Illicit trade protocol: the weakest link: invited commentary
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Illicit trade protocol: the weakest link: invited commentary.
The article ‘From cigarette smuggling to illicit tobacco trade’ exposes the modus operandi in illicit trade that highlights the need for global cooperation in eliminating the illicit trade of tobacco products (see page 230). It must be emphasised as well that the protocol can only be as strong as the weakest link in the chain of states that will participate in it. Ideally, all countries current...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Control
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0964-4563,1468-3318
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050408