Brussels signs deal with Imperial Tobacco against cigarette fraud

By ETCO

Source: UOL - São Paulo / SP - NEWS - 27/09/2010

BRUSSELS, 27 Sep 2010 (AFP) - The European Commission announced on Monday that it had signed an agreement with the British manufacturer Imperial Tobacco to fight against cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting.

Under the agreement, Imperial Tobacco will grant the Commission and the states of the European Union (EU) US $ 300 million over the next 20 years to fight fraud, Brussels said.


The company will also exchange information with the EU, in addition to strengthening customer selection and surveillance procedures and product tracking systems.


In July, the European Commission announced a similar agreement with the number two in the sector, British American Tobacco (BAT).