General information
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Kingdom part
Netherlands (in Europe)
- Entry into force: 01-10-2020
Party
Austria
- Signature: 09-01-2014
- Ratification: 28-10-2014 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Belgium
- Signature: 17-05-2013
- Ratification: 22-02-2019 (R)
- Entry into force: 23-05-2019
Benin
- Signature: 24-09-2013
- Ratification: 06-07-2018 (R)
- Entry into force: 04-10-2018
Botswana
Brazil
- Ratification: 14-06-2018 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Burkina Faso
- Signature: 08-03-2013
- Ratification: 30-03-2016 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Cabo Verde
- Ratification: 16-10-2019 (A)
- Entry into force: 14-01-2020
Chad
- Ratification: 13-06-2018 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
China
Colombia
Comoros
- Ratification: 14-10-2016 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Côte d'Ivoire
- Signature: 24-09-2013
- Ratification: 25-05-2016 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Croatia
- Ratification: 10-06-2019 (A)
- Entry into force: 08-09-2019
Cyprus
- Signature: 23-10-2013
- Ratification: 29-08-2017 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Czech Republic
- Ratification: 12-07-2019 (A)
- Entry into force: 10-10-2019
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Ecuador
- Signature: 25-09-2013
- Ratification: 15-10-2015 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Egypt
- Ratification: 10-09-2020 (A)
- Entry into force: 09-12-2020
Eswatini
- Ratification: 21-09-2016 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Fiji
- Signature: 11-07-2013
- Ratification: 24-04-2019 (R)
- Entry into force: 23-07-2019
Finland
France
- Signature: 10-01-2013
- Ratification: 30-11-2015 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Gabon
- Signature: 10-01-2013
- Ratification: 01-10-2014 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Gambia, The
- Ratification: 26-09-2016 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Germany
- Signature: 01-10-2013
- Ratification: 31-10-2017 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Ghana
- Signature: 24-09-2013
- Ratification: 22-10-2021 (R)
- Entry into force: 20-01-2022
Greece
- Signature: 09-07-2013
- Ratification: 24-05-2021 (R)
- Entry into force: 22-08-2021
Guinea
- Ratification: 09-05-2017 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Guinea-Bissau
Hungary
- Ratification: 23-06-2020 (A)
- Entry into force: 21-09-2020
India
- Ratification: 05-06-2018 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Iran
- Signature: 07-01-2014
- Ratification: 27-08-2018 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-11-2018
Iraq
- Ratification: 02-12-2015 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Ireland
Israel
Kenya
- Signature: 29-05-2013
- Ratification: 04-05-2020 (R)
- Entry into force: 02-08-2020
Kuwait
- Signature: 11-11-2013
- Ratification: 21-02-2019 (R)
- Entry into force: 22-05-2019
Latvia
- Ratification: 04-02-2016 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Libya
Lithuania
- Signature: 06-09-2013
- Ratification: 14-12-2016 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Luxembourg
- Ratification: 25-07-2019 (A)
- Entry into force: 23-10-2019
Madagascar
- Signature: 25-09-2013
- Ratification: 21-09-2017 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Mali
- Signature: 08-01-2014
- Ratification: 17-06-2016 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Malta
- Ratification: 02-08-2018 (A)
- Entry into force: 31-10-2018
Mauritius
- Ratification: 26-06-2018 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Mongolia
- Signature: 01-11-2013
- Ratification: 08-10-2014 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Montenegro
- Signature: 01-07-2013
- Ratification: 11-10-2017 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Myanmar
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
- Signature: 06-01-2014
- Ratification: 03-07-2020 (R)
- Entry into force: 01-10-2020
Nicaragua
- Signature: 10-01-2013
- Ratification: 20-12-2013 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Niger
- Ratification: 12-07-2017 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Nigeria
- Ratification: 08-03-2019 (A)
- Entry into force: 06-06-2019
North Macedonia
Norway
- Signature: 16-10-2013
- Ratification: 29-06-2018 (R)
- Entry into force: 27-09-2018
Pakistan
- Ratification: 29-06-2018 (A)
- Entry into force: 27-09-2018
Panama
- Signature: 10-01-2013
- Ratification: 23-09-2016 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Paraguay
- Ratification: 27-09-2022 (A)
- Entry into force: 26-12-2022
Portugal
- Signature: 08-01-2014
- Ratification: 22-07-2015 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Qatar
- Signature: 18-06-2013
- Ratification: 02-07-2018 (R)
- Entry into force: 30-09-2018
Republic of Korea, the
Republic of the Congo
- Ratification: 14-05-2015 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Samoa
- Ratification: 29-06-2018 (A)
- Entry into force: 27-09-2018
Saudi Arabia
- Ratification: 09-10-2015 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Senegal
- Ratification: 31-08-2016 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Serbia
- Ratification: 30-06-2017 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Seychelles
- Ratification: 07-01-2020 (A)
- Entry into force: 06-04-2020
Slovakia
- Ratification: 25-09-2017 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
- Ratification: 23-12-2014 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Sri Lanka
- Ratification: 08-02-2016 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Sudan
Sweden
- Signature: 06-01-2014
- Ratification: 09-07-2019 (R)
- Entry into force: 07-10-2019
Syria
Tanzania
Togo
- Signature: 09-01-2014
- Ratification: 31-01-2018 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Tunisia
Türkiye
- Signature: 10-01-2013
- Ratification: 26-04-2018 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Turkmenistan
- Ratification: 30-03-2015 (A)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
United Kingdom
- Signature: 17-12-2013
- Ratification: 27-06-2018 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
- Gibraltar
Entry into force: 29-06-2020
Uruguay
- Signature: 10-01-2013
- Ratification: 24-09-2014 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
Yemen
Costa Rica
- Signature: 21-03-2013
- Ratification: 07-03-2017 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
- Reservations / Declarations: Yes
- Objections: No
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reservation
07-03-2017
In the case of the Republic of Costa Rica, for the purposes of the implementation
of article 27 of the Protocol, the Ministries of the Treasury, Public Health, Economic
Affairs, Trade and Industry, the Interior and Police, and Public Security shall be
responsible for proposing any amendments to domestic laws, regulations and rules in
general that might be required for compliance with this Protocol, within their competencies
and powers, and without prejudice to the constitutional powers vested in the legislative
and executive branches.
