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Lords gather evidence on cigarette smuggling
17 July 2013
The House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Home Affairs, Health and Education will be conducting enhanced scrutiny of the EU's strategy to tackle the illicit trade in tobacco products on Wednesday 17 July.
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- Enhanced scrutiny: EU Cigarette Smuggling Strategy
Witnesses
At 11.00am, Wednesday 17 July, Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster
- Nicholas Ilett, Director of Investigations II, EU Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
- Austin Rowan, Adviser, EU Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
The Committee will question the witness on issues including:
- what the main drivers of the illicit trade in tobacco products in the EU are;
- why the smuggling of ‘main brands’ has decreased in the EU;
- what effect the economic crisis has had on the smuggling of illicit tobacco in the EU;
- how the success of the strategy will be measured and evaluated; and
- the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products, including any impact on the production of counterfeit goods