An opinion piece published in Addis Fortune by public health lawyer Derejes Shimeles. The problem with the privatization and smuggling data provided by the industry.
Gabonese advocate Thanguy NZUE OBAME has shared with us copies of the new tobacco control law, Loi 006/2013 enacted on August 21 2013, about the new tobacco control policies in Gabon ('portant instauration des mesures antitabac en République Gabonaise"). Below are a few immediate comments but a more complete analysis will take more time. Here is the post published on the FCTC site on November 13.
The CRES has hosted in Dakar a three day workshop (February 22-24) on tobacco taxation in West Africa. Among the participants, Evan Blecher (ACS), Sylviane Ratte (Union), Ebeh Kodjo (ATCA), Noureiny Tcha Kondor (African Consortium), Greg Hallen (IDRC).
'Strict Regulation May Encourage Illegal Tobacco Trade' according to British
American Tobacco's Chief Executive, Paul Adams. He has warned that
important efforts by governments to reduce the health impact of tobacco
could go badly wrong and give illegal and often irresponsible traders
and importers of tobacco an avenue to make money, while putting lives
at extreme risk. Source:AllAfrica
As of this month, any business found with fake liquor or cigarettes
should expect punishment from the long arm of the law, the Ministry of
Finance has announced.
The ministry said it would remove and destroy stock of fake liquor or
cigarettes from any business premises without any compensation to the
business owner. Source: AllAfrica
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