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dcterms:Date	"2015-05-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Tobacco agreements (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20150518.18.1-222-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2015-05-18-Speech-1-224-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Derek Vaughan2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I certainly welcome the four agreements between the EU Member States and the four tobacco companies. These are used to tackle illicit trade in tobacco and cigarettes and, of course, they actually benefit the tobacco companies as well because, without these agreements, these tobacco companies would be losing revenue, so there is an incentive for them to sign these agreements. But this is also important for the EU and our Member States so that we can reduce the amount lost in customs and excise duties, and there are also the funds which are provided by the tobacco companies, as part of the agreement, to the EU and to Member States. Therefore, I would hope that the existing agreements will continue and those which are due to expire will be renewed as soon as possible. I would also say that we should not forget the health and security dimension of these agreements. It is important to restrict large amounts of cheap tobacco from coming onto the market for health reasons. It is also important to stop income from tobacco smuggling going to terrorist groups inside and outside of the European Union. So in view of that I would support us asking the Commissioner to produce an assessment of the effectiveness of the current arrangements, if not this month then hopefully at the June plenary session, and I am pleased that she did indicate in her contribution that that might be possible. Finally, I would also hope that Member States sign the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products and cigarettes. I think this is important. This will allow us to tackle the problem not just inside the European Union but also the illicit trade coming to the European Union from outside. So I would urge Member States to ratify that particular protocol as soon as possible."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; REGI (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 substitute; BUDG (2014-07-08--2017-01-18)3 vice-chair; CONT (2014-07-07--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 162(8))"1 "Derek Vaughan (S&D )."1
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