Brussels, 09/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - As announced (yesterday's EUROPE, p.9), the European Commission and ten Member States (Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain) have signed a twelve-year cooperation with Philip Morris International (PMI) to combat future counterfeiting and smuggling of cigarettes. The Commission states it is willing to negotiate similar agreements with other cigarette manufacturers.
According to the terms of the...