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<p>The United Kingdom ratified the World Health Organization Framework Convention
on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) on the 16 December 2004. The WHO FCTC adopted the Protocol
to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products on 12 November 2012. The Government
is fully committed to the Protocol. It is current UK Government policy that international
treaties will not be ratified until all the legislation required for implementation
has been passed by Parliament. A Command Paper setting out the UK’s plans to ratify
the World Health Organization Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
now needs to be laid before Parliament. Preparations, led by HM Revenue and Customs,
are underway and they expect to proceed shortly.</p>
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