The following is excerpted from a 19 November 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.
The World Customs Organization (WCO) welcomes the adoption in Seoul, Korea by the Parties to the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the new international treaty setting the rules for combating the illegal trade in tobacco products through controlling the supply chain and enhancing international cooperation.
Delegates representing more than 140 Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention adopted the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, committing countries to establishing, as a central measure, a global tracking and tracing system to reduce illicit trade which leads to substantial revenue losses for governments and generates vast financial profits for illegal traders.
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wcoomd.org/press/?v=1&lid=1&cid=14&id=329