EU (European Union)
- Signature: 20-12-2013
- Ratification: 24-06-2016 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-2018
- Reservations / Declarations: Yes
- Objections: No
-
reservation
24-06-2016
Declaration of Competences by the European Union in respect of matters covered by
the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (pursuant to Article 44
of the Protocol)
The European Union (EU) submits, in accordance with Article 44 of the Protocol to
Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to the World Health Organisation's Framework
Convention on Tobacco Control ("FCTC Protocol"), the following Declaration of Competences
specifying the categories and policy areas in respect of which the Member States of
the EU have conferred competences upon the EU in the areas covered by the FCTC Protocol.
1. General Principles
The categories and areas of Union competence are set out in Articles 2 to 6 TFEU.
When the Treaties confer on the EU exclusive competence in a specific area, only the
EU may legislate and adopt legally binding acts, the Member States being able to do
so themselves only if so empowered by the EU or for the implementation of EU acts.
When the Treaties confer on the EU a competence shared with the Member States in a
specific area, the EU and the Member States may legislate and adopt legally binding
acts in that area. The Member States shall exercise their competence to the extent
that the EU has not exercised its competence. The Member States shall again exercise
their competence to the extent that the EU has decided to cease exercising its competence.
As regards the conclusion of international agreements, for the policy areas listed
in Article 3(1)TFEU, only the EU has the competence to act. For the policy areas listed
in Article 4(2) TFEU the EU and its Member States share competence, but only the EU
has the competence to act when the envisaged action is necessary to enable the Union
to exercise its internal competence, or insofar as the provisions in the agreement
may affect common rules or alter their scope within the meaning of Article 3(2) TFEU;
insofar as this is not the case (i.e. the conditions of Article 3(2) TFEU are not
met), Member States may exercise their competence to act in these policy areas.
Competences not attributed to the EU by the Treaties fall within the competences of
the Member States of the EU.
The EU will duly notify any substantial modification of the extent of its competences,
in accordance with Article 44 of the Protocol, without this constituting a prerequisite
for the exercise of its competence in matters covered by the FCTC Protocol.
2. Exclusive competence of the EU
2.1. The EU has exclusive competence to act with respect to the matters covered by
the FCTC Protocol that fall under the scope of the common commercial policy of the
EU (Article 207 TFEU).
2.2. In addition, the EU has exclusive competence to act with regard to matters covered
by the FCTC protocol that fall under the scope of customs cooperation (Article 33
TFEU), approximation of laws in the internal market (Articles 113 and 114 TFEU), judicial
cooperation in criminal matters (Article 82 TFEU) and definition of criminal offences
(Article 83 TFEU), only insofar as the provisions of a Union act establish common
rules that may be affected or altered in scope by provisions of the FCTC protocol.
The list of Union acts below illustrates the extent to which the Union has exercised
its internal competence in these fields in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning
of the European Union. The extent of Union exclusive competence ensuing from these
acts must be assessed by reference to the precise provisions of each measure, and
in particular the extent to which these provisions establish common rules that risk
to be affected or altered in scope by the provisions of the FCTC Protocol or an act
adopted in implementation thereof.
– Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014
on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the
Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related
products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC (OJ L 127, 29.4.2014, p. 1);
– Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October
2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money
laundering and terrorist financing (OJ L 309, 25.11.2005, p. 15);
– Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October
2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1);
– Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements
for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 12);
– Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and rates of excise
duty applied to manufactured tobacco (OJ L 176, 5.7.2011, p. 24);
– Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA of 26 June 2001 on money laundering, the
identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and
the proceeds of crime (OJ L 182, 5.7.2001, p. 1);
– Council Act of 26 July 1995 drawing up the Convention on the protection of the European
Communities' financial interests (OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 48).
3. Competence of the Member States
For other matters covered by the FCTC Protocol not mentioned in sections 2.1 and 2.2,
for which the EU has not exclusive competence to act, the Member States remain competent
to act.
Moldova
- Ratification: 10-05-2022 (A)
- Entry into force: 08-08-2022
- Reservations / Declarations: Yes
- Objections: No
-
reservation
10-05-2022
Respecting the provisions of the article 25 from the mentioned Protocol, the Republic
of Moldova declares that the stipulations of the Protocol are applicable on the entire
territory of the Republic of Moldova, within the internationally recognized borders.
The Republic of Moldova will cooperate with neighboring states and external partners
to ensure the implementation of the mentioned Protocol.
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