the Control of Tobacco Illicit TradeThis book assesses the consequences of Brexit for the control of illicit trade in tobacco products in the UK and EU. Based on the currently applicable legal framework, it examines the significance of a possible non-application of the acquis communautaire in the UK in matters relating to anti-illicit trade in tobacco legislation. It also analyses the modes of future cooperation between the UK and the EU in this area, as well as possible regulatory scenarios and their consequences. The book comprises six main sections. After the introduction (Section 1), Section 2 discusses the state of play of Brexit and possible outcomes of Article 50 of the Treaty of European Union procedure. Section 3 illustrates the data and trends of illicit tobacco trade in the UK. Section 4 describes the relevant legal (e.g. trade and fiscal measures) and enforcement frameworks in the UK and suggests possible post-Brexit scenarios in control of tobacco illicit trade. Section 5 focuses on the relevance of arrangements between governments and the tobacco industry in the control of illicit trade. Section 6 then analyses the relevance of key EU and global anti-illicit trade initiatives. Lastly, Section 7 the book offers some recommendations and conclusions on how the UK could control illicit trade in tobacco after Brexit. |
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2019 Withdrawal Agreement Accessed 24 Feb agencies anti-illicit trade apply Article assessment billion chapter’s Creative Commons Control of Tobacco cooperation counterfeit Creative Commons license customs union Eliminate Illicit Trade Eurojust European Anti-Fraud Office European Commission European Parliament European Union Europol excise duty FCTC Feb 2020 European Frontex Gibraltar global Hard Brexit HMRC illicit market illicit products illicit tobacco products illicit tobacco trade impact of Brexit instance Japan Tobacco KPMG legislation licit Member MoUs negotiated Northern Ireland OLAF organised Parties Political Declaration post-Brexit Protocol to Eliminate raw tobacco relevant Republic of Ireland retail Revenue and Customs security features seizures single market smoking Tackling illicit tobacco third countries tobacco control Tobacco Illicit Trade tobacco manufacturers Tobacco Products Duty trace system traceability system track and trace trade agreement trade in tobacco transition period UK Government UK Parliament UK’s United Kingdom value added tax World Customs Organization