Brexit and the Control of Tobacco Illicit Trade.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Law Series
• Author: Foltea, Marina.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Law Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (89 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• List of Tables
• 1 Introduction
• References
• 2 The UK Process of Leaving the EU
• 2.1 State of Play and Possible Brexit Scenarios
• 2.2 Relevant Brexit Instruments
• 2.2.1 The Withdrawal Agreement
• 2.2.2 The Political Declaration
• 2.3 Possible Impact of Brexit on the Control of Illicit Trade in Tobacco
• 2.3.1 Impact on the UK Legislation
• 2.3.2 Impact on Trade in Goods and Customs Controls
• 2.4 Territorial Impact
• 2.4.1 The Irish Border
• 2.4.2 Gibraltar
• References
• 3 The Issue of Illicit Tobacco Trade in the UK
• 3.1 Definition and Forms of Illicit Trade
• 3.2 The Duty-Free Regime (Personal Allowances)
• 3.3 UK Illicit Tobacco Trade Data
• 3.3.1 UK Government Information
• 3.3.2 Tobacco Industry Information
• 3.3.3 Comparison with EU-Wide Data
• References
• 4 UK Relevant Legal and Enforcement Frameworks
• 4.1 Relevant Legal Framework
• 4.1.1 Fiscal Measures
• 4.1.2 Import Duties
• 4.1.3 Tobacco Regulations
• 4.2 The Enforcement Framework
• 4.2.1 UK Institutions
• 4.2.2 Current Collaboration with EU Agencies and Bodies
• 4.2.3 Possible Forms of Post-Brexit Cooperation with EU Agencies
• References
• 5 EU and Member States Agreements with the Tobacco Industry
• 5.1 Voluntary Memoranda of Understanding
• 5.2 Binding Agreements
• References
• 6 Key EU and Global Anti-illicit Trade Initiatives
• 6.1 2014 EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD-2)
• 6.2 WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (ITP)
• References
• 7 Conclusions and Recommendations.