{"id":2942,"date":"2024-10-08T16:06:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/?p=2942"},"modified":"2024-10-15T14:29:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:29:10","slug":"france-a-prime-example-forthe-syndrome-of-illicit-tobacco-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/france-a-prime-example-forthe-syndrome-of-illicit-tobacco-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"France \u2013 a prime example for the syndrome of illicit tobacco trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2942\" class=\"elementor elementor-2942\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d8031 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6d8031\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc7743 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cc7743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c645f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c645f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d97b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5d97b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2190 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/homepage\/\">home page<\/a><\/span> \u2022 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Buzz@Bruss! Edition #4<\/span> \u2022 <strong>France \u2013 a prime example forthe syndrome of illicit tobacco trade<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b266b84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b266b84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d1e52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12d1e52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8261d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8261d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A4-1024x422.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A4-1024x422.png 1024w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A4-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A4-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A4-1536x634.png 1536w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A4.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be70129 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be70129\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75de8f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75de8f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a10af0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a10af0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1606cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1606cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fcf106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fcf106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>A new study\u00a0\u2018<em>Fighting the Dark Underworld: How the illegal trade in tobacco threatens to overwhelm us\u2019 <\/em>sheds new light on the pervasiveness of organized crime within global society, focusing on four countries with high levels of illicit tobacco trade: Canada, Philippines, the United Kingdom and France.<\/strong><\/p><p>In a separate supplement report, France, as the biggest EU member state is portrayed as a lighthouse example in two key respects: a) the unintended consequences of imbalanced fiscal policies have led to the \u00a0emergence of, by far, the largest illegal tobacco market in Europe<sup>1<\/sup>; b) on the other hand, the government\u2019s assertive imposition of strong fines, penalties and relentless prosecution are measures that many other countries would be advised to adopt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f25130 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f25130\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6d78a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a6d78a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb58b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2eb58b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e60de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d3e60de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6049137 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6049137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/flag-mobile-1024x522.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/flag-mobile-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/flag-mobile-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/flag-mobile-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/flag-mobile-1536x783.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/flag-mobile.jpg 1835w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e2efb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01e2efb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185238f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"185238f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/flag-544x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/flag-544x1024.jpg 544w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/flag-159x300.jpg 159w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/flag.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd857e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bd857e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Case study France<\/p><p><strong>Focusing on the everyday impact of illegal tobacco trade<\/strong><\/p><p>A determined drive by Government to tackle the issue and remove illegal tobacco sellers from the streets has been a cornerstone policy in the run up to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The French government\u2019s assertive imposition of strong fines, penalties and arrests of street sellers is supported by the city\u2019s residents who increasingly feel their neighborhoods are made less safe when illegal tobacco sellers ply their trade.<\/p><p>Cracking down on the increasing number of underground factories in France, identifying, locating and seizing materials, machines and illegal product is also a key focus of the new clampdown policy. These are important steps in demonstrating to criminals that the Government is serious about curbing the growth in illegal tobacco. In the wake of the Olympics the challenge will be to ensure that policing and enforcement levels remain high.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb3d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2eb3d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf552f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bf552f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b201dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b201dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cade0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cade0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study, by Intrinsic Insight, examines the \u2018dark underworld\u2019 and how unstable geo-political environments, fragile economies and a lack of serious deterrents create ideal <\/span>conditions for a surge in criminal activity and increased profits for criminal networks. The report highlights key indicators \u2013 found across the four countries \u2013 that are allowing illegal trade to flourish.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A combination of factors ranging from poor border controls and ineffective penalties to corruption, excessive taxation and legislation, are contributing to both the increase in demand for illicit products while making it easier for criminals to grow substantial criminal empires.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cc45a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23cc45a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.com\/resources\/docs\/default-source\/itp\/illicit-cigarette-consumption-in-europe_2023-results_final.pdf?sfvrsn=7a64b1c9_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[1] KPMG, Illicit cigarette consumption in Europe, Results for the calendar year 2023, September 2024<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9752032 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9752032\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4539872 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4539872\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa074f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6aa074f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b761fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2358\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_02.jpg 506w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_02-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db1b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4db1b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2359\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_03.jpg 315w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_03-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28b4af elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f28b4af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90cee5f elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90cee5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_04.jpg 315w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_04-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea8d21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ea8d21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5795e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5795e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\u00a0<\/div><div><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">One euro for a tobacco trafficker is one euro for mafia networks and criminal organizations.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbc574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdbc574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: right;\"><em>&#8211; M.G. Attal, former French Prime Minister<\/em><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: normal;\"> &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a83b1 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1a83b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_06.jpg 315w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_06-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a82c5d elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a82c5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4936cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4936cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2363\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_07.jpg 315w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_07-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac4463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ac4463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_08.jpg 506w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_08-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a71d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82a71d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2356\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_09.jpg 315w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-them-2_09-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31241fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31241fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7018139 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7018139\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1eb31a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1eb31a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f026d5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f026d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>&#8211; M.G. Attal, former French Prime Minister<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;\"> &#8211;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26eca4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26eca4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the drivers fueling illegal trade are evident in each of the four countries, they have global impact. Given the borderless nature of illegal trade, in the future, countries that currently do not have an illicit tobacco problem should notice the triggers in order to avoid the onset and spread of criminality linked to illicit trade in their countries.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the report, a multifaceted approach for tackling the \u2018dark underworld\u2019 is outlined in a 7-point plan designed to make life more difficult for criminals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1097105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1097105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study, commissioned by JTI, combines insight from a review of existing sector literature and expert qualitative in-depth interviews with academics, policy makers and law enforcement officials from across the four focus countries. <br \/>Additionally, the study includes new findings from 2,000 survey-based interviews conducted with the public and smokers across the markets represented.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a751427 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a751427\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a09f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31a09f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a92b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8a92b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838e5e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"838e5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1645ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1645ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Find the full study and the supplement report (case studies) for download here:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65010dd e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65010dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d83d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07d83d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-main-report-May-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-main-report-May-2024-cover-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-main-report-May-2024-cover-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-main-report-May-2024-cover-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-main-report-May-2024-cover-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-main-report-May-2024-cover.jpg 1061w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee44f31 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee44f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Study Report, <br \/>May 2024 (pdf \u2013 1.7MB)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc6af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfc6af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-countries-summary-May-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-countries-summary-May-2024-cover-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-countries-summary-May-2024-cover-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-countries-summary-May-2024-cover-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-countries-summary-May-2024-cover-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Figthing-the-Dark-Underworld-countries-summary-May-2024-cover.jpg 1061w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff44cb0 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff44cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Study Report, <br \/>May 2024 (pdf \u2013 1.7MB)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f2cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48f2cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supplement with case studies, <br \/>May 2024 (pdf \u2013 1.9MB)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b306d38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b306d38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b74998 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b74998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec46014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ec46014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed67786 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed67786\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166f73a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"166f73a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1e17a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e1e17a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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