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"Mr President, these tobacco agreements are not perfect. They have been criticised across the House today, not least for the toothless provisions such as seizure-based payments and for initiating close collaboration between the industry and the EU – illustrated by the very difficult adoption of the Tobacco Products Directive and by the delaying tactics that we have seen sometimes at the very highest levels in the EU. That said, the agreements have contributed to addressing the issue of counterfeit cigarettes and the parallel market as part of the EU’s wider strategy to step up the fight against the illicit tobacco trade.
In the absence of plans for anything else, I believe that we should cautiously welcome their renewal, but I note that much more needs to be done. The best way of combating this sort of fraud is to stop demand in the first place. We should stop, as far as we can, people taking up this disgusting habit. So I would urge the Commission to make sure that implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive moves ahead swiftly and that swift transposition is encouraged."@en1
